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[Big Tim]

Barcelona was brilliant. I think I need to get back there some day.

Totally agree re: Malton and Goole. The idea of the project was to compare two reasonably sized towns in terms of their urban / economic backgrounds being a similar distance from York (where the school was), and how industry,...

[Big Tim]

Yes, White Arrow vans were regularly seen in Yorkshire. As mentioned above, they were responsible for shipping a lot of the goods from "Catalogue Clubs".

My mum was an agent for Kays Catalogue in the 1980's / early 90's and all items which her friends / family / neighbours ordered...

[Big Tim]

There was definitely a ghost train on the South Bay at Scarborough, certainly in the mid 1980's through to the early 1990's. It was opposite the Harbour, about half way along the promenade.

I think it's the premises which is now occupied either by the "Terror Tower" (which is...

[Big Tim]

Our class were packed onto the school minibus, and driven four miles to a place called Strensall Common. Ideal for cross country running, except on certain days when the Army are doing exercises - there is a large barracks adjacent. The public may not access the common when red flags are flying as this...

[Big Tim]

I went on lots of school trips - both primary and secondary.

Primary School:
1986 - Light-water Valley, near Ripon. It was more of a wildlife park / farm attraction with a few fairground rides back then, opposed to being a Theme Park.
1987 - Skipton Castle (Day Trip)
1988...

[Big Tim]

Although it will be thirty years in September, I remember my first day at secondary school well.

We had evening visits to schools in our catchment area, before making our preferences - probably during Autumn term in the last year of primary school. It was actually quite enjoyable, as the...

[Big Tim]

Yes - but only in Years 8 and 9 - 1992-94. It wasn't an "option" for GCSE. One lesson a week (50 minute slot).

I remember a bit of skirting around the subject of Sex Education. But also other bits and pieces, including first aid training - gaining a "St. John's Ambulance...

[Big Tim]

Paradise Lost - John Milton's epic. Now that was hard going, and if you took your eye off it for a even a sentence then the whole thing become an even more turgid nondescript farce.

Some Shakespeare I quite enjoyed. MacBeth, The Tempest and The Merchant of Venice were all ok. I wasn't so...

[Big Tim]

At Primary (1986/7 - 1991), and only on rare occasions by one very "old-school" teacher, and then it was if he was in an agitated frame of mind, i.e. dishing out a good telling off (!) and he'd forgotten that it was nearing the 1990's, and not the start of his career 35+ years previous....

[Big Tim]

Thanks for the response - I missed the Heinz version which made a comeback. I would have definitely given it a try for nostalgia, if nothing else.

Been looking for any information on C&B London Grill. Very few images, but found this on another forum (found via Google)
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[Big Tim]

Think it was Crosse & Blackwell that did "London Grill" in the 80's. It came in a standard sized tin with a label that was red in colour. It was simply heated in a saucepan (or if you had one back then, a microwave).

Baked Beans, Sausage, Bacon and small pieces of Kidney (yes,...

[Big Tim]

Sorry to "bump" an old thread. But I remember vending machines for all sorts of weird and wonderful things. I do remember the hot snacks one mentioned in the O.P., but I don't think any frying took place, so it was probably the later micro-chips setup that I saw - I think possibly it was in...

[Big Tim]

Not sure if you'll see this, as it's nearly two years since your post. But Sainsbury's took Jackson's branches over in York. They called themselves "Sainsbury's At Jacksons" for a while, before just becoming small Sainsbury's stores. There's still one branded as Sainsbury's on Blossom Street...

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We had a load of Kelloggs branded cereal bowls, and some pretty sturdy soup mugs which weren't branded, but listed the ingredients but not the recipe to make a soup. (They were more than big enough for a whole tin and could be used in the microwave). They came from Shell in the 1980's. Still use the...