oap1942 Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 Yep they were the ones,ive just realized i must have been about 7yrs old when i was going down clough fields and down through the woods to Rivelin Dam past the old mill,can you imagine that in todays society, All we were told was be home before dark in the winter and in summer 7.00 o,clock:roll: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USUK Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 Yep they were the ones,ive just realized i must have been about 7yrs old when i was going down clough fields and down through the woods to Rivelin Dam past the old mill,can you imagine that in todays society, All we were told was be home before dark in the winter and in summer 7.00 o,clock:roll: I rember thet there was a little church by the side of the woods going down there. We used to try and ring the church bell shooting stines from our catapults. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oap1942 Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 Yep ,privet hedges always made good catapults and we got the elastic from the bike shop, coming home with jamjars with sticklebacks in like sharks or so we thought . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USUK Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 Yep ,privet hedges always made good catapults and we got the elastic from the bike shop, coming home with jamjars with sticklebacks in like sharks or so we thought . Don't forget the frogspawn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oap1942 Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 Totally forgotten that could never eat Tapioca pudding at school:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USUK Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 So whereabouts did you live oap ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oap1942 Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 Top of Cobden View Rd,behind the Hoardings next to Co.op. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USUK Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 Top of Cobden View Rd,behind the Hoardings next to Co.op. Know it well but judging by your name you're a couple of years older than me. You go to Western Road ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oap1942 Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 Yes,went to infants,juniors moved from Crookes after failing 11+ 1953 never forgot the place but cant remember more than 4 names oh and of course Miss Green:mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USUK Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 Yes,went to infants,juniors moved from Crookes after failing 11+ 1953 never forgot the place but cant remember more than 4 names oh and of course Miss Green:mad: I went to all 3. You missed the fun bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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