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Year 2 Recap & A Look Ahead
Loyal listeners, it's been quite a year! In this special installment of Advanced TV Herstory, we're going to look back at podcast archives – shows created since last summer. We're doing this for two big reasons. Okay three. First, whether or not you listen to a lot of podcasts, there may be some episodes from this year that you just didn't get to. I'll explain why I chose them and hint a bit about the story.
Second, subcategories and formats are important to how I present this information – there are reasons why you've never encountered another podcast like Advanced TV Herstory.
And third, we really like to talk about TV and the women who've contributed so much to it for 6 decades. Talking about it is fun and important. Every episode touches on feminist issues that are relevant today – but were championed decades ago by women in and of TV. But no one talks about them consistently. Sad.
For me, the biggest highlights were the tremendous feedback received from listeners and fun, professional engagement with people who I interviewed – via remote technology. I hope you've enjoyed a smoother audio experience due in part to the masterful work of audio technician David Brown and our use of a hot-shot microphone. Positively fancy.
But as we look to our third year, know my pledge to you remains exploring stories that dig deep into TV shows that featured memorable women characters or were produced, written or directed by talented women, as well as the occasional soap box stand that raises the roof on representation and financial disparities in the industry. While these gaps exist in every profession, they're negative impact is magnified – because if our girls and teens don't see women as smart, valued contributors – they have a very hard time seeing themselves in that light.
In return, I will only ask this of you. Whether you subscribe or listen infrequently, you're in a unique position to recommend this podcast and discuss these topics with others – most likely the women in your life. Because each installment is rated clean, it's appropriate listening for people of all ages and with technology, can be accessed in ways that don't require numerous clicks and downloads. Please think about the women in your life who would enjoy not only reliving some of the best TV they ever watched, but hearing perspective about why there are valuable lessons to be discussed. This is the power of technology.
Okay, let's talk TV.
In a lifetime of watching television, the calendar year includes few seasonal milestones that transcend dramas and comedies. While 40 years ago, shows occasionally tossed in an Easter episode – Brady Bunch and The Waltons come to mind – Halloween and Christmas/Hanukkah are the two most likely holidays to warrant special episodes. Advanced TV Herstory hasn't found a Halloween episode that is a stand-out example of women in or of TV. If one immediately comes to mind, shoot me a note!
This year I selected the 1970 Christmas episode of the beloved Bewitched, starring Elizabeth Montgomery. Actually, Montgomery not only starred in the show – and had great hair – but she and her husband also produced it. It's called "A Sister's Love," has a great backstory of how it came to be aired and most importantly, was a child's view of race. The character Tabitha, Samantha's daughter, has inherited her mother's witch DNA. Tabitha also has an African-American friend who is the daughter of work colleagues of her father. Remember the ad agency of McMahon and Tate? Dads wearing suits, wives preparing dinners to nurture business relationships. The special episode with a special introduction by Montgomery, is incredibly relevant, sweet and rare. It aired on TV only once and can be found on Dailymotion.com – Google Bewitched "A Sister's Love." Watch it and you'll agree with me that episode captured the meaning not just of Christmas, but of Peace on Earth. Or listen to the podcast. Or do both. Please.
Holidays. That's sort of it. Sitcoms – the longer running ones at least – tend to dabble in other holidays and themes too. Thanksgiving, New Year's. Mother's Day isn't so much the plot of any show as it is an opportunity for American culture wonks to discuss the great moms of TV. It's a predictable list you see on Facebook each May.
Count on Advanced TV Herstory to look beyond the predictable. This year with a tribute to Florence Henderson who played the American mom known the world over, Carol Brady, we walked right past the smile and entertainment magazine pablum. There was more to this woman that the entertainment media really wanted to explore, which I'll just say did us ALL a disservice. Americans have no idea of the cultural impact of The Brady Bunch – both in our own 50 states but as it's aired in hundreds of countries. Henderson knew. And now she and her Wessonality are gone. Rest in peace good woman.
Depending upon what your day looked like in the 70s, 80s, 90s or Aughts, your knowledge of daytime TV may be iffy. There's big D Daytime – which is the more sophisticated word for serial dramas that aired on TV since Day One – sprung from the loins of radio. This year we reveled in great conversation about Daytime dramas – we? I spent a fantastic morning in an exhausting conversation with someone who loves TV as much as I do, Dr. Elana Levine from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. Levine is currently writing a comprehensive tome – it's a tome - on Daytime Dramas – particularly their impact on major societal issues like birth control, abortion, rape, interracial relationships and the like. The timing of our visit was near the passing of two iconic daytime showrunners – Claire Labine and Agnes Nixon. These women were showrunners before the role existed, and they gave us the big important shows like Ryan's Hope and All My Children respectively. Levine shared her experience of visiting Nixon a few years back.
But we all know that the daytime TV landscape has changed mightily in 60 years – some for the good – is there anything more escapist than watching reruns of Match Game 74? And some for the not-so-good.
Advanced TV Herstory owes a debt to the many cultural, gender and media studies professors and students who listen and contribute. Joining Dr. Levine in the probe for societal meaning of what gets aired during the day on TV were my guests Drs. Kathalene Razzano and Loubna Skalli. Their topic and book – Vulture Culture: The Politics and Pedagogy of Daytime Television Talk Shows. They, along with their colleague Christine Quail, researched and digested (how many Tums were consumed during their research period is not known) the spectacle of rowdy-audience talk shows. You know the ones – Maury Povich and Jenny Jones to name two but also the Judge shows, where two sides mixed it up in a TV set courtroom and received a lecture from a judge. All these shows involved women and as we now get close to 20 years of hindsight from this genre's heyday, the misogyny and subliminal messaging will make you want to take action – any action. The podcast installment provides yet another example of TV-bred toxicity that's polarized our country.
