darra

I was a woodsider but again you already know that.

Did you know Martin? I used to hang around with him a lot. Did you know he was a chef at the Crucible as well. Didn't know he DJ'd at the Daisy though must have been after I left Sheffield. Remember him and his group playing gigs there though

I can remeber them but the ones I went to were in darnall. Saturday morning pictures,Hop along Cassidy and all that.

Remember in the very early 60's a van used to come round where we lived on Darnall road selling ice cream. He used to put chocolate sauce on top that when solid the minute it hit the ice cream. Sheer magic when your only six years old. Any body else remember going out with Mothers mixing bowl to get a load of ice cream and a hand full of wafers for Sunday tea?

I used to live on Andover Street flats and there was a shop run by Tony Cairo which used to sell the best ice cream ever.Great shop one of the ones that used to open 25 hours a day 8 days a week. Tony was the bloke who invented the hard sell. Very rarely did you leave without buying anything even if he didn't have what you had gone in for. A legend and a genuinely nice bloke.

Brings a lump to the throat and a tear to the eye. I probably know you but have never spoken to you.

before it was the daisy I think it used to be a bier keller. oompah bands and everything.

used to be a regular most thursday and fridays.

who do you remember from the people who used to go in there?

Know his Mum lived on Andover Street used to see his Roller parked outside.

used drink there in the mid 70's

remember when in the 6th form at Hinde house going to the local pub to watch Rainbow.Bungle and a pint heaven.

No sorry.I work for the NHS and if any of my Patients want to see their records they ask their doctor.

this site might help. http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1990/Ukpga_19900023_en_1.htm

Was there (HH) from 66-73

Have you ever been to Peterborough?

Back at yer mate.

Seem to remember hearing at the time that the riot started because someone was wearing the wrong coloured socks and was sent home but refused and the riot began.Sounds implausible but knowing Edwards believeable at the same time.

sorry mate doesn't ring any bells but mention a few other names and they might.

When I joined in '73 it was a good firm to work for paying above average wages.

From what I remember being told the company was founded in 1774 on the site of a brewery.The company was a temperance company which meant that any one found drinking alcohol on or of the premises whether working or not would be sacked immediately.The company trademark was THESSCO and yes it was owned by Charles Engehard who incidently owned the racehorse Nijinsky.It was Engelhard who eventually sold the company around 1984 which resulted in a large percentage of the workforce being made redundant,me being one of them.

Remember doing work for the Royal mint and other mints around the world also produced the gold for the medals at the Montreal olympics.Used to melt down gold teeth and stuffl ike that.

I worked there for 11 years from '73.Yes you did have to walk through a metal detector on the way out.You also had to empty out your pockets and put everything in a platic bag and put that on a conveyor belt.

Last time I saw Tony Toms was on the BBc news jogging with Madonna,but that was a few years ago.

That's right it was investigated as you say,don't know the outcome though.