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TooOld? Yes you persuaded me and Chappers to play cricket for the Poultry Club back in the day. My claim to fame? - 4 successive ducks in one unmemorable season. 🤪 I’ve still got the Love Sculpture vinyl single you exchanged me for the Curved Air Vivaldi. Very sad news to hear of ‘Molly’s’ passing. ...

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I shall also raise a glass to him tonight Pete. Not seen him for ages. Had no idea he’d gone into teaching. Spent many a lazy day chewing the cud with him and Killy. We all shared the same taste in music in those days, His dad, Tom was treasurer at the Poultry Club for a long time. Are you still in ...

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RIP Molly. I knew him well in our teens when he lived in Carleton St and Ethersall Rd in Nelson. We enjoyed many beers, listened to some great music, and followed the mighty Clarets. Our favourite players - Ralph Coates, Brian O Neill and Dave Thomas. Some great memories!

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That’s Ged Ivers’ team. Definitely Tony Rodwell, Arshad, Mark Caton, Jon Rushton Polly etc. He was always proud of his “invincibiles”.

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That later team was captained by Neil Reeves. Stuart Routledge, Darren Bradshaw, Laurie Farrar, Chris Pickles, Miichael Lumb were also in the team. Paul Sutcliffe, Tony Clarke..I’ll see if I can dig out a photo later.

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Gosh Sutty... I remember his death. He was in another of my football teams. We lost Clarkey from that team also. Motor bike accident. The member of staff is Dave Foster.

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Yes you’re quite right. Dave still knows how to express himself (pardon the expression). Lives in N Yorks. Not too far from Leyburn and Bedale. Ray went on to play for Grassington in the Craven League. I left soon after and played for the Traf with many of the lads I’d grown up with as a young un up...

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A former Nelson Grammar School Science teacher, Phil Smith, worked over there. Kept in touch with Lew. We’d already been out there on “tour” when I was in the lower sixth. So Lew basically arranged it. It was obviously a lot cheaper to sail the second time, because we’d flown from Blackpool the firs...

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You’re quite right Markin not Markham, sidetracked by the thread title. I remember his weird taste for setting mousetraps when we were camping near Llanberis in N Wales. His brother, Darren was in my first GCE O Level group. Rick Sayle, a Manxman accompanied on our soccer trip. Plied us with his kno...

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Soccer team: Back Row: Dennett( Manager) Fox Sarfraz Sanders Greenwood Roscoe Semple Duffy Chapman (ex Manager) Front Row: Halliday Markham Bishop Brindle Edmondson. We went on tour to the Isle of Man in the 5th form I seem to recollect. The team also got through to the semi finals of the Lancashire...

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Staff names on photo as I remember: Back Row L-R: Wilkinson Bell Powell Kilburn Watson Second: West Birchall Matthews Sayle Sauer Jackson Bannister Dart Venn Wright Roberts Dennett Ivers Simpson P. Crewe Third: Woffenden Haq Bland Gent Keers ? Hogarth Fielding ( now Grimshaw) Wellock Rampley Kelsall...

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I’m pretty certain Ray Powell is not a Clarets fan.

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Yes I’m in the football team. Think we beat Edge end 8-1. Ken in goals.

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Just one I can’t remember her name. Opened the chippy in Kelbrook. Messrs Chapman and Grimshaw were missing that day, on the Pennine Way. I’ll write them down later...

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Great memories. Quite a few on there not here anymore.

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Yes I’m on there. Wonderful staff pic.

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Lew Birchall began his teaching career at Burnley Grammar School and moved to Nelson Grammar School (Walton High) in January 1967. I was in my first year as a pupil then, but eventually became a close friend and colleague of his when I started teaching at the school in 1976. I can honestly say he wa...

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Leisure? Are you positive you don’t need the App. It definitely says you do on the Code of Conduct. This would prevent us from attending the match. Which seems a bit unfortunate.

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Very sad to hear this. Joyce was teaching PE at Walton HS when I started out teaching in 1976. A wonderful colleague and lovely person. RIP.

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Looks a bit like Ian Callaghan, Smith’s team mate? Left foreground.

