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Grantham History & Nostalgia



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Published Date: 28 January 2008
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29th August 2008 - Were you a '70s pupil at Great Gonerby? .....

22th August 2008 - Top of Watergate was a dreadful bottleneck .....

15th August 2008 - What was school celebrating in colourful pageant? .....

8th August 2008 - All 16 could get on their bike .....

1st August 2008 - Sid was part of steam scene at Grantham 'loco' .....

25th July 2008 - Lovely old building was demolished to make way for M&S store.....

18th July 2008 - King's Cup race plane had an unhappy landing in a field.....

11th July 2008 -Springfield Road bridge was always a tight squeeze.....

4th July 2008 - Driving a lorry at harvest in 1961 was enjoyable, but the pay was very poor.....

27th June 2008 - School football team wore their shirts with pride.....

20th June 2008 - Farmer bred top beast for second time in three years.....

13th June 2008 -Families had a party at cinema to celebrate coronation.....

6th June 2008 - Nurses were awarded annual prizes at Grantham Hospital.....

28th May 2008 - Rail crash was an exciting photo op.....

23rd May 2008 - Motorcyclist shows the rural scene was changing fast.....

16th May 2008 - Long Bennington dinner took place in 'Tin Tabernacle'.....

9th May 2008 - Times were hard, but children's boots had a shine .....

2nd May 2008 - Barracks' group spent Sunday mornings keeping fit .....

25th April 2008 - What was catching Huntingtower schoolchildren's attention? .....

18th April 2008 - Club was packed to pay tribute to singer.....

11th April 2008 - Firm's miniature rifle club members were all crack shots.....

4th April 2008 - Town's new tannery was sited alongside the canal.....

28th March 2008 -Girls' school is now the college's nursery.....

21st March 2008 -Hotel's fine banqueting hall is now part of shopping centre.....

14th March 2008 - These are the people who ran music festival 35 years ago.....

7th March 2008 - Youngsters dressed in their best for school photo.....

29th February 2008 - St John's won two leagues and three cups in one season.....

22nd February 2008 - Disabled club met in the church hall during the 1970s.....

15th February 2008 - Who were the ladies meeting on a lawn in Caythorpe ... and why?.....

8th February 2008 - Photo call for boys in their last year at the National.....

5th February 2008 - Can you give historians a clue where these buildings were?.....

1st February 2008 - Postal workers received national safety first awards.....

25th January 2008 - Children wore their Sunday best for school photograph.....

18th January 2008 - Smiling pupils must have enjoyed their days at village school.....

11th January 2008 - Club were stalwarts of town football league for 50 years.....

3rd January 2008 - Children of Ruston and Hornsby workers enjoyed party.....

21st December 2007 - Pretty scene belied winter nightmare to come?.....

14th December 2007 - Ladies put their hats on for a bus trip - but where were they going?.....

7th December 2007 - There were plenty of children at village school in the 1950s.....

30th November 2007 - Why were King's boys out of uniform?.....

23rd November 2007 - Harrowby school pupils strike up the band.....

14th November 2007 - Factory team were town league champions.....

7th November 2007 - Junior pupils celebrated in fancy dress .....

2nd November 2007 - Pupils were celebrating Queen Victoria's 60 years on the throne.....

26th October 2007 - St Anne's boys took a ferry across the Mersey.....

19th October 2007 - Neighbours were off for a day at the seaside.....

5th October 2007 - Fishermen brought back plenty of fish from Bridlington trip.....

21st September 2007 - Ruston fire crew fought fires all over town.....

13rd September 2007 - Scouts went to camp on back of a lorry.....

31st August 2007 - Golden wedding was celebrated in style at the old Hotel Diana.....

24th August 2007 - Working men's club team were champions.....

17th August 2007 - Long hair was the fashion for these King's School boys.....

10th August 2007 - At whose house was this photo taken?.....

3rd August 2007 - St John's Scouts of early 1950s had a visit from RAF officer.....

20th July 2007 - Former Girl Guides met at Carlton Scroop....

11th July 2007 - Village school had fewer than 30 pupils and one teacher.....

6th July 2007 - Girls sang Tulips from Amsterdam for Dutch Week.....

29th June 2007 - Where was choir pictured in wartime?.....

22th June 2007 - Thrifty Central School boys made big savings.....

15th June 2007 - Women played cricket for Aveling Barford.....

8th June 2007 - Gerald's there – but who are the others?.....

1st June 2007 - Can you identify King's sportsmen of 1970s?.....

25th May 2007 - Photograph shows spirit of Victorian age .....

18th May 2007 - Great Gonerby won Culverthorpe Cup .....

11th May 2007 - Three Gables mark 20 years in league .....

4th May 2007 - May Queen crowned in Lenton ceremony .....

27th April 2007 - Many boys were killed in First World War .....

20th April 2007 - Which band did these youngsters play in? .....

13th April 2007 - Choir of 1933 posed for formal picture .....

16th March 2007 - Club used two greens in 1960s.....

7th March 2007 - Police chief lines up with team of '64.....

2nd March 2007 - Children attended successful village school in 1930s.....

23rd February 2007 - Factory's young side won cup in wartime.....

19th February 2007 - Harry missed sister on rural road.....

9th February 2007 - Joiners enjoyed 'good days'.....

2nd February 2007 - Families enjoyed a big day out at Mablethorpe.....

26th January 2007 - War didn't stop Old Boys' cricket match.....

19th January 2007 - Male voice choir sang at Aveling Barford parties....

10th January 2007 - Musicians played in many groups.....

5th January 2007 - War volunteers helped in many ways.....

2nd January 2007 - Railway had a strong football team.....

22th December 2006 - Crowds get view of Boxing Day hunt.....

15th December 2006 - Canal often froze over during winter.....

8th December 2006 - Brothers played for King's rugby team.....

1st December 2006 - Central School girls in 1935 pageant.....

24th November 2006 - Florist's decorated for royal wedding.....

17th November 2006 - Fledgling hospice received cash boost.....

3rd November 2006 - Curate was member of Civil Defence team.....

27th October 2006 - Railmen met at town pub full of character .....

20th October 2006 - St John's players were at their best.....

22th September 2006 - Trevor led B Division specials in 1979.....

15th September 2006 - Blue Ram pub was lively in the '40s.....

7th September 2006 - Nurses stand proud on prizegiving day .....

1st September 2006 - Little Gonerby pupils full of cheer in 1947 .....

24th August 2006 - Grantham Express on its way to the dogs.....

18th August 2006 - Pimpernels marched all over the town

11th August 2006 - Parents included in class photo of 1952 -

4th August 2006 - College workers enjoyed feast

28th July 2006 - Who were these men at Welby Feast?

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