Perhaps in another life, I'd have become a professor of media or cultural studies. But with a background in communications, public relations and leadership, I believe there's power in discussing and sharing the best work from this field. So if you're a professor or student at any stage of research who wants to talk women in and of TV – send me a note. Your research is passion and research are welcome here! Because in academia, the new mantra should be publish, PODCAST or perish.
Regular listeners know that all too often, in creating context, the backstory or explaining the significance of an event in TV Herstory, we need to set the benchmarks – usually from the 70s, usually to include the fight for ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment and the implementation of Title IX. Another is the Supreme Court decision of Roe Vs. Wade, which secured a woman's reproductive rights. Since TV networks are overwhelming run by men, it's no surprise that there've been few attempts to incorporate a woman's right to self-determination – her right to make her own medical decisions – into TV plots. When any issue about women's health becomes a plot twist, watch for the trope. Things get pretty condescending pretty quickly. But aren't you amazed that we, women, are still largely defaulted to for the uncompensated care of our aged and young, making life and death decisions for them – but not for ourselves. No, we haven't advanced on this nearly as much as we think we have.
But this year, Advanced TV Herstory looked in depth at two depictions. China Beach – the TV series that aired 1988 to 1991 – the one about the U.S. medical unit set in Vietnam starring Dana Delaney and Marg Helgenberger. War through the eyes of women. Our installment entitled China Beach Tackles the Topic is my way of avoiding the trolls to bring you a bit of understanding about this seminal episode. Ricki Lake in Season Two plays an aide worker facing an unplanned pregnancy. The plot was rich and philosophical. It was one of Helgenberger's most raw performances. She AND her character found their voice in that episode, and the installment gives you a lot to think about.
To understand the rationale behind ensuring, through legal means, a woman's right to make her own decisions about her body is to know the story of Romper Room's Miss Sherri. Romper Room was a national TV show for pre-school baby boomers that began in the early 60s. Miss Sherri hosted the show that aired in the Arizona markets and really, she wasn't a Miss. She was a mother of four who early in her pregnancy with child number 5, took the powerful drug Thalidomide with the understanding it would ease her morning sickness. Weeks later, she learned her fetus' was experience gross malformation due to the drug.
Her whole story – decisions that at that time were not hers to make – they were everyone else's – hospital administrators, her employers, a judge – are told in a Made for TV movie A Private Matter – starring Sissy Spacek. No one got rich off of making that movie. Listen to the podcast. Understand how real life is often real news. Hug your mom or your kids. If you're alone right now, reassure your uterus or its former home that you've got this. You are in charge.
No topic is off-limits or too sensitive for Advanced TV Herstory. However, as a white American baby boomer with an advanced degree, I know my limits. That's why I was thrilled to host two young woman who are podcasters in search of meaning on TV. Liz and Steph of "Let Go, Let Flo" are guests of my installment "A Podcast About Girlfriends!" the series that ran 2000 to 2008.
Some people shy away from politics, but TV is filled with political thought and influence. It's just dominated by men in real life AND on TV. On look at the work of the United State Senate this year shows us that women represent diverse thought in the male-dominated world of policymaking. But statistics about representation in state legislatures and the U.S. Congress remind us just how much work has to be done - just in the area of getting women interested in running let along elected. Where do we get our role models?
As last year's presidential race occupied headlines, we revisited Geena Davis' 2005-2006 one season of Commander in Chief. There's an in depth look at Rosie O'Donnell's use of her voice and position to defend others and finally, we show how the TV show Maude – TV's first feminist played by the incomparable Bea Arthur, challenged the status quo of the early 70s. We've also talked about political reporting with TV writer Susan Silver and more recently, delved into the early careers of Barbara Walters, Lesley Stahl and Connie Chung, who were the first women to gain national TV prominence as reporters because of Watergate.
Why were their careers important? Because women had never reported serious news – like politics – before on national TV. They were relegated to the Women's Beat. Watergate – a 2 year long scandal that resulted in President Nixon's resignation - had so many reporters chasing so many stories, that the women's beat – fashion, household trends, feel good stories – there was no time for it. And aren't we the lucky ones that these three built illustrious careers that have been recorded in print and video? These women – then and now – are the models for teenagers and journalism students.
There's no ready place on TV for us to learn about the women in and of TV. If you've listened to a single episode, you've heard me rattle off lists of video segments available on YouTube. Emmy TV Legends has a channel on YouTube and it's the most comprehensive archive of important conversations available. So between Emmy TV Legends and the Biography channel and Behind the Music on MTV and random interviews posted by regular people, I'm amazed at the stuff about women's lives that just never reaches the eye or ear.
Thus, career profiles are really important to fulfilling Advanced TV Herstory's mission. Because Shari Lewis had a tremendous impact on children's television and was as successful at reinvention as Madonna and died way too young of uterine cancer. Fellow podcaster Dwight Hurst – who is a mental health practitioner and works with kids – and I talk about how Shari connected with kids and parents. Shari Lewis created a big deal footprint in TV Herstory, even if I'm the only one to say it. Nod yes if you agree.
Marlene Forte is one of the few working actresses I've interviewed. You might wonder what a woman entering what we hope is a rapid rise in her career can contribute to TV herstory. Cuban-born Marlene has endured a career of being the "extra" in many, many dramas and sitcoms – usually the weeping Latina mother of a dead child. Her characters are powerless, her lines few – a norm that's gone unchallenged for decades. The powerless Latina. That's changing for Marlene and I'm grateful that she described how and why in our interview.
Some of our strongest female characters in series from the 70s and 80s uttered words written by TV writers April Smith and Susan Silver. It was an honor to interview both, listen to their stories and get a real-world understanding of the creative process – as it was employed – back then. Both have turned to writing books. You'll find the Susan Silver book chat listed as her book title, Hot Pants in Hollywood.
