Memories of Being a Kid - #Nostalgia Alert

[Daffy Duck]

The miniature steam engine at Beechurst in Haywards Heath

My uncle was best mates with Mike, who used to run the trains at weekends so I used to get free rides for as long as I liked.

 

[Murray 17]

Bought the whole series on DVD for 30p from a car boot sale a few weeks ago! Great programme.

 

[East Staffs Gull]

Sara and Hoppity.

 

[Saltydog]

Phantom flan flinger & Tiswas.

 

[Mr Bridger]

Soccer Stars? Still have this one, Dad used to take me swimming on Saturday morning, and I'd open the packets on the way home.

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That's it! takes me back straight away. Thing of beauty.
Playing football for hours behind the flats in Horton Rd, recreating the FA cup final just after it had been played, watching match of the day, and the Big match when the pitches were just mud, and the fog coming down at half time, especially at Anfield.
My dad taking me to the Goldstone and at first being on his shoulders and watching the crowd trouble more than the game. He later got me a stool to stand on and a rattle.
One of my first favourite players was Ken Beamish, oh how I liked the white piping around his shorts! Not sure what the first game I went to was but a vivid memory is the players coming out and kicking footballs into the crowd. God I wanted one!
Also

 

[SIMMO SAYS]

Going swimming at North Road Baths and coming out and getting 1penny scraps from the fish and chip shop right opposite - around 1970.
Feck me I was 61 yesterday but can remember it like yesterday

 

[half time scores]

Collecting bubble gum cards, Mars attacks, American civil war, gory to say the least.
Airfix models, 20 a side football on the grass car park at the race course with jumpers for goalposts, winkling down black rock, 2 bob a week pocket money.
Ahhhh nostalgia is not what it used to be.

 

[Worried Man Blues]

Another for planes hanging from the ceiling, those very small soldiers about 100 to the box painting them, sweets > rice paper flying saucers and jamboree bags from Steyning's Commercial square..............

 

[Is it PotG?]

We had various 'nearest the wall' fads.

Everything from plastic airline discs (Pan-Am was the rarest), toy soldiers, fizzy drink ring-pulls and the odd straight cash.

 

[SIMMO SAYS]

Collecting bubble gum cards, Mars attacks, American civil war, gory to say the least.
Airfix models, 20 a side football on the grass car park at the race course with jumpers for goalposts, winkling down black rock, 2 bob a week pocket money.
Ahhhh nostalgia is not what it used to be.

American Civil War Cards have you Googled that site?
Remember it being gory at the time but times have changed with video of unimaginable violence now

 

[DavidRyder]

Packs of Star Wars cards with a stick of bubble gum inside.

Making things out of cardboard boxes/loo rolls - like vehicles for my Action Jacks.

Action Jacks.

Watching Will Hay films at about 6pm on a weekday.

6 weeks off at Summer - it was going to last FOREVER! Never did.

My Grifter.

Indoor fireworks.

Spectrum 48k and Commodore 64. Basic football management games.

Cool American teen films like Ferris Beuller, Teen Wolf, Back To The Future - i really wanted to live in the US and be a cool teen.

 

[The Oldman]

The Eagle Comic.
Out all day with mates usually somewhere on the downs above Hangleton usually ending up rolling down Devils Dyke.
Saturday Morning at the Odeon, Hove.
Morning Paper Rounds getting to shop (Prestons,Hangleton Road) at 6 to make up round.
Rag and Bone man as per Steptoe, complete with horse shouting Rag Bones and on Sundays the Winkle man came round. Always had winkles for Sunday Tea.
Lemonade and Smiths Crisps, complete with blue bag of salt outside Pub as parents had a drinks inside.
Nippers, LifeBoys, Boys Brigade, great times.
It all seems like only yesterday but over 60 years ago.

 

[dejavuatbtn]

Winding up the Parkie in any of the parks.
Nicking the empty soda syphons round the back of the cafe at Hove station and taking them back for the deposit.
Playing in local Willets builders yard at the weekend.
Getting in the exit doors of cinemas for a free show.
Fruit salad or blackjacks at 1/4d (yes, a farthing each).
Beatles bubblegum cards (oh to still have some of these).
Sticking your finger into a 1/4lb bag of yellow sherbert to get nicotine stained fingers.
Ice lollies with a mark on the stick to bet a freebie.
Jamboree bags.
Having your ear tweaked by a copper when you've been up to no good.
Marble alleys.
Flicking collector cards.

 

[Taybha]

Not reaching the bog on time and shaking a conker out from ones oxford bags with ease , god bless the 70s and baggy Y fronts .

 

[whitelion]

The Eagle Comic.
Out all day with mates usually somewhere on the downs above Hangleton usually ending up rolling down Devils Dyke.
Saturday Morning at the Odeon, Hove.
Morning Paper Rounds getting to shop (Prestons,Hangleton Road) at 6 to make up round.
Rag and Bone man as per Steptoe, complete with horse shouting Rag Bones and on Sundays the Winkle man came round. Always had winkles for Sunday Tea.
Lemonade and Smiths Crisps, complete with blue bag of salt outside Pub as parents had a drinks inside.
Nippers, LifeBoys, Boys Brigade, great times.
It all seems like only yesterday but over 60 years ago.

Minors of the ABC was the song we sang.

 

[The Clamp]

Every celebratory event taking place in a scout hut or village hall.
The egg man in his van.
Being afraid of the school caretaker.
Actually taking notice of an adult you don't know telling you off if you're being a nuisance.
No-brand sports kit and not caring because it was the sport you were into not the flash kit.

 

[Govinda Tim]

Sara and Hoppity.

Yes!!! As I remember, Hoppity was an evil little sod, always getting Sara into trouble, at the time it seemed really dark and unsettling but I was very young. Diddly Dum Diddly Dee!!

 

[Dick Head]

Going swimming at North Road Baths and coming out and getting 1penny scraps from the fish and chip shop right opposite - around 1970.
Feck me I was 61 yesterday but can remember it like yesterday

Also King Alfred when it had salt water.

 

[Dick Head]

Hunting down Corona fizzy pop bottles to claim the deposit.

Let's get Fizzical....
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Getting Corona fizzy pop bottles from round the back of the shop and taking them in the front to claim the deposit.

 

[Iggle Piggle]

My Paper round. It was fecking miles. Started at Jennies Corner in the dip. Up the hill, round the flats in Stephens road, then Mountfields before going to Tavistock Down onto the very last house by Moulsecoomb station on Uplands Road. I had to run round else I wouldn't do it in time for school. All that for a quid and a quick gander at Page 3.

May bugs and thier annual slaughter with our tennis rackets.

Games of Save all.