But remember that Alf always came out looking stupid. The recipient of his bigotted views always got the last laugh.
It was very cleverly written.
It was very cleverly written.
I laugh reading some of these posts. In the 1950's, 1960's and even in the 1970's where did school teachers and most other workers live compared to where they worked. I knew where my head teacher's lived and quite a few of my teacher's When I went shopping with my mum in two local towns we often bumped in to my teacher's to my horror.
The local primary school where I live has the nearest staff member living 18 miles away, the head lives 28 miles away and at least 3 of the teachers commute over 40 miles by trains that weren't running. The school caretaker lives on site, the education system has forced out older experienced staff for cheaper inexperienced newly qualified teachers. Older teachers had cars and driving experience, according to the caretaker seven of the young staff lived to far away and wouldn't venture on to snow covered roads even if they were passable.
People today commute a lot further than in bygone days, if you lived near your work place you got there in the past. very many live far away from their work places today so they don't get in when the weather is bad.
The local primary school where I live has the nearest staff member living 18 miles away, the head lives 28 miles away and at least 3 of the teachers commute over 40 miles by trains that weren't running. The school caretaker lives on site, the education system has forced out older experienced staff for cheaper inexperienced newly qualified teachers. Older teachers had cars and driving experience, according to the caretaker seven of the young staff lived to far away and wouldn't venture on to snow covered roads even if they were passable.
People today commute a lot further than in bygone days, if you lived near your work place you got there in the past. very many live far away from their work places today so they don't get in when the weather is bad.
G Stockton said:
Garibaldi. Between Clipstone and Forest Town. We lived at Clipstone.
The school was so good they rebuilt it twice after it got burned down twice
http://www.clipstonevillage.co.uk/wp/
On Wikipedia it says it was built in the 60s. I don't know about that but I went there when it opened in 1958 along with the rest of the Samuel Barlow senior school. Also kids from Newlands, mainly Geordies whose parents had moved down because their pits had closed, and some kids from Forest Town although most carried on going to Ravensdale.
BTW GStockton, are you a female and had the maiden name of Reader?
Gillian Reader was one of the teachers and she wasn't, or didn't seem it, much older than us. Most lads fancied her and I remember one Christmas chasing her up the stairs at school with a bunch of mistletoe ... heh! heh! heh!
Another that the lads got a juvenile crush on was Miss Heath but I think the main reason for that was because she was well stacked
Gillian Reader was one of the teachers and she wasn't, or didn't seem it, much older than us. Most lads fancied her and I remember one Christmas chasing her up the stairs at school with a bunch of mistletoe ... heh! heh! heh!
Another that the lads got a juvenile crush on was Miss Heath but I think the main reason for that was because she was well stacked
My Lord No sorry male my name is Glenn I live in Nottingham , Electrician by trade. I have recently been up that area to commission a fire alarm at samuel Barlow school. Those 2 Towers are still there in Clipstone.
G Stockton said:
Hi Glenn, believe it or not, although everything else regarding the pits infrastructure is demolished, the pit headstocks are still under discussion whether to preserve them or not. They might have been the tallest in Europe but what is the point? It would be a different matter if it was a working museum like the one in the Welsh valleys. I will admit the powers that be have done a marvelous job in flattening the pit tips and landscaping the area into a park for all to use. I've visited my mother in Clipstone twice so far this year.
I was brought up just a couple of hundred yards from the headstocks in the house on the corner of First Ave. and Mansfield Rd. opposite the fishing tackle shop which in my day was the co-op. You probably drove up First Ave. to get to Samuel Barlow. Did you see any sign of Miss Travis
I've lived in Hereford now though for 49 years although I've relatives in Clipstone and Woodhouse.
ive got some bad news, im pretty sure the tackle shop is closed.
I have a few customers in Clipstone . Not my favourite place but its starting to look a bit better. As for the pit head winding gear... flatten it. its a mess.
I have a few customers in Clipstone . Not my favourite place but its starting to look a bit better. As for the pit head winding gear... flatten it. its a mess.
Parksy
Moderator
We had a very severe frost this morning in the West Midlands. At least this cold spell has stopped the weather presenters from banging on about man made global warming every morning, noon and night
Parksy - Moderator said:
So did we here in Somerset. It's a right winter wonderland here - no snow, but everything's covered with frost, the sky is white and there's fog - can't see the Mendips now!
Philspadders said:
Sad about someone going out of business but it's not all bad. At least members of my family will be able to park outside my mothers when visiting including myself. People wouldn't use the dedicated parking places but preferred to park on the road.
I'm surprised they have managed to keep going so long because their main trade seemed to be in maggots.
Parksy - Moderator said:We had a very severe frost this morning in the West Midlands. At least this cold spell has stopped the weather presenters from banging on about man made global warming every morning, noon and night
We've still got a frost and I must admit the trees look pretty. I've just been out to clean up the dog dumps, easy when their sausages are solid, and the temperature is still -5c.
Regarding your comment on global warming Steve you are soooooooooooooooooooooooo wrong. This early cold snap, which they say will probably carry on into next year, is all part of the overall global warming picture. At least that's what the doomsayers keep telling us.
Parksy
Moderator
I might have guessed that it would all still end up being our fault. Never mind, if we in this country pay through the nose for everything because of global warming tax hikes and we use 1 watt bulbs for light and are reduced to using tandems to get around everything will be ok for the rest of the world and mankind will be saved!!!
Damian
Moderator
Quote "everything will be ok for the rest of the world and mankind will be saved!!!"
And pigs will really fly !!!!
And pigs will really fly !!!!
Parksy
Moderator
As long as the flying pigs pay the appropriate greenhouse gas emmission tax and a carbon offset surcharge (plus vat) I'm sure that there would be no objections to them flyingDamian-Moderator said:
We live in a rural area just outside Worcester in the West Midlands and in their infirnite wisdom E-on have decided they are going to cut off our electric for the day on Wednesday to trim some trees near a power line.
We only have storage heaters and by 1pm they have cooled down with very little heat coming off them. Normally they switch on at 12am until 5am, then 1pm until 4pm and again from 8pm and 10pm.
Loft insulation is very poor and waiting for them to install new loft insulation so looks like we are going to be in for a very cool day. Thinking of taking the caravan out to Blackmore as at least it will be warmer.
We only have storage heaters and by 1pm they have cooled down with very little heat coming off them. Normally they switch on at 12am until 5am, then 1pm until 4pm and again from 8pm and 10pm.
Loft insulation is very poor and waiting for them to install new loft insulation so looks like we are going to be in for a very cool day. Thinking of taking the caravan out to Blackmore as at least it will be warmer.
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