Activity Stream - DoYouRemember.co.uk forums

Sort By	Time	Show
Recent Recent Popular Popular	Anytime Anytime Last 24 Hours Last 24 Hours Last 7 Days Last 7 Days Last 30 Days Last 30 Days	All All Photos Photos Forum Forums

27 Minutes Ago

tex replied to a thread Easter in Holidays

Hottest easter break on record here in Britain this year.....Phew, who would of thunk it :)

4 replies | 113 view(s)

31 Minutes Ago

tex replied to a thread Sidney Poitier in Actors and actresses

Not too familiar with Mr poitiers work apart from to sir with love of-course, did you know there was a sequel made in 1996 ?

1 replies | 32 view(s)

32 Minutes Ago

Arran replied to a thread Stamp Vending Machines in Technology

SVMs that dispensed individual stamps were often used by folk who bought stamps as and when they needed them. Also take into account that people...

15 replies | 496 view(s)

43 Minutes Ago

tex replied to a thread S and H or The Pros in Television

Used to love Starsky and hutch and Huggy bear :) loved the movie starring owen wilson and Ben stiller which interestingly was made as a comedy, the...

1 replies | 27 view(s)

7 Hours Ago

George 1978 started a thread Sidney Poitier in Actors and actresses

I briefly mentioned Poitier on the ITV weekday afternoon films thread, but I think that out of all the roles that he played, his role as Mark...

1 replies | 32 view(s)

12 Hours Ago

George 1978 replied to a thread Easter in Holidays

I have just looked it up and 2019 is only the second time in Queen Elizabeth II's reign that Easter Sunday has been on her birthday - the first one...

4 replies | 113 view(s)

14 Hours Ago

George 1978 replied to a thread Easter in Holidays

Easter was a bigger thing when I was younger - all the Cadbury's and Rowntree's (when they were separate from Nestle) Easter Eggs to look forward to...

4 replies | 113 view(s)

14 Hours Ago

George 1978 replied to a thread Stamp Vending Machines in Technology

I am used to buying booklets of 12 first class stamps so I needn't worry.

15 replies | 496 view(s)

14 Hours Ago

Richard1978 replied to a thread The Cops in Television

There were loads of short run crime shows in the 1990s so it's easy to forget some of them!

1 replies | 51 view(s)

20 Hours Ago

Moonraker started a thread S and H or The Pros in Television

Starsky and Hutch ran from 1975 to 1979. The Professionals aired from 1977 to 1983. I always felt that The Pros was a British version of S and H. ...

1 replies | 27 view(s)

20 Hours Ago

tex replied to a thread Stamp Vending Machines in Technology

paid £7.30 for a pack of 12 second class stamps yesterday....the worlds gone mad! :(

15 replies | 496 view(s)

23 Hours Ago

whitewall66 started a thread The Cops in Television

I thought this was a really good show but it seems to have almost been forgotten. It rarely gets mentioned when it comes to 90's drama despite...

1 replies | 51 view(s)

1 Day Ago

George 1978 replied to a thread Stamp Vending Machines in Technology

I assume that they were aimed at those who were just about to post letters, and then realised that they had forgot to put stamps on the envelopes -...

15 replies | 496 view(s)

1 Day Ago

George 1978 replied to a thread Supermarkets in Other nostalgic stuff

And they were probably wishing they hadn't considering that some people in the country of Iceland have objected to the supermarket using that name in...

9 replies | 356 view(s)

1 Day Ago

George 1978 replied to a thread Supermarkets in Other nostalgic stuff

I was staying in the Blackpool Pontins in 2005 (now closed, probably due to Health and Safety Reasons, and I can understand with regards to the...

9 replies | 356 view(s)

1 Day Ago

George 1978 replied to a thread Being famous in the 1980s in People

Powell was in Grange Hill for almost the entire 1980s as Headteacher (save for 1980 and 1985 as Deputy Head) hence her inclusion. I can't stand...

18 replies | 639 view(s)

1 Day Ago

George 1978 replied to a thread Being famous in the 1980s in People

They probably did, but I feel that atmosphere of the 1980s helped the people listed to be more successful than in previous decades. Play Your Cards...

18 replies | 639 view(s)

1 Day Ago

tex replied to a thread Being famous in the 1980s in People

Not to belittle your efforts here George but of-course whilst these people were indeed famous in the 80s the majority of them started their...

18 replies | 639 view(s)

1 Day Ago

tex replied to a thread Easter in Holidays

Being atheist easter has zero religious meaning to me ,however i do enjoy the choc fest and the anual showing of the ten commandments on telly ;)...

4 replies | 113 view(s)

1 Day Ago

Clare replied to a thread Supermarkets in Other nostalgic stuff

When I lived in York, there were a few Jacksons. Are they still around, and in any other locations?

9 replies | 356 view(s)

1 Day Ago

Clare replied to a thread Being famous in the 1980s in People

I see Gwynneth Powell in there, but not Todd Carty? Also, there was another Paul Young (the singer in Sad Cafe and sometimes Mike + the...

18 replies | 639 view(s)

1 Day Ago

Richard1978 replied to a thread Supermarkets in Other nostalgic stuff

Woolworths had the Woolco superstores from the late 1960s to the 1980s. They were a bit ahead of their time, normally being built on the edge of a...

9 replies | 356 view(s)

1 Day Ago

Moonraker replied to a thread Supermarkets in Other nostalgic stuff

I know Woolworth were selling foods at a later stage, but I cannot recall seeing it in the 70s or 80s. Londis is still around. We have one in our...

9 replies | 356 view(s)

1 Day Ago

staffslad started a thread Easter in Holidays

Just wondered where Easter came in the pecking order of things to look forward to when forum members were growing up. For me, there were four main...

4 replies | 113 view(s)

2 Days Ago

George 1978 replied to a thread Supermarkets in Other nostalgic stuff

Didn't Woolworths used to sell food just like a supermarket many decades ago? I am sure that I have seen adverts in late 1960s and 1970s newspapers...

9 replies | 356 view(s)

2 Days Ago

George 1978 replied to a thread Supermarkets in Other nostalgic stuff

Spar is still around, even if it is low-key in Great Britain. I suppose that it will be like C&A (and the European Union) - going strong on the...

9 replies | 356 view(s)