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Post by lawrieleslie on Jul 22, 2008 12:22:08 GMT
As a follow from on supersmashinggreat earlier thread about those of us born in the 40s, 50s, 60s, and 70s what do you remember from those days. Heres my top 10 list:
1. Playing footie on Wolstanton Marsh all day then moving closer to the road to play under floodlights of street lamps as it got dark.
2. Cycling to Whitmore to trainspot on the Crewe-Stafford line.
3. Sneaking into Porthill Cricket ground without paying to watch Gary Sobers play for Norton.
4. Building me own bike from bits found at Longport tip
5. Nicking a speedometer from a wreck at macguinesses and wondering how to get it to work on me bike.
6. Riding down Dannys Bank by Longport station on home made sledge.
7. Throwing bangers into the pool at the Dingle to try and stun the perch.
8. Supporting Stoke and Vale.
9. Paper round for Mat Dillon in Wolstanton before Ron Proctor took over. Who remembers the annual free trip to Blackpool on Good Fridays sponsored by PMT and local newsagents. Mat Dillon used to give us all ten bob spending money as well.
10. Getting pissed on Woodpecker cider at Kibblestone Camp.
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Post by hiyadad on Jul 22, 2008 12:39:43 GMT
my top 3 memories,
chasing after the rag n bone man.
pinching sleepers from moss pit for me dad to make garden steps out of them.(DISUSED SLEEPERS!!!)
fetching me dads fags from the papershop on the corner of beverley drive.
the sunshine!!
(sorry thats 4)
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Post by robdog on Jul 22, 2008 13:54:16 GMT
playing 'best man dead'.
riding down 'the bombhills' bank on cardboard.
jumping off the highest point of Tunstall Park castle onto the grass.
Taking part in the 'Space scheme' over summer holidays
Fishing and swimming on Knypersley and Rudyard lakes
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Post by Arthurdollar on Jul 22, 2008 14:37:07 GMT
As a follow from on supersmashinggreat earlier thread about those of us born in the 40s, 50s, 60s, and 70s what do you remember from those days. Heres my top 10 list: 1. Playing footie on Wolstanton Marsh all day then moving closer to the road to play under floodlights of street lamps as it got dark. 2. Cycling to Whitmore to trainspot on the Crewe-Stafford line. 3. Sneaking into Porthill Cricket ground without paying to watch Gary Sobers play for Norton. 4. Building me own bike from bits found at Longport tip 5. Nicking a speedometer from a wreck at macguinesses and wondering how to get it to work on me bike. 6. Riding down Dannys Bank by Longport station on home made sledge. 7. Throwing bangers into the pool at the Dingle to try and stun the perch. 8. Supporting Stoke and Vale. 9. Paper round for Mat Dillon in Wolstanton before Ron Proctor took over. Who remembers the annual free trip to Blackpool on Good Fridays sponsored by PMT and local newsagents. Mat Dillon used to give us all ten bob spending money as well. 10. Getting pissed on Woodpecker cider at Kibblestone Camp. I must know you i lived facing Porthill Cricket Club by the Marsh and i did all of that.............Are you me ??? I took papers for Hopwoods by the Oxford Arms ;D. |
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Post by frasier37 on Jul 22, 2008 16:02:40 GMT
Top three
1 - Sliding down hem heath pit banks on cardboard
2 - playing doffers over white rock
3 - crogging a ride on coal train guard wagon, all the way from blurton to longton park.
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Post by Cityfullergoals on Jul 22, 2008 16:48:41 GMT
One outstanding memory of when I was a kid was nipping over the fence at the local, and nicking all the soda syphons that used to carry a £1 deposit back
Made a fortune for them days - bought me loads of black jacks and fruit salad ;D ;D
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Post by jamasa on Jul 22, 2008 16:56:08 GMT
Standing in the away end at Notts County in final game of 1979 season and see Paul Richardson head us to promotion in the 87th minute. Priceless.