I really enjoyed researching the feisty backstory of Dinah Shore, who was far more than arm candy for Burt Reynolds. As a well-liked singer and "personality," she literally stood at the door of all of her radio and TV variety shows, making sure that performers of color were welcomed and allowed entry. Yup, listen in to hear how she used her privilege to ensure airtime for Pearl Bailey and Mahalia Jackson.
There was more to Dinah Shore than ever she ever shared or allowed to have shared. Because she was of the generation – well let's see… women were lucky to get what they were given, women became invisible after a certain age, women didn't share either their personal stories or secrets to achievement. Lost, lost, lost. What I wouldn't give for an hour of candor from Lucille Ball or Dinah Shore. Straight talk, knowing that women today need all the wisdom they can get. That desire fuels my efforts to obtain interviews with legends who ARE still alive. Stay tuned for the third year of Advanced TV Herstory.
Formats, categories, finding meaning in the work and words of others – all to bring to life – to audio – facts and perspectives that help us understand the representation of women in TV today. This is a category I simply call Influence. Actually it's influence and influencers – the common thread you'll find in these installments:
Influence of TV on fashion through the decades – from the early 60s to short skirts at work of Ally McBeal, fashion blogger Ann Rosenquist Fee and I rushed through photos of fashion trend setters and how women on TV influenced what was being sold at your local department store… or Target. Once upon a time, girls wore clothes their moms sewed from patterns. TV changed how fashion was sold and marketed to girls, building industries that have become incredibly influential and sophisticated in shaping our culture.
It was a thrill to interview feminism influencer, chronicler, advocate and publisher Melissa Silverstein. The installment Decade of Women in Hollywood was our chat about her 10 years of work, around the globe, tracking and reporting on the work around gender and pay gaps, box office stats – the business side of being a woman in the entertainment business not just in the U.S. but in all countries where movies and TV are a thing. Women in Hollywood is her powerhouse website.
A dozen years ago, author and student of TV Allison Klein penned the book What Would Murphy Brown Do? – a comprehensive look at the influence of TV (and vice versa) on culture. Lo and behold she's attempting the impossible – to bring that analysis up to present day. She explained her reasons why in our interview installment which bears her book's title.
Like I said, it's been quite a year! And as I look at the year ahead, I only know that women need all the sustenance and support they can get. We're outnumbered and out-resourced every day on TV. Our voices are marginalized or dismissed on news analysis panels. Reports indicate that sports coverage of women athletes has become more not less sexist and racist.
We don't have an hour, let alone two full days of coverage across numerous channels every week, covering the actions of women in and of TV. Picture this… Two or three smart women sitting at the desk with screens and a telestrator. An hour dedicated to breaking down the reactions of Anita Hill's testimony in 1991 before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Statistics, body language and context provided by Professor Hill herself.
Or an hour picking up where FX's hit mini-series Feud – the one about the life-long competition between Joan Crawford and Bette Davis – left off. Give yourself a minute and think about the ways the media – from teen magazines to TMZ – feed on fake news that normalizes toxic relationships among women. Where can women go to have THAT kind of analysis and understanding?
Until such time as that sort of show reaches TV, rest assured you'll find it here at Advanced TV Herstory. Subscribe on Google Play, iTunes and Otto Radio. Play it directly on Player FM, Libsyn or our podcast website – www.tvherstory.com. Your recommendations mean the world to me and helping someone – a new listener - master the easiest way for them to listen. It's the greatest compliment. <sigh> If women ran the podcasting world…
Finally, here's the deal. I've invited you to contact me and I mean it. Really, send me the name of the series or episode that opened your eyes or changed your life and why. Our Twitter handle is AT TVHerstory, our email advancedtvherstory@gmail.com. As the third year of production begins, sure we've got a list of fun and important topics! But as we've experienced in this past year, no one knows what tomorrow will bring. We do know that women need to band together to educate, celebrate and fortify one another. Be a part of this important conversation!
This is why I podcast. I'm your host Cynthia Bemis Abrams
Podcast Season RecapsCynthia Bemis Abrams December 4, 2017 Anita Hill, Joan Crawford, Bette Midler, Melissa Silverstein, Women and Hollywood, Ann Rosenquist Fee, Dinah Shore, Marlene Forte, latina, Rosie O'Donnell, Maude, Commander in Chief, Geena Davis, Girlfriends, Let Go, Let Go Let Flo, Sissy Spacek, Thalidomide, Romper Room
Sarah McLachlan's PSA: Angels, cats & dogs
Moments in TV HerstoryCynthia Bemis Abrams December 5, 2017 Sarah McLachlan, ASPCA, animal abuse, fundraising, public service announcement, Advanced TV Herstory, Cynthia Bemis Abrams, rescue shelters, animal shelters
TV Writer April Smith on Lou Grant, Cagney & Lacey and storytelling
Careers & LegaciesCynthia Bemis Abrams December 4, 2017 April Smith, Cagney & Lacey, Sharon Gless, Tyne Daly, Barney Rosenzweig, author, screenwriter, producer, Lou Grant, post-Watergate, Advanced TV Herstory


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Mahalaya Amavasya is the New Moon day which is particularly sacred for offering our deepest gratitude to our ancestors. It is also known as Pitra Amavasya. This day is a very important day for performing spiritual ceremonies and rites for our ancestors. This year 2015, Mahalaya Amavasya will be on October 12th (IST). The Moon will be in the Zodiac sign Virgo along with Rahu and Mercury. Rahu represents our ancestors. So, it is believed that the ancestors will leave their abode and come down to the Earth this day and stay in the houses of their descendants. Performing rites will bring satisfaction to the departed souls and bring peace. Why our ancestors are so important? It is very significant for everyone to know about their ancestry. Your family traits determine your development, experience and values that are passed on by your ancestors over the generations. Does heritage make you a unique person? Do your ancestors have an impact on your life? Everybody has their own answer to the above questions. Let me tell about my story. Once, I was going through my old family photographs, and I found a photo of my great, grandfather. In that photo, he was dressed in military uniform with his wife and three children. He was an officer in chief at that time. Then, I asked my grandfather about the people in the photo and listening to the stories about them made me realize some things about my family and me. I can clearly see certain qualities from them in my brother and me as well.