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Kevin Coyne. There’s a blast from the past. Good collection!

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Yes I wish to endorse the last few comments. Going on the Turf in the future won’t be the same anymore Bob. Taken far too early and will be sorely missed. RIP Bob.

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Agreed

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Nicholson’s butchers. Railway St Nelson. His pies are wonderful. Best pastry around....

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Not a cricket thread. Heard a rumour one of our players broke his leg earlier this week. Anyone heard anything similar? Or has someone confused it with the Everton player. Happened Monday apparently...

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A friend of mine intends to write a couple of articles about the Yes gig down the Imp in Nelson in April 1971, and about Electron and Les in Nelson about the same time... I was 16 just about to sit my O Levels, attending what for me was a mind blowing experience. I remember the music but can anyone ...

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Tiptoe through the Longside
Get your boots on
Get your head kicked in
So....
Tiptoe through the Longside.
With me...

Sounded much better than tiptoeing through the tulips

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He will if Arsenal don’t get relegated!

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We’re off next week. A fortnight of pure bliss and chilling. Turquoise seas, great food, romantic sunsets. Thought we’d wait til after the World Cup. But the Jet2 flights were so cheap next Wednesday, We couldn’t resist the attraction. Trapezaki Bay Hotel - the vacationers’ paradise!

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I always looked forward to Beverley Hillbillies before my weekly bath on Fridays. The Addams Family and The Munster also seemed funny at the time.
No Hiding Place
Highway Patrol
Sea Hunt
The Champions

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Just listened to Greta van Fleet for the first time Oshkosh following your recommendation. Never heard of them. Great potential. A bit of Led Zep in there....among others. Enjoyed my first listen!

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Do you think I’ll still be able to shout, ‘Alli you’re a cheat’ next time we play Tottenham. I need clarification. Should I contact the FA. I wouldn’t like to get the club into any trouble.

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If we can’t attend a match, as we couldn’t last Saturday, we always give our tickets to someone else. That’s the obvious solution in most cases...

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Started watching Nelson in the 60s. Neil Hawke was the pro back then. Couldn’t believe how far Mike Chappell, father of Glen, could smack the bowl out of the ground. Ended up in Vjctoria Park nearly every home match. Moved away for a time when Larry Gomes became involved. Not been back to watch them...

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April Fool? John McAdam?

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We also joined last year. We made excellent use wherever we went frequently calling in somewhere for a pit stop to break up a longer journey. Speke Hall is a good shout for the north west. But if you’re lucky with the weather Formby is worth a visit. The red squirrels should be about. I’m ashamed to...

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Whatever happened to Paul Smith? Thought he was a cracking prospect!

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I was there!

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Funny you should mention the Elgin Marbles. I passed my first kidney stone on Culloden Moor almost 20 years ago. Two days earlier the hospital in Elgin had Administered morphine. Excruciating pain. I’d been scratching the walls of our log cabin. Since then I’ve been treated for gout and high blood p...

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Cheers lad!

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Whiter Shade of Pale
Hey Joe
Your Song
House of the Rising Sun

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Sonja Kristina Curved Air

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I’m convinced Brian O Neil’s picture should be up outside the Turf.

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Don’t recognise the di Caprio movie..

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You need to book when you go on the previous game for the 2nd bus down. First bus is rarely full.

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Tickets not arrived in the post yet! Bought about 8pm Friday. Should be here by Friday I reckon....

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We hate Nottingham Forest
We hate Liverpool too
We hate Man Utd
But Proudsville..we love you!

Altogether now....

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Off to NZ for over a month, travelling around both islands. Trip of a lifetime I hope. We’re also off to the Centenary of the WW1 Armistice in Belgium and France next November. There won’t be another one.

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That’s good news. We’ve booked several Airbnb’s for our trip of a lifetime visit to New Zealand next year. Great to get some recommendations.

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Excellent read, talks a lot of sense. Brighton would do well to heed his advice. Hughton is a good manager. I expect him to stay there for a few more years yet. However, I can’t see Swansea hanging on to Clement for much longer!

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