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He had two top 10 hits in 1961; both have been named in this thread. I suppose his croaky voice led to his nickname "frogman".

Record Power Tools still exists & is based at Barlborough near Chesterfield.

Was slippered twice by Mr Boul of Brincliffe Grammar School for not keeping my physics notes up to date. Happened on 17th March 1961. I did deserve it to be honest!

Their shop was on the left hand side going towards the town hall. It closed in the late 1950s, I think, and the premises were briefly used by an auctioneer.

Pleased to be of help.

In the 1950s there was a shop on Fargate called Hagenbachs that sold that cakes etc.

In 1962-3 the first stage of the National Transmission Network was completed. The pipe was laid between Canvey Island and Leeds via Sheffield & other cities. The pipe carried high pressure methane which was made from liquefied natural gas which was imported from Algeria. The system was enlarged in later years. The gas was used to enrich Towns gas that had been produced by a different process to the usual one. Also it was used for large scale industrial processes.

In 1963 there were major gas pipelines being laid at the head of the Burbage Valley and along Flask Edge on the moors above Totley. Given that North Sea gas was not discovered in quantities until September 1965, it seems that plans were under way to construct a national gas supply network in any event.

I think it was 1972 in the Greenhill area. Natural gas is heavier than air but Towns gas was about 50% hydrogen and could be used to fill balloons via a football bladder.

Hello Michael My name is Roger Wells and I also left in 1963. I then transferred to ABGS as did you if I remember rightly. Others who transferred were: Robert Ellsworth, Richard Egan, Stuart Gregory, David McLeavy, Peter Memmott & Mick Lee. I am still in touch with Robert Ellsworth via email. Several years ago I was in touch with Mick Lee via FriendsReunited. At the time I think he told me that he was living in Dronfield & that Peter Memmott was living in Worksop. Mick & Peter had also kept in touch with David McLeavy & Richard Egan, who was living in South Africa. I'm afraid I have no contact details for them. Hope this helps a bit. Best Wishes Roger Wells

I passed in 1958 as did the other 49 pupils in class 4A at Carfield Juniors. I don't remember being coached to pass the exams; I do remember being panic-stricken when I saw the questions on the aptitude paper as I had never seen anything like them before.

I remember going on 2 trips during my time at Carfield Juniors. In 1957 Class 3A went to New Brighton by coach. The trip included crossing the Mersey by Ferry. The second trip, in 1958, was to Chester Zoo & included a boat trip on the River Dee & a look round the Roodee racecourse. My only memory of the zoo was of a very agitated-looking polar bear.

In Chesterfield they go om but in Sheffield they go oo-am. In Chesterfield things get bost but in Sheffield they get brok.

It was Eli Furness or Furniss.

It definitely did snow in June 1975, but after a couple of hours it was gone.