Things you don't hear anymore...

[Boy Genius]

2 pints of larger and 20 Bensons please

a pint of Lager and Lime........

 

[lazzer]

We used to say squabs in Hinckley if you mean when playing a game, and it gave you a temporary immunity from getting caught.

Thats exactly what it was Also you could say injection for life which prevented anyone giving you the lurgey.:icon_bigg

 

[Siouxsie]

Thats exactly what it was Also you could say injection for life which prevented anyone giving you the lurgey.:icon_bigg

That too :icon_bigg



Ah those were the days - when a good game of British Bulldog meant cuts and bruises and the occassional visit to casualty.

Us girlies also had skipping and french skipping with elastic to return to if the boys got too rough.

 

[OldGit]

That too :icon_bigg




Us girlies also had skipping and french knickers with elastic to return to if the boys got too rough.

Ah, memories....

 

[Jeff]

Poddy 123

 

[Hector]

The distant roar of a sabre-toothed tiger.

 

[lazzer]

That too :icon_bigg



Ah those were the days - when a good game of British Bulldog meant cuts and bruises and the occassional visit to casualty.

Us girlies also had skipping and french skipping with elastic to return to if the boys got too rough.

Was it under the shade of the blackberry tree? :icon_bigg

 

[Bezu Fache Fox]

Poddy 123

Many an hour spent running around aimlessly and trying to make it to base, what a game!

 

[drummindefender]

poddy! legendary game!

 

[Melton Fox]

Lollipop sticks in spokes.

 

[fcukcov]

Lollipop sticks in spokes.

Probably because most of the kids have nicked real motorbikes instead.

 

[Brauny Blue]

The distant sound of a factory siren that sounded exactly the same as the WW2 air raid warning. It was probaly used to signal the start and end of a shift. Anyone of our older Leicester posters remember hearing or knowing anything about it

 

[muzzysgal]

The distant sound of a factory siren that sounded exactly the same as the WW2 air raid warning. It was probaly used to signal the start and end of a shift. Anyone of our older Leicester posters remember hearing or knowing anything about it

Occasionally I used to go with my Dad to collect my Grandad from work and they had one of those sirens. I'm not THAT old though, honest :icon_redf

 

[Brauny Blue]

Occasionally I used to go with my Dad to collect my Grandad from work and they had one of those sirens. I'm not THAT old though, honest :icon_redf

Tbh it seems to have disappeared within the last 10-15years. I would like to find out what location it came from. It may have been further away than i thought

 

[muzzysgal]

Tbh it seems to have disappeared within the last 10-15years. I would like to find out what location it came from. It may have been further away than i thought

The factory where my Grandad worked was in South Wigston.

 

[Brauny Blue]

The factory where my Grandad worked was in South Wigston.

Thats a possibility then, as i live about 3-4 miles from SW.

 

[lazzer]

There was on on top of the county arms that used to be tested every monday afternoon until the pub shut about seven years ago

 

[Brauny Blue]

May have heard that as well. The one that intrigued me though was almost certainly a factory siren as it always sounded early morning and late afternoon.

 

[Hazzman]

May have heard that as well. The one that intrigued me though was almost certainly a factory siren as it always sounded early morning and late afternoon.

There used to be a security 'un around the corner from us (always 11pm it went off) but now you mention it that siren has disappeared the last few years.

 

[Jeff]

The distant sound of a factory siren that sounded exactly the same as the WW2 air raid warning. It was probaly used to signal the start and end of a shift. Anyone of our older Leicester posters remember hearing or knowing anything about it

There was one in Ratby that did that.