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Newport Council Promotes Covid App
North Somerset Council encourages residents to download NHS Covid-19 contact tracing app.
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North Somerset Council is encouraging residents to download a Covid-19 contact tracing app to help prevent the spread of the infection. The app, which is based on Google and Apple's privacy-preserving technology, was launched last week. It has been designed to be used alongside traditional contact tracing methods to identify individuals who have been previously tested positive for coronavirus.
Cllr Mike Bell, the authority's executive member for public health, said: "I want to encourage as many of our residents as possible to download this app as an effective way in helping to combat coronavirus which has had such an impact on our lives and how we go about our daily business.
"Not only will it help with track and trace but it also has other useful information built in such as the symptom checker.
"We all need to follow the guidance too on social distancing and continue with our hand-washing regime – think hands, face, space."
Individuals who sign up for the app will be shown the level of risk associated with the area after they input the first half of their postcode. Using Bluetooth technology, the app will monitor the amount of time that they are in close proximity to each other. Individuals who have tested positive for the coronavirus may then allow the app to notify individuals they have been in close proximity to so they can also get tested. The also app allows people to record when they visit a venue by 'checking in' using the venue's QR code.
Matt Lenny, the council's director of public health, said: "This app will help us understand how the virus is spreading in our area so that we can respond quickly to stop it spreading further and save lives."
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Brigid Kosgei Wins 2020 London Marathon
Brigid Kosgei Asserts Her Dominance in the Distance With a 2020 London Marathon Win
American Sara Hall took second with a come-from-behind charge in the final stretch.
By Cathal Dennehy Published: Oct 4, 2020
In a year of uncertainty, this was a definitive statement by Brigid Kosgei. No one can touch her over the marathon distance; no one can even get close.
On a cold, wet morning at the London Marathon on Sunday, October 4, the world-record holder once again stamped her supremacy with a victory in 2:18:58. This gives her back-to-back titles in London, adding to her back-to-back titles in Chicago.
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At the finish, the 26-year-old Kenyan raised her arms, slowed to a stop, and blessed herself. She then took a series of long, searching looks behind her to spot the second-place finisher.
It was three minutes before Sara Hall arrived, with the U.S. star breaking new ground with a come-from-behind charge to take second in 2:22:01, four seconds clear of world champion Ruth Chepngetich.
On Thursday, Kosgei had played down her fitness, citing how the pandemic restrictions in Kenya had interfered with her training, though in recent months she had still been running 110 to 120 miles a week at her training base in Kapsait.
The goal today was simple: To attack the women's-only marathon world record of 2:17:01, set by Mary Keitany in 2017. But on a damp, cold and dreary day, that soon looked unrealistic.
It was an early start for the elite women, with the race setting off in near darkness at 7:15 a.m. BST (2:15 a.m. EDT). Some competitors had set their alarms for 2 a.m. local time, doing their pre-race shake-out on the grounds of the meet hotel outside London before catching the bus to the course at 4:30 a.m.
The rain pelted down at the start line, forcing the runners to keep as many layers on as possible until the last moment, and the opening miles of the race were suitably controlled.
"The weather affected us today, there was some wind and rain all the way, which made our muscles colder," Kosgei said. "No one could warm up."
The first 5K was covered in 16:26, with Kosgei tucked in behind a wall of pacemakers. The next 5K was quicker, in 15:59, which had them on course for sub-2:17 through the opening 10K. Then they sped up again. At halfway, reached in 68:11, the race had been whittled down to the two big contenders: Kosgei and Chepngetich.
The world record holder versus the world champion. Who would break first?
At this point, Hall was back in ninth, passing halfway in 70:27. That strategy of running within herself would pay huge dividends later.
Hall Runs Amazing PR in London
Results, Highlights From 2020 London Marathon
With six of the 19.6 laps around St James' Park remaining, Kosgei threw in her first surge, upping the pace for a few hundred meters before relenting when she saw it had done nothing to shake Chepngetich. At this point, the leaders started to slow, their 5K splits between 15K and 30K telling the story: 16:04, 16:42, 17:01.
They reached 30K locked together in 1:38:18, and Kosgei waited one more lap before making her decisive move after 20 miles. The effect was immediate, Chepngetich unable to go with her.
Kosgei said later the move had not been planned. Through the closing miles she appeared unruffled by the rain-soaked surface, opening almost three minutes on Chepngetich with 5K splits of 16:42 and 16:41 taking her to 40K.
Chepngetich, meanwhile, was starting to fall in a hole.
Hall was starting to smell blood as she charged past Ashete Bekere of Ethiopia into third shortly before 40k. She still had 40 seconds to find on Chepngetich, but she had closed that gap by the time they passed Buckingham Palace for the last time and turned for home on The Mall.
Hall sprinted past Chepngetich with 100 meters to run and hit the line, exalted, in 2:22:01, with Chepngetich third in 2:22:05.
"Seeing the world champion on the last lap, it motivated me to give it my all," Hall said. "I'm in shock, to be honest. I was alone quite a bit of the race so that was a really challenging way to run but when I started to feel sorry for myself I would just say how blessed I was to have a race during this time."
It had been 14 years since an American had a podium finish in London, going back to Deena Kastor's victory in 2006.
"Deena was my teammate when she set the American record here and I feel so honored to be able to enjoy my career the most I ever have at the age of 37," Hall said.
She said her husband, Ryan, was "going nuts" during the final laps, relaying the time gaps back to her on the course, and at the line the emotion was visible for the 37-year-old Californian, who dropped out of the U.S. Olympic marathon trials in February after 22 miles.
