25 minutes ago, VBF said:

A little  but it is The Lounge.

 

The master of ceremonies, Leonard Sachs, was the father of the late actor Andrew Sachs, best known for his role as Manuel in Fawlty Towers. His son (Leonard's grandson) is John Sachs, former Capital Radio DJ who introduced me to  the "proper" theatre when we went to see "The Importance of Being Earnest" together. I was involved in studio work back then, hence our acquaintance. 

I had the pleasure of meeting Andrew at their family home once - a complete "gent" extremely well-spoken and nothing like  Manuel!

 

To get back on topic...yes I remember Woollies Pick 'n' Mix, a regular visit before the Saturday morning pictures.

Also remember the bedspread and all the cleaning products shown.

 

Don't have a picture but "my" first record player was the family Radiogram - when you switched it on, you had to wait for the valves (tubes to Americans) to warm up.

 

Now I don't think that last bit qualifies as GOOD old days - I much prefer modern audio systems - what's a record anyway? 😎

 

You know what they say - nostalgia's a thing of the past. 😂😂

A bit of lighthearted fun and no harm done, 

Yeah, when I could boomboom the office nympho into the ground...

Back in the 50's we had a outside toilet just like this, I remember my mum putting a paraffin lamp in the winter to stop the pipes freezing,

14 hours ago, ChipButty said:

I remember having a record player back in the late 50's I'l take a guess the first record we bought "Walking back to Happiness by Helen Shapiro, I know we had Sound of Music, and King and I, 

 I can remember Mum taking me to see Helen Shapiro at the Granada Harrow, on the 16th January 1962, I was nearly 9, my first live show, I think I had a crush on her at the time.

Just now, Jeff the Chef said:

 I can remember Mum taking me to see Helen Shapiro at the Granada Harrow, on the 16th January 1962, I was nearly 9, my first live show, I think I had a crush on her at the time.

 

 

Also at the age of 9, my first concert was Adam Faith at the Arcadia theatre in Skegness in June 1965.

 

After that I saw many 'end of the pier' shows.

My first album was also from Woolies, one of those compilations from popular “ hits”, it was called Hot Hits or something like that and usually had a scantily clad female on the cover to attract attention …… certainly attracted my attention !!

The songs were usually a mixture of popular and unheard of songs from the era, I do remember Joe Cocker’s Delta Lady was on there.

1 minute ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

My first album was also from Woolies, one of those compilations from popular “ hits”, it was called Hot Hits or something like that and usually had a scantily clad female on the cover to attract attention …… certainly attracted my attention !!

The songs were usually a mixture of popular and unheard of songs from the era, I do remember Joe Cocker’s Delta Lady was on there.

 

 

They usually had Pan's People (or similar)  in hot pants.

11 minutes ago, hotandsticky said:

 

 

They usually had Pan's People (or similar)  in hot pants.

Yeah, there was a few different series of these compilations.

 

 

 

 

69 in inverted commas ??

 

 

Who remembers these ??

Frozen Jubblies we would call them.

 

We would often buy them walking home from school in the summer months.

They were a bit of a pain to open then you would squeeze at the bottom pushing them up and gnaw away at it like a rabid rabbit !!

 

Brain freeze was a given !

 

Do you remember the old magazines 

11 minutes ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

Who remembers these ??

Frozen Jubblies we would call them.

 

We would often buy them walking home from school in the summer months.

They were a bit of a pain to open then you would squeeze at the bottom pushing them up and gnaw away at it like a rabid rabbit !!

 

Brain freeze was a given !

 

 

Hence the saying "Luvly Jubbly"

Them mad sayings your parents would say to you, 

1 hour ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

My first album was also from Woolies, one of those compilations from popular “ hits”, it was called Hot Hits or something like that and usually had a scantily clad female on the cover to attract attention …… certainly attracted my attention !!

The songs were usually a mixture of popular and unheard of songs from the era, I do remember Joe Cocker’s Delta Lady was on there.

I remember working in Sheffield when I was an apprentice back in the 60's we would be staying in some bed and breakfast place, it would be in the winter so difficult to travel back to Manchester over snake pass, anyway we would be out on the town at some pub, sorry I cant remember the name, but that is where I first saw Joe Cocker long before he became famous, I think he was a bus driver them days? 

1 hour ago, Jeff the Chef said:

 I can remember Mum taking me to see Helen Shapiro at the Granada Harrow, on the 16th January 1962, I was nearly 9, my first live show, I think I had a crush on her at the time.

A good Jewish girl as I remember, 

1 hour ago, hotandsticky said:

 

 

Also at the age of 9, my first concert was Adam Faith at the Arcadia theatre in Skegness in June 1965.

 

After that I saw many 'end of the pier' shows.