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Post by vote for pedro on Jul 22, 2008 17:09:43 GMT
playing block on the park estate burslem (near the fail ground) playing rallyango on sneyd hill sneaking into waterworld every sunday with my friends climbing over the garden festival fence when i was 8... 22 years ago  was it that long ago |
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Post by jonesinamillion on Jul 22, 2008 17:38:36 GMT
Going "Milking" on acreswood at 5am & Getting "chases" by firing paperclips @ peoples windows, sounds bad but atleast we weren't mugging old folks, stealing cars or stabbing folk, all this without hoodies too!
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Post by Cityfullergoals on Jul 22, 2008 17:42:05 GMT
Bet you were backing horses at 9 jonesy ;D
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Post by Zippy Moon Dust on Jul 22, 2008 23:20:08 GMT
1. Seeing who had the best squashed coin from putting it on the coal train track behind Longton Park
2. Skateboarding in Longton Park until the park shut. Then that grumpy parkie would get in his car and try to force us off the "Skateboard Run".
3. Playing doffers by jumping over the scummy brook in Gom's Mill.
4. Seeing who was brave daft enough to skateboard down Carlisle Street AND Red Bank in Dresden - standing up.
5. Buying smoke pellets in Kwik Save in Longton and letting them off in phone boxes and waiting until someone opened the door.
6. Being small enough to get in that tunnel in Gom's Mill.
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Post by jonesinamillion on Jul 22, 2008 23:25:51 GMT
Bet you were backing horses at 9 jonesy ;D Not too far off the mark CFG - me old mans idea of playing with us kids was MAKING us watch C4 racing all day while he screamed blue murder at the telly as his $$$ went down the drain, obviuosly the racing fans post wasn't around back then ;D |
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Post by Arthurdollar on Jul 23, 2008 7:08:23 GMT
One outstanding memory of when I was a kid was nipping over the fence at the local, and nicking all the soda syphons that used to carry a £1 deposit back
Made a fortune for them days - bought me loads of black jacks and fruit salad ;D ;D Soda water Sythons a Quid I must be ancient, we nicked from the Cricketers Arms and cashed them in at the Marsh Head fer 7/6d  Fuck me ;D |
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Post by broadwayroundabout on Jul 23, 2008 9:03:09 GMT
Walking through Meir tunnel and nearly shitting myself when a train was coming.
doing doffers
breaking into school at lyme road to sit there and smoke not to nick anything !! how strange
playing in the sewers
come on kids, thats what you should be doing !!!
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Post by mermaidsal on Jul 23, 2008 13:23:07 GMT
lawry, you mean there was life in Wolstanton before Ron Proctor? I always thought he'd been there since before the flood (Noah's that is, not on the marsh), he looked like it to me anyhow although he was always friendly.
frasier, where is the white rock please?
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Post by frasier37 on Jul 23, 2008 13:33:11 GMT
At the bottom of Blurton bank there is or was a lane that took you to the back end of Hem heath pit.
Well white rock was, to me, at the time, a white chalk mountain ;D on the right. Kinda between the pit and the bottom of Meaford drive.
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Post by Butters on Jul 23, 2008 22:28:00 GMT
lawry, you mean there was life in Wolstanton before Ron Proctor? I always thought he'd been there since before the flood (Noah's that is, not on the marsh), he looked like it to me anyhow although he was always friendly. frasier, where is the white rock please? Ron Proctor, gave me a basterd of a paper round, and used to call me chuck used do me head in  , last I heard his son has taken over now. |
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Post by mermaidsal on Jul 23, 2008 22:31:06 GMT
He has, Ron died last year or the year before, he had Alzheimer's.
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Post by Butters on Jul 23, 2008 22:41:43 GMT
He has, Ron died last year or the year before, he had Alzheimer's. Didn't know that, R.I.P  |
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Post by lawrieleslie on Jul 25, 2008 8:52:09 GMT
Somebody must remember Matt Dillon. He had 2 newsagents shops on Wolstanton high street. First one a few doors down from junction with Ellison St and the 2nd one where late Ron Proctors is now. Sold up in late 60's to Proctors who soon reduced to one shop. Matt Dillon was an avid Man Utd fan and used to take a couple of us paperboys to old Trafford occasionally. Great bloke. His son was in the trade also and always wondered if Dillons New Agents chain was anyway linked to the family.
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was it that long ago 
, last I heard his son has taken over now.
