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Great fun could be had by us youngsters on our pushbikes getting our tyres to squeal when cornering. Ted

I trust that the esteem in which we all held Len will in some small way support those left behind. Blessings and every strength. Ted

Do you mean 'singing in rounds'? Ted

I've signed. 'sustainable business plan' - the stock response from local government spoilers Country wide. We all know the pressures that Local Authorities are under but I wonder if they ever appreciate the amount of passion and hard work that goes into volunteering for things like this. In...

Re: Sicience Museum Yes, a wonderful place - with more thinking than the Think Tank. For a time I worked for Plessey, who had taken over Ericson Telephones, the suppliers of the demonstration Strowger telephone exchange that was so popular. It had stood, irrepairable for some time; several of...

At last someone has remembered Sheldon Heath Comprehensive; I should have done so years ago! The school was a no-expense-shared flagship school, heralded in by the Labour Government as the way education in this country would be provided in the future. I believe it was a happy school, I know...

Excellent - thank you so much. Ted

And of course, the names of racehorses are carried by some of the roads that rest on the racecourse. Ted

Barrie, I know all of us share but a small burden of your sadness; we know that you have the biggest grief to bear and hope that our brotherly and sisterly love and understanding are a morsel of comfort. Ted

Yes Ray, There was a rumour that she was going to arrive on a motorbike but in the end it was the mayoral limo that delivered her. I thought she made a great little speech that was bang on for the occassion. She really seemed 'one of the lads'. But what Phillestine (spelling?) was responsible...

I too was there at the celebrations but I have to ask why the plaque has been uplifted? Ted

One of the few-second-quickies - "Don't forget when it's wet, Kendal keeps you dry" The there was the fantastic animations of dancinig shirts Rael-Brooke Toplin, the shirt you don't iron. Ted

One which I am sure local to ATV: "Any time of day or night ARCO Rewinds put it right"

Absolutely BRILLIANT! Ted

Carry on the good work Mike. Ted

Around the late 50s and early 60s the back page of Exchange and Mart carried ads for horse racing tipsters. There was one, I think he called himself Captain Hill who, according to him, never lost. Week after week he claimed all four of his selections had won at fantastic odds - 33/1, 25/1, etc...

Excellent news; nice and easy does it. Ted

This is a lovely, cosy thread! We all seem to have the same favourites but there was a fantastically funny version of The Pirates of Penzanze by the Australian Opera (exact name forgotton) which I think deserves a mention. There are two versions with more or less the same cast and I stumbled...

They had a store in Northampton which I went to ocassionally, but I know nothing more about the company. Ted

Still rootin for you Mike. Ted