Blackpool was always good for them season long shows, saw some mad shows there, Blackpool had 3 piers 

Remember Grundig, Pye, Telefunken, Kelvinator, Radio Shack, Commodore 64, Sony Walkman and the like...

22 minutes ago, ravip said:

Remember Grundig, Pye, Telefunken, Kelvinator, Radio Shack, Commodore 64, Sony Walkman and the like...

Not HMV? AND Motorola? 

30 minutes ago, ravip said:

Remember Grundig, Pye, Telefunken, Kelvinator, Radio Shack, Commodore 64, Sony Walkman and the like...

First TV I remember was a Bush B&W set, we had a Pye radiogram - combined wireless and record player much like the one in this museum!

 

2 minutes ago, Stocky said:

First TV I remember was a Bush B&W set 

Im not sure what make ours was, but I think we were one of the first in the street to get a TV, I can remember Cup Final day when half the street was in our house, it was like the Tap room, my mum dragged me out to go and buy some new clothes for Whit Sunday, 

4 minutes ago, ChipButty said:

Blackpool was always good for them season long shows, saw some mad shows there, Blackpool had 3 piers 

Bournemouth had the Pavilion Theatre and the Winter Gardens (mainly for "pop" stars) plus the Pier theatre.

 

I must have seen the Big Show of 1957 a dozen times as I was in love with all of the Beverly Sisters. I was 11 at the time.

 

 

17 hours ago, ChipButty said:

I remember having a record player back in the late 50's I'l take a guess the first record we bought "Walking back to Happiness by Helen Shapiro, I know we had Sound of Music, and King and I, 

I think "Walking back to Happiness" was early sixties - I've not checked on Google - tremendous record, long before my time, and none of her other songs lived up to it, and I think she suffered from a lack of promotion.

 

But those good old days were no better than days before or after - its just that our memories of those days are better.  Other people have other memories of other days.  When people ask about the summer in Scotland, I say it's typically only one day - 30th June, 1984.  The start of Trades Fortnight, the end of term at Royal High, a warm summers day... That's what summer is all about 

12 minutes ago, ChipButty said:

Im not sure what make ours was, but I think we were one of the first in the street to get a TV, I can remember Cup Final day when half the street was in our house, it was like the Tap room, my mum dragged me out to go and buy some new clothes for Whit Sunday, 

We didn't have electricity until 1964 as my widowed Mum preferred town gas lighting and a coal fire. My Mum never had a TV, refrigerator or a washing machine in her life,

On 10/24/2025 at 11:47 AM, ChipButty said:

Woolworths was founded in the UK in Liverpool in 1909, becoming a beloved retail giant known for its fixed low prices and diverse range of goods like toys and stationery. After a century of operation and reaching a peak of 1,141 stores by the 1960s, the company struggled with competition and went into administration, leading to the closure of all stores by January 2009. The brand name and website were later sold, with the online store ceasing operations in 2015 and the brand ultimately being acquired by a German company in 2021. 

I was surprised to see a Woolies in Toluca Mexico sometime in the 2000’s !!.

But it was rubbish, mainly clothes and cheap household goods.

Not a pic n mix in sight !!

57 minutes ago, StreetCowboy said:

I think "Walking back to Happiness" was early sixties - I've not checked on Google - tremendous record, long before my time, and none of her other songs lived up to it, and I think she suffered from a lack of promotion.

 

But those good old days were no better than days before or after - its just that our memories of those days are better.  Other people have other memories of other days.  When people ask about the summer in Scotland, I say it's typically only one day - 30th June, 1984.  The start of Trades Fortnight, the end of term at Royal High, a warm summers day... That's what summer is all about 

1960 

3 hours ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

Who remembers these ??

Frozen Jubblies we would call them.

 

We would often buy them walking home from school in the summer months.

They were a bit of a pain to open then you would squeeze at the bottom pushing them up and gnaw away at it like a rabid rabbit !!

 

Brain freeze was a given !

 

Loved a jubbly on the way home from school. Occasionally my mum would get me a cream soda float at the local sweet shop. Cost 4 pence - plastic cup with cream soda and a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

 

Also, 4 mojos for a penny. Or a packet of sweet cigarettes

 

 

Growing up in the 60's we got to see all the best bands, 

2 minutes ago, ChipButty said:

Growing up in the 60's we got to see all the best bands, 

 

 

 

17 minutes ago, ChipButty said:

Growing up in the 60's we got to see all the best bands, 

 

 

Just up the road...

 

 

 

21 minutes ago, ChipButty said:

Growing up in the 60's we got to see all the best bands, 

Yeah, i was born in ‘61 and often think it was 5 years too late.

My brother ( 5 years older ) determined my musical tastes just by playing his records.