jan2

Thanks, thats where we usually drop off but someone told me that taxis sometimes drop off at the bus picking up point.

Can cars with a blue badge access sheffield interchange platforms to drop off coach travellers?

Does anyone know of any vets offering discounts on cat vaccinations at the moment?

Thanks for that information. I am specifically looking at Smelterwood Road - is that near the shops?

Can anyone tell me what it is like living in Stradbroke now- any problem areas, troublespots etc? I have seen previous thread about problems with drunken gangs but is it a regular problem?

We have 2 hedgehogs who visit every evening, sometimes as early as 9.00 pm if it is quiet in the garden. I leave a plate of food out every night and mix up some mealworms, chopped peanuts and meat flavoured cat biscuits. They are a joy to watch, scuttling about in and out of the hedge. You are right, I have 2 cats who take no notice of the hedgehogs, only to sneak a biscuit from the plate occasionally.

I think your grandad was a lot older than my mum. She was born in 1925, when her mum was in her forties and was only 65 when she died. I know she used to look after her brother Ron's children when she was 7 or 8 but Ron was older than Cliff. I have one of two photos of my grandad and grandma - your great grandad - so if you let me know where to send them I can copy them for you along with a few other photos of Irene, Ron's daughter and anyone else who might be of interest to you.

There were 3 kids in our family, me(Jan), Gill and Reg. My mum was Irene and was your grandad's sister. Your mum probably won't remember me as she was still very young when I last saw her. However, Kathleen, Marie and Julia were a similar age to me.

Hi, just wondering what happened to your mum's other siblings - Christine, Louis, Julia, Kathleen and Marie. I last saw them when my grandma and grandad (John and Beattie) died sometime in the 60's. Helen, I would love to know also how Ron and Elsie and Ronald and Gordon are, if they are still alive. I think I read somewhere on here that Ron and Elsie live at Southey now.

There used to be a family of Brookfields living in Hackenthorpe about 40 years ago - Ray and his wife and 2 children Keith and Lynne. They were neighbours of ours.

I left Thornbridge in 1968 and haven't been to any reunions since. I spent most of my time there scared out of my wits and frantically trying to keep up in totally alien subjects - Latin, Trigonometry et al. I wish I had stayed on in the 6th form as it seemed to be a bit more relaxed then.

Hi, is your dad Ronald or Gordon? (Young) Ron, as he was known, who must be about 80 now was my mums nephew and the last i heard of him he was living at Pitsmoor, although I understand he and Elsie don't live there any more. Ronald and Gordon were a little younger than me but we used to play together as kids when they visited us at Hackenthorpe and they were very good natured boys. I think Gordon joined the fire service.

Update on the cats' night time wanderings - not much progress made I am afraid. Cats have been with us 10 days now and as soon as it is dark they want to be out and even if I let them in an hour later, they want to be out again almost immediately. We are fitting a cat flap to the shed door this weekend so that when they are out, they will have a refuge in bad weather. They never wander too far and usually come within a few minutes when I call them. There appears to be only one other cat in the neighbourhood and he is a big bruiser who roams at night so perhaps there are territorial issues. I still don't sleep very much when they are out but perhaps I am the one who needs training, not them! (Perhaps I will try the Bach Rescue Remedy)

If you are in a company pension scheme be aware that working 30 hours per week instead of 37 hours can still be construed as full time. I have been working 4 days a week for the past three years only to find that my pension is now based on 30 hours instead of 37 and I will be out of pocket to the tune of a thousand pounds a year when I retire later this year. I have now reduced my hours to 29.6 to try and build up some pension fund again.

I agree but it will be fascinating to watch anyway.