Happy new year to all x-pats from sheffield

HAPPY NEW YEAR to you Caramac and all the forummers around the world.

Happy Days!

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE FROM LINCS

Happy New Year to all you brave ex pats living in the best four places ( outside home ) in the world, USA, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, not necesserilly in that order.

A Happy New year to you all from a very hot Australia (today 43) A big hug especially to you Woodhouse souls God Bless.

Happy new year from Barnsley

Happy New Year from Retford:clap:

Happy New Year from Rotherham from an ex Shiregreen waller :clap: :clap: :clap:

Happy New Year from Bournemouth. Hope 2006 is all you would like it to be....
:clap::clap: :clap: :clap:
JoanL ex.sheffield.

And the same here.
From 'The Cold White North' although mild and cloudy right now.
WOW just checked the thermometer 5' C.
Anyhow Happy New Year to all the Forum members.
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Wishing everyone a very Happy New Year from a Sheffield lass in Germany.

Hope this year is a good one!

I'm not an ex-pat but wanted to wish you all Happy New Year, plus I used to love Caramac (the bar, not the OP) ;)

Happy New Year to all, and I hope y'all had a great Christmas too.

Happy New year! Happy New Year!
Plenty of money and a cellar full of beer!
Horse and a gig and a big fat pig,
to serve you all next (this) year!

Best Wishes to all who are in and out of Sheffield from Perth WA

This is a rhyme we used to recite on the neighbours' doorstep when I was a kid back home.
Anyone remember it?

Happy New Year from sunny Florida. Actually it was very foggy and rainy!

I actually got all emotional at midnight and had a few tears as I remembered all of my friends and family back home in Sheffield. I'd already called my Mum and Dad at 6pm our time, which was midnight your time. They were at my Auntie and Uncle's house in Netheredge where we spent many a New Years Eve partying with all the family. Back in my teenage years they always had a house packed full of family. Time goes on and those day's are over. I get very melancholy and think about the good times we had. Life goes on....

So hope 2006 is happy and healthy for everyone.

Originally posted by Buster
Happy New year! Happy New Year!
Plenty of money and a cellar full of beer!
Horse and a gig and a big fat pig,
to serve you all next (this) year!

Best Wishes to all who are in and out of Sheffield from Perth WA

This is a rhyme we used to recite on the neighbours' doorstep when I was a kid back home.
Anyone remember it?
Yes I remember calling on our neighbours & saying that .

Originally posted by Buster
Happy New year! Happy New Year!
Plenty of money and a cellar full of beer!
Horse and a gig and a big fat pig,
to serve you all next (this) year!

Best Wishes to all who are in and out of Sheffield from Perth WA

This is a rhyme we used to recite on the neighbours' doorstep when I was a kid back home.
Anyone remember it?

Hally New Year to you all.

Buster, I rang my friend up in Queensland and just sang that little ditty to her, She wondered what the hell I was talking about. Yes it was a good one to sing at doors we sang it a lot
Vera

Good memories and thanks for responding. I wonder if it was something that was particular to Sheffield? Bet your friend in Queensland did wonder what it was all about, especially when said in a South Yorkshire dialect. My kids also need an interpreter sometimes!
Cheers

HI TO BUSTER I REMEMBER IT WELL WE WOULD GO AROUND THE ARBOURTHORNE AND KNOCK ON PEOPLES DOORS AND SAY THE WORDS FOR MONEY.I THINK THERE WAS A BIT MOOR TO THE SAYING IT WENT SOMETHING LIKE THIS .HOLE IN MY STOCKING HOLE IN MY SHOE IF YOU DONT HAVE A PENNY A HALFPENNY WILL DOIF YOU DONT HAVE A HALFPENNY GOD BLESS YOU.

What I seem to rememer was first footing

If I remember right wasn't it tradition for a dark haired person to knock on the door and wish you good luck for the new year and to hand over a piece of coal.

hazel

Exactly right Hazel. We still do it here in Connecticut. I used to be the dark haired man, and had to save the only piece of coal we had to be used every year. Now I'm white haired, and this house has no fireplace. Luckily, my son has both dark hair and a fireplace. But its a ten mile drive in what is usually icy roads.