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Many happy returns!

The Singing Detective is one of the most remarkable things I’ve ever seen on television, and Michael Gambon‘s moving portrayal of the very complex Philip is unforgettable.

The war on personal transport continues.

Looking online I’ve discovered the photographer was a chap called Peter Baistow. Still searching for more info.

Many happy returns Janice, I look forward to many more contributions from you

One of the commonest scams is known as Advance Fee fraud. These are the emails you sometimes get promising that if you send someone money (usually to pay for some kind of administrative work) you will receive millions in return. For some reason, most of these scams originate in Nigeria where...

I’d agree with that 100%. I walk my dogs in woodland that has many varieties of mushroom throughout the year, and looked online to identify them. Some are very easy to spot, Fly Agaric for instance, but many are easily confused with others. A mushroom can look very different at various stages of...

Using an online copy of an Argos catalogue from 73/74 https://issuu.com/retromash/docs/argos-no01-1973-74 coupled with the Bank of England’s Historic Inflation Calculator https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/monetary-policy/inflation/inflation-calculator it’s possible to roughly determine the...

Another shoe I remember from the 70s is still manufactured, the “Crossover” style by Italian company Solatio. Popular with the Northern Soul fraternity, I believe. Sensational!

As a kid in the 70s I remember wearing what we called Bumpers which were very cheap baseball boots that I think came from Woolworths. Years later when my kids wanted the same things but with “Converse“ written on them I couldn’t believe the price. I had a snorkel parka that would zip up so the...

Very sorry to hear that, I enjoyed his contributions to this forum. Condolences to his friends and family.

I imagine if they’ve decided to call it BRMB they may attempt to make it similar in some respects, can’t see why they’d bother to resurrect the name, otherwise. Perhaps Les Ross will have the opening show?It’d be nice if it didn’t solely cater for the younger audience.

I moved away from the area long ago, too. I’ve googled a few names of people I remember all those years ago and some of them….crikey!

One of my earliest memories is going to that nursery as a little lad and playing with sand there. After that is was Pineapple Junior and Infant School and then Brandwood Comprehensive. Regarding the factories in the area I have one thing that sticks in my mind: the smell of the smoke. Allens...

They say you should always buy a good bed and a good pair of shoes because if you’re not in one, you’re in the other.

Sadly, nearly all shoes bought in Britain are now made abroad but some mass producers still exist. Personally, I think “Fashion” is generally a bad thing because it encourages items to be cheaply made and disposable rather than well made and durable. A well made pair of shoes if cared for...

Lady P, this explains it

Seems like high end stuff, perhaps for for the more well-to-do. Well Viv, it seems there WAS a significant number of bootmakers after all. I learn something new every day, here. Thanks for all the replies, everyone

Thanks Rob. I know FHW was a very large shoe retailer but I didn’t know they actually had their own factories. “The Largest Boot and Shoe Manufacturers in the World” is quite a boast. A quick check online says they were a Leicester based company.

Thank you MWS.