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Just found this thread, and very interesting it is. eggo's (#10) mention of Wrensons at Stockland Green reminded me that my sister Dolly worked there for a while. While there she nearly took her hand off with the bacon slicer. could have sued nowadays.

cookie, maybe it was a case of "Someone has to use up the old stock of tablets", and the army was always bottom of the heap.:sorrow:

When ever there is talk of N/S, someone always mentions about "NEVER VOLUNTEER". I had seven brothers go through the military before me, two in the war, and five N/S, and they all said the same to me. But on my work unit, 22 Coy. RASC, when not on detachment, and staying on camp, I found that if...

Alma Cogans version was better.

Paul, The old grey cells are not as good as they once were, cannot remember other than it was Aldershot, but more than likely Buller.

There has been no movement on this thread for some time, being a new member of this forum, I thought I would kick it back into touch. National Service, two of the best years any young man could have, just as long as you did not kick against rules. I was in the RASC, June 1956 to June 1958. Two...

Anyone remember BILE BEANS.? Mom and Dad took two every day I can remember.

The question is "Are the 50s the forgotten decade". Not by me they are not. I consider the years between 1950 & 1960 the best ever. 1950 I was still at school, by 1960 having worked and done national service, I was married with our first child. The music and style of clothes, rationing ending...

I bought an Ariel Leader in 1959 after finishing my National Service. Damn good machine too. It's registration number was YOB 50, be worth a lot of money now possibly.

My claim to fame is that I was the THIRD MR. Whippy ice cream man in the country. The Fachino brothers, who made wafer biscuits, brought the idea of soft ice cream in mobiles vehicles from Italy. They had the vans made, Commers and later Austins, and let them out on franchise. My brother Stan...

Does anyone have any memories/pictures of NOCK'S BRICK WORKS, Holly Lane. I worked there for a couple of years along side three of my brothers. We have the surname DARBY.

As a new comer to this site, I thought I would start a thread about Fort Dunlop, then I found this had already been started, so here's my two pennyworth. My farther worked at Fort Dunlop most of his working life, starting before the Great War, returning after the conflict and staying there until...

Her is that picture again, with a rundown of who's in it. Lto R Harry Bonner. (Guvnor).- Myself.-Harry's son Steven in front.-Pete the Pole.-Barry. -Margaret.-Graham.-Alec.-Vince.-Bernard Bonner & Norman Bonner, Harry's brothers. I'm in touch with Graham, but if anyone know's where any of the...

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Hi janreb, my surname is DARBY (Ray), I was born at number 134 Gravelly Hill in 1937, and lived there with my family until I married and left home in 1960. Our families were great neighbours over the years, and seeing your post has brought back many memories. Perhaps we could make contact and...