"That was a massive disappointment," she said. "This was a moment of redemption for me."
Chepngetich was pleased with her podium finish. "I'm happy because I finished—it was not easy," she said. "The weather was not conducive. I decided to go at my own pace to finish the race, and not go outside that."
Sara Hall, Brigid Kosgei, and Ruth Chepngetich finished second, first, and third, respectively, in the London Marathon.
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Bekere was next in at 2:22:51 with fellow Ethiopian Alemu Megertu fifth in 2:24:23. Molly Seidel came through strongly in sixth in 2:25:13, a personal best in what was her second ever marathon, having made the U.S. Olympic team in Atlanta in her debut in February.
While the women's-only world record was beyond Kosgei today, she was confident it would be hers in the future. "It's possible because if not for these conditions, we could run [that time]," she said. "I will try again."
The question now is: How long Kosgei can sustain this dominance?
She is very, very good at shorter distances. At the marathon, she might just be the best ever.
It took a world record to beat her at the RAK Half Marathon in February, Kosgei clocking 64:49 behind Yeshaneh Ababel's 64:31. It also took a world record to beat her in a one-hour race in Brussels last month, where she was outkicked by Dutch star Sifan Hassan.
But once we move to the marathon distance, the evidence is clear, firmly re-established on the streets of London today: Kosgei remains a class apart.
Cathal Dennehy
Cathal Dennehy is a freelance writer based in Dublin, Ireland, who covers the sport for multiple outlets from Irish newspapers to international track websites. As an athlete, he was Irish junior cross-country champion and twice raced the European Cross Country, but since injury forced his retirement his best athletic feat has been the Irish beer mile record. He's happiest when he's running or writing stories about world-class athletes.


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Bottesford Living History
People, community and memory
Bottesford Today
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Growing up in Bottesford in the 60's & 70's
A personal history
By Richard Bradshaw
With my brother Robert in the garden at Pinfold Lane, c. 1965.
My first year at school, 1966.
A picture taken in south Crescent near my grandmother's house not long before my cousins emigrated to Australia. Pictured here are; Godfrey Sutton and Neil Coddington (standing), with (sitting), left to right, Robert Bradshaw, Peter Wilson, myself, Sarah, Neil, & Sean Bradshaw, Donna and Chris Taylor.
A photograph taken from the Holliers of Bottesford Church showing the area between Grantham Road and Grenery lane, which also shows classrooms 2 & 3 known as "The Huts" Anyone who went to Bottesford Primary School in the 50's and 60's will certainly remember these.
Form 2.G (1972-3) At Belvoir High School. (With huge thanks to Andrew Brown for sending me this). Top Row; Mark Brooks, *John Hallam, Barrie Ablewhite, *Ian Coleman, Nicholas Buxton, Neil *Canham, (?) *Andrew Tilley, *Andrew Bennet, Andrew Selby, Neil Coddington. Second Row; Andrew Gregory, *John Steans, Carole Blackburn, Ann Parr, (?) Sally Hart, Eva Bint, Denise Broad, (?) Richard Bradshaw, Andrew Brown. Third Row; *Elizabeth Isam, *Susan Berry, *Julie Thurlby, (?), Form Tutor-Mr Brown, *Deborah Bedford, *Suzanne Perry, Claire Baggaley, Jayne Buck. Only three I can't remember marked (?) and the *asterisk denotes a pupil not from Bottesford but from one of the villages in the Vale of Belvoir
A favourite snap taken by my father John Bradshaw during Belvoir Road-Silver Jubilee Celebrations of 1977. Left to right; Richard Bradshaw, Chris Taylor, Mr Hadlow, "Monte" Hadlow, Neil "Cod" Coddington, "Billy" Mitton, and Robin Taylor. A picture very much like this one went into the Grantham Journal the following Friday.
At the Belvoir Hunt Stables in 1986 with my mother and father and Auntie Liz (in green) during a visit from Michael & Liz Bradshaw from Australia.
Hunting with the Monmouthshire in Wales
My first memories of the village are from the early sixties when my parents, my brother and I moved to Pinfold Lane from nearby Muston, where we first lived after I was born in 1960. I have many fond memories of this time and the long summer holidays playing in the huge field behind our house picking great armfuls of buttercups for my mother and running along the ridges of what I later came to realise was one Bottesford's last ridge and furrow fields. In those days the old Stanton-Staveley ironstone line was still in operation and I remember waving to the drivers of the squat, black steam trains pulling the seemingly endless, open brown trucks full of stone. Long after the engine had gone by you could still count these (sometimes as many as fifty), which I would often listen to laying in bed on hot summer nights as these went clanking, long into the distance.
Ever since I can remember I was always keen on nature and I used to go bird-watching around the massive and ancient hawthorn hedge that ran along the back of this field. It was so old that the centre had gone and it was known locally as "the secret passage." In the spring you would always hear a Cuckoo and in summer, you would sometimes see Grey Shrikes, which are rare now due to the loss of so much of their habitat. The field itself I always thought was a wonderful place with its central pond, which had a huge fallen tree laid across it. Norman Gale (next door) told me it had been made by a jettisoned German bomb during the war, which had also felled the tree, but whether this was true or not, I didn't find out. A particularly vivid memory of this time for me was of my school mate, Stuart Barrat who used to come up and see me from his home in Barkstone Lane. We would go over to the pond to bounce on the limbs of the old tree pretending these were horses, whilst singing at the top of our voices "Champion the Wonder Horse", which was on the 'telly at the time. Another vivid memory of this time -based around our television set- was during the holidays when my mother would shout me in from the field to watch Fireball XL5 or The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe. Anyone who remembers this show in particular should check out the YouTube website which has files of the theme music from all these old shows which certainly takes me back to that time.
