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Joanna Mod… Often used
Ian Johnson… Sure do
Graham Sherrington… Sure did up on the East Hill
John Gale… And spit
Paul Marshall… Coghurst woods was my home
Lloyd Johnson… Paul, and mine in the 1950s!…
Paul Marshall… Lloyd, there’s not a lot left if it now. I remember it was fields from Rock Lane to sandown school and the woods. Do you remember The Iron Bridge?
Lloyd Johnson… Yes !..of course!…and we called the fields Arvy Tarvy!…the were some old Austin seven car wrecks over there in the 50s that we use to play in and Coghurst gate house was our Nottingham castle when we played ‘Robin Hood’….
…an idyllic childhood….
….Sandown School wasn’t built when we played over there…there was a oblong ash bike track there…
Diane Leigh… Spit as well.
Jan Deane… Knew this as a 7 year old who loved exploring the nearby woods and fields to pick flowers.
Lisa Shaw… I remember those days!
Jenny Power… I passed this knowledge to my children and grandaughters plus other info probably not interested in but might remember!
Mike Waghorne… Spit on the Dock leaves and then rub its juices on the nettle sting , instant relief of most of the pain !
Dave Nattress… Worked for me and mates. Supposedly aided by the spit!!
Kevin Thompson… I grew up next to Sherwood forest, didn’t realise how lucky I was even though we were poor, until I met my ex wife she grew up in New York, couldn’t go out to play
Worked for me and mates. Supposedly aided by the spit!!