Royston Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Anyone remember Anns Road school "play center"? So much fun dancing to early rock and roll records.......thought we'd died and gone to heaven! lol Think mostly Carfield, Ann's Road and Heeley Bank kids attended and we were around 11,12 or 13 yrs. old. Had a couple of friends from around there......anybody remember Bobby Nelson or John "Twinnie" Charlesworth? As we got a little older after the play center we would head down to the teen bar by the Post Office on London Road and thought we were part of the Blackboard Jungle!! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatrajah Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Anyone remember Anns Road school "play center"? So much fun dancing to early rock and roll records.......thought we'd died and gone to heaven! lol Think mostly Carfield, Ann's Road and Heeley Bank kids attended and we were around 11,12 or 13 yrs. old. Had a couple of friends from around there......anybody remember Bobby Nelson or John "Twinnie" Charlesworth? As we got a little older after the play center we would head down to the teen bar by the Post Office on London Road and thought we were part of the Blackboard Jungle!! lol I don't know if this is the same Bob Nelson but I worked with someone of that name. I think he lived on Sturge Street up to the late 1960s & would be about 71 years old by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janie-m Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 (edited) St Thomas Holywell Road had some fun there is it still going? Yes it is still going but think you might be on about the previous one, we've run it from there since feb 88 but unfortunately there's only myself & Mum & Dad running it now, nobody is interested in doing voluntary work anymore. We're open Wed night 7-9, downstairs, using side doors if you want to pop in anytime. Edited January 30, 2015 by janie-m spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron emery Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 I. Went to croft house youth club with the lads from watery lane, boson was in charge went there between 1954/57 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royston Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 I don't know if this is the same Bob Nelson but I worked with someone of that name. I think he lived on Sturge Street up to the late 1960s & would be about 71 years old by now. Yes that would be Bob that was around my age when hanging around Anns Road PlayCenter! Where did you guys work for so long, and what trade/job did Bob end up doing. Thanks for the info as it's so long ago! R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatrajah Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 (edited) Yes that would be Bob that was around my age when hanging around Anns Road PlayCenter! Where did you guys work for so long, and what trade/job did Bob end up doing. Thanks for the info as it's so long ago! R If I remember rightly, Bob joined the RAF & was stationed in Essex I think. Anyway, he married a local girl & returned to Sheffield in around 1965. I first met up with Bob in about 1967 when we we both working for GPO telephones. Bob worked on exchange construction & I worked on exchange maintenance, so we only bumped into each other occasionally at work after that. Bob was a keen Unitedite & I often saw him on match days in the 1970s. Bob took early voluntary redundancy in about 1993 as did I a few years later. I believe he lives in Dronfield now. Bob was a real character & he often had us all in stitches by saying something outrageous but true. Edited February 2, 2015 by fatrajah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royston Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 If I remember rightly, Bob joined the RAF & was stationed in Essex I think. Anyway, he married a local girl & returned to Sheffield in around 1965. I first met up with Bob in about 1967 when we we both working for GPO telephones. Bob worked on exchange construction & I worked on exchange maintenance, so we only bumped into each other occasionally at work after that. Bob was a keen Unitedite & I often saw him on match days in the 1970s. Bob took early voluntary redundancy in about 1993 as did I a few years later. I believe he lives in Dronfield now. Bob was a real character & he often had us all in stitches by saying something outrageous but true. thanks for that fatrajah...I remember when we were about 11-12 and I had a girlfriend who I had a major crush on, but after a couple of weeks she told me still "liked me" but wanted to go out with Bobby as he was called then.....it was the end of the world for me as I knew it then! lol She ended up marrying a famous Sheffield footballer who shall remain nameless, and is still married to him! Wonder if Bob ever knew that!lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farm1941 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Iwent to Emanuel youth club worksop road Attercliffe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corny44 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 I. Went to croft house youth club with the lads from watery lane, boson was in charge went there between 1954/57 Hi Ron emery, I lived near Watery Lane in that area and I`ve heard of Croft House but can`t recall where it was. I went to a club on Scotland Street but can`t remember what it was called, then in the `60s I went to Eversley House on Upperthorpe just across from the Infirmary. Do you have a sister called Irene? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deak Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 The 'Hydeaway' Youth Club, Hyde Park. Great times, memories & friends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now