There were few houses down Pinfold Lane in those days with the last ones being Tommy Samuel the Coal Merchant and the Burrows' farm at the end of the lane and I remember spending a lot of time down there with Andrew "Bugs" Burrows who was another of my early school mates. This old red-brick farm and its outbuildings supplied many an afternoons' pleasure, and sometimes we would go and watch the men load coal in Samuels Coal Yard which was close by. I remember Pinfold Close being built and other kids coming in which provided more mates especially the Selby family, with brothers Andrew and Ian, and the Grainger Brothers' Pete, Tony, and Neil. Our big adventure site in those days was the William Davis estate which carved up my beloved field, and became BowbridgeGardens. I made many an evening raid into that estate to flood the footings or let down the tyres on the J.C.B's hoping that they might go away, but of course they never did.
In the holidays, the Pinfold and Bowbridge Lane kids (when we weren't falling out) often roamed for what seemed like miles, down the old ironstone line (disused by this time) or to Catfish Bridge or Red Bridge on hot days just to cool off or to look for fossils in the river and fish for Bullheads, Minnows and Sticklebacks. On the odd occasion, especially if Steven Hare came along, we would be more adventurous and might even make the trek to Three-ArchBridge. I often wonder today if ours was the last free generation and how parents nowadays would never dream of letting kids out of their sight all afternoon like they did in those days, but I hope I am wrong. What might also be considered unthinkable now were such young kids running errands. People thought nothing of it in those days and I often used to go to the shops for my mother or ask Mrs Branston or Mrs Hallam in Pinfold Lane for errands, which got you a few pennies pocket money. When this paid off I used to go to Millers on the High Street to buy a, Walls Sky Ray or spend my money on Football or Batman cards. Sometimes I would go up through Pinfold Close, and over the stile, to take the field way, past the Square to Rosie Dyers shop to buy gobstoppers or one of those small bottles of Tizer, which were 5d but gave you 2d back on the bottle, so if you drunk it outside and took the empty straight back, it only cost 3d.
My early school days are very similar to my Uncle Mick's (see Michael Bradshaw's page) with my first teachers also being Miss Walker, followed by Mrs Logg. We then moved to Mrs Hughes's (class 3) and then into Mrs Lees (class 4) whose classrooms were housed away from the main school in two huts.
Our last teachers in those days were Mr Shakespeare and Mr Jones before my class went up to Belvoir High in September 1970. About this time I remember the air of excitement that surrounded my Uncle Mick, Auntie Liz and my cousins because they were emigrating to Australia. I remember as if it were only yesterday going to Grantham station to see them off not fully realising that it would be years before I saw any of them again.
North Crescent
Not long after we moved from Pinfold Lane to North Crescent into the house they had just vacated, I remember this time very well because of the strange feeling resulting from the void left by my Uncle Mick, Auntie Liz and my cousins, that was edged with a kind of excitement because this meant a whole new horizon for me moving up to a new house, a new school, and of course new friends as well, who included Nicholas "Sam" Samuel (next door) Alan "Billy" Mitton, Chris "Monte" Hadlow, and Chris "Spud" Taylor. When we weren't at school most of our time was spent outdoors either in the "back field" playing wars, British Bulldog or messing about across fields or in the Winterbeck around the small bridge up Barkstone Lane. Kids today might not think it now but the River Devon also provided a great source of fun and amusement, especially in the warm weather around the ford area and in the area close by the church. The semi-rural aspect of the village was also a source of great activity. This included Palmers Hills, with its cold war communications bunker, to play in, and what we used to refer to as Station Fields, where, before the second Davis, or Beckingthorpe Estate was built we would often go looking for mushrooms or "conkering". Adjacent to the Bede House on Normanton Lane was an area known as Tinkleys' Orchard or "Tinks" as we called it, which, during harvest time, was a great source of fun for scrumping apples and plums, which occasionally meant a mad scramble out of there when the aging Tink, would chase us off with his walking stick. When dark nights came this meant games like Tin-Can-Copper using a lamp post in Silverwood Road as "Home", where (as well as those mentioned above) over a dozen of us would join in including the Gregory brothers (all known as, Greg), Paul, Karen and Lorraine Adlington, Godfrey "Ears" Sutton, Neil "Coddy" Coddington, Steven Allcorn, Rodney and Denise Broad (both nicknamed, Bean), and Andrew "Brown Owl" Brown, Sharon "Nursie" Flack, and I if have forgotten to mention anybody, then please feel free to blame my aging memory.
Monday nights meant Bingo at the V.C. Hall and I remember going round to my Nan Bradshaw's in South Crescent to walk there with her alongside "Aunt Ada" (Bond) and her daughter, Heather who taught me to whistle using my fingers. I believe she got told off for this, especially as I soon learned to wolf-whistle very loudly and I remember practising so often that even Merediths Minah bird started mimicking me. As we got older some of us used to go to the Youth Club in Muston run by Mrs Pepper. This closed in 1972; I think it was, by which time most of us were old enough to attend Bottesford Youth Club run by George and Marge Sharpe, which was always a good place to hang out. I have fond memories of Marge (with her knitting) and dear old George, with his big cigars, who always let you get away with stuff…… so long as you didn't push it too far!!
On a Tuesday or Thursday evenings there were night classes in certain things held at Belvoir High School and for a couple of years I attended fencing classes run by a dapper little Swiss gentleman called Monsieur LeHail. During these lessons we would have a half-time tea break and on one occasion, this was late and he went to look for the tea lady, whilst Mark Brooks "attacked" me in true Hollywood style, forcing me to retreat backwards up the stage steps in the main hall. During this interlude, Monsieur LeHail returned with the tea tray, and spotting us with crossed swords, shouted, "Mark, Reechard, come down, we are not Errol Flynn!
For the lads however, the greatest source of entertainment (in any season) which deserves special mention was of course the tip which lay in the field hard by the railway crossing on Normanton Lane. Bottesford Tip was a brilliant place for us kids and though it is hard to believe now the long hours we spent there easily dominated our spare time. Throughout the seventies, be it spring, summer autumn or winter this open-cast tip was a never-ending source of amusement. Not only was it an endless source of targets for air-rifle or catapult practice (there was always an abundance of bottles on the tip) but as a place of ratting, starting fires to stand around, making dens in the thickets behind, and last but certainly not least, a place of making good money which, in a village that had several antique shops in it, you could sell any decent old stuff that you found. If they didn't want it you could always take it up to Millingtons Farm on the Elton side of the village who always bought any old farming or railway stuff that we would often come across. On many occasions, Billy Mitton and I would often muse that, without knowing it, soon after meeting up we would always head that way, as if the tip had a magnetic pull of some sort. By the late 70's of course it ceased to be an open-cast tip and skips were put in behind a concrete ramp system, but that didn't stop us as we would still root through these with relish, until a gated, and eventually a manned system was introduced that put a stop to it.
When not at the tip however, we were at school of course and I went with my mates up to Belvoir High School In 1970, aged 10 where we joined what was then something of an experimental year known as, 10 plus. This was I believe an experiment in secondary education first conducted in Leicestershire and was our first experience at this school, which, like it or not was to become a big part of our lives over the next five years or so. BelvoirHigh School plays an important part in any history of the village so I will record as much as I can remember.
Belvoir High School and the "10 plus base"
I have very fond memories of this time, (Sept-1970-June 71) and of our teachers, Mr. "Pedro" Simpson, Mr. "Tommy" Cooper, and Miss Jesson who delivered our lessons in an enthusiastic, Blue Peter fashion. We built models of things and went on nature rambles up the Grantham Canal with Mr Honeybone; on trips to museums in Grantham and Nottingham and who could forget those weekenders to Edale and to London to see the Tutankhamen Exhibition, where Ian "Woody" Woodcock, after inspecting a life-size photograph of the mummified remains of the Boy-King, shouted out, "Look Miss, you can still see his willy". My deepest respect and further fond memories also have to go to, Andrew "Dubbin" Doubleday of Long Clawson, who, in our very first week at Belvoir High, belted Robert "Foghorn" Osborne, knocked him out, and managed the hitherto impossible feat of shutting him up; poor old Foghorn….but my, how we laughed.
Music Lessons with Phil "Sprat" Spratley.
What about old Sprat eh? Who took us for music and games? If you had him for games, believe me it was like watching the late, Brian Glover in the sports-field scene, from the film, Kes. In music lessons he had two slippers (one black one, and one white one) called Fred and Mable which I certainly had across my arse on several occasions. The culprit, not only had to choose which slipper, but also had to endure an executioner-like "long walk" (before the sentence was carried out) to a slow march and then a final drum roll performed on one of the music room's tatty snare drums…..priceless!!! He used to work on the railways and I learned more about their workings (and the ancient and honourable game of Shove-Ha'penny) than I ever did about music, yet from him somehow, I acquired a lasting love of the great English composers Butterworth, Vaughn-Williams and Holst as well as an abiding interest in old English folk songs.
The Strange Case of the Mr Carr & Mr Martin thing.
Does anyone else remember the strange behaviour of Mr "Spitfire" Martin anytime he and Mr "Harry" Carr met in the corridor? I once saw old Spit get quite desperate and dive into the boy's bogs to avoid Harry. We never did get to the bottom of what had gone on there though there were a few unfounded rumours, based around the fact that Mrs Martin had once locked Mrs Carr in the Library?
Biology-Rural Science Lessons with Mr "Spitfire" Martin.
Talking of Mr. Martin though, his lessons were always fun and hands-on, and if you showed willing you got all sorts of jobs given to you. One task I remember particularly well was one day in the early spring with Saltby-Sproxton schoolmates John Steans, Andrew Tilley and Colin Clark, which saw us moving two huge sacks of seed in a rickety old wheelbarrow with the added pressure of an impending rainstorm. I was desperately trying to steer the thing, with them three supposedly present to "help" by steadying the ancient vessel, whilst old Spitfire was directing the whole operation in his usual animated style. When it came to the part where it required the extra care and effort to push it up the ramp, Spitfire turned his back for a second and Clarkie picked this time to prod one of the others in the ribs when suddenly the wheel collapsed spilling the seed everywhere. Well, you could see Spitfire was about to blow and I vainly tried to defuse the situation with some humour by saying, "at least the birds will have a feast". Spitfire went absolutely crackers at me, shouting, "feast? FEAST? (and showering me with spittle, hence his nickname) get it picked up laddie." He sent the others scuttling inside and, believe you me, he made me pick up every bit of it, even when it started to rain hard, whilst the others looked on from the classroom hardly able to contain their mirth.
Daisy & Co;
I would like to place a permanent memorial here for the school animals especially the cow, Daisy…….. Yes, we had a cow at school that came to us for a while and resided in Mr Martin's Rural Science section along with the odd pig or two. This was at a time when the school governors needed to visibly exhibit a pro-active profile in enhancing the concept of the Secondary Modern education whereby, in a country school, the sons and daughters of farmers could learn to interact with cows, chickens and the odd pig (you work it out). Daisy, bless her, was an awkward old sod and when it came to moving her she would always try and take off. No one wanted anything to do with her but Andrew "Tee" Tilley however (see form photo), was her greatest fan and would hear no ill word said against her, till she squashed him against the wall and stood on his foot after PE one day (whilst still wearing his plimmies) and made him bawl. Poor old Tee, but believe me, the rest of nearly peed our'sens laughing.
A word of remembrance is also necessary for the Peacocks (the school mascots), the Golden Pheasants, the rabbits, the gerbils and the dreadful things they had to put up with. Sometimes, I would sneak up to the school in the evenings with Billy Mitton and Monte Hadlow and me and Billy would strain to lift the cages for Monte whilst he got his arm under and tried to pull the tail feathers (what trophies they were eh?) out of the big, male peacocks. On the way out Monte would often try and entice the chickens by the bike sheds with bits of crisp or Midget Gems, and if one was ever fool enough to get close to him, he would grab it and heartily wring its neck. Monty was a year or two older than us and had already left Belvoir so I had to be extra careful to feign a shocked disbelief in biology classes, when Old Spit used to wonder out loud to us, why his chickens kept dying on him. The rabbits also deserve special mention here, and we all took turns to look after them, but it just didn't do to get too fond of them, as Spit used to gas them, open 'em up and have them ready and waiting for us in biology lessons. I witnessed many-a-traumatised third-year girl (and the usual two cohorts) run, shrieking out of lessons in floods of tears because they'd just recognised some favourite nailed to a board with its vitals exposed after overdosing on the ether……. Precious memories eh?
Skinners Buses and Sponsored Walks.
Anyone that went to school in this era will certainly have memories of Skinners Buses, who bought the kids to school from the Vale of Belvoir and the Sproxton-Saltby-Croxton areas, and later took many of us to MeltonUpperSchool. It was John Skinner however (a great driver who always got us there in one piece), who always seemed to take us on school trips and I especially remember our 1974 Dieppe trip where we all witnessed his skill jockeying a huge Bella-Vista, school bus in busy Paris traffic to let an ambulance through to pick up a dead wino from a shop doorway; Boy!!, we thought we'd seen it all, I tell you. And what about those forced marches (or Sponsored Walks as they were called) around BelvoirCastle grounds to raise money for the Sports Hall Fund? The size of them blisters next day eh? And they were compulsory too!! I bet they wouldn't be allowed to get away with that one today though.
Memories of the staff from Sept-1970-June 1975
Mr. Reed, "Moses", Headmaster.
Mr. Ellis, "Eli", Deputy Headmaster & History.
The 10 Plus Base.
Mr. "Pedro" Simpson.
Mr. "Tommy" Cooper.
Miss Jesson
Miss Benyon
Mr. Houghton, "Fagin", English, later replaced by Mr Fitzpatrick, "Fitz" in about 1972?
Mrs. "Connie" Reid, Drama & English.
Mr. Hodson, "Slim", Combined Science.
Mr. Martin, "Spitfire", Biology & Rural Science.
Mr. Brown, "Charlie", Art & Design.
Mr. Carr, "Harry", Woodwork, Metalwork, and Technical Drawing. (Mrs Carr, Librarian, R.I.P. both.)
Mr. Warwick, "Griswold", French & European Studies.
Mrs. "Fish" Fisher, French.
Mr. Towers, "Alton", Mathematics.
Mrs. Illingworth, "Ivy", Needlework and R.E.
Mrs. "Una" Stubbs, Domestic Science.
Mrs. Sheardown, Girls P.E.
Mr. "Dai" Williams, P.E. & Games, later replaced by Mr. Collins in 1973?
Mr. "Phil" Spratley, Music, Games.
Mrs. Coleman and her staff, (most excellent) School Dinners.
Jim Hutchinson, Caretaker.
Ted Parnham, Groundsman.
Mrs. "Nasty Nora" Allen, Mid-Day Supervisor.
Mrs. Lane, School Nurse, & Mid-day Supervisor.
My most sincere thanks to all of them and my best wishes to any who look in on this site especially Mr. Brown (my old form teacher), Mr. Spratley and especially Mr. Ellis who taught me the value of honesty, self-discipline and a love of history. Over thirty-four years later I still have fond memories of all the teachers and my time at this school …. Just as Mr. Ellis always told me I would!! After looking out some old photographs for the Bottesford History Project recently the realisation dawned on me that it is thirty-five years ago next year (since June, seventy-five) that I left this school, which prompted me to add a few words of my own; Well, o.k., an essay then, but I am allowed to get all nostalgic now I am nearly fifty.
Youthful Employment
In the summer holidays, as we got a bit older, some of us decided we wanted to earn our own cash to buy our Levi's, Dr Marten's and the latest favourite L.P. and went to work, potato picking for Sheardown's at Woolsthorpe. In the run up to Christmas some of us would go to Chandlers Farm in Muston to pluck turkeys and I remember discovering, along with Adrian "Jal" Jallands, how you could still make a dead turkey fart!!!! I also had a paper round and my delivery was, The Paddocks, Church Lane and Wyggeston Avenue for 75p a week, 6p of which, I spent on the Victor, Valiant or sometimes Hotspur. When I delivered Wyggeston Avenue I often used to have a few words with the (now well-known) journalist and author, Robert Harris, who used to go to school on his mums bike; a green Raleigh RSJ, the one with the hinge in the middle; remember them?
Life on Mars?
I know that the above mentioned T.V. show kindled a lot of interest for the seventies and for youngsters born after that time that want to know what it was really like, I can honestly say that Bottesford was a great place to grow up and go to school in. There just isn't enough space to relate all the things I got up to with Monte, Billy, Sam and Spud, but suffice it to say that the village still holds many fond memories for me. I well remember long hair, flared trousers, tank tops and those shirts with matching kipper ties and huge collars. I know it's a tired old cliché for the young of today to hear their parents spouting the usual, "we entertained ourselves", but that's exactly what we did do. And what fun we had too, jumping off Mill Dam into the pond beneath, fishing for Gudgeon in the Devon and the Winterbeck, conkering, climbing trees, making dens, skinning our knees, and otherwise damaging ourselves (I broke my arm tearing down Canal Hill on my brothers Chopper) falling off our push bikes,
O.K., I know none of us were as innocent as we'd like to make out, and don't people always say that, "things were much simpler then"? But, believe me they really were. It seems hard to believe now, and almost quaint, that the only black shadow that sometimes reared its ugly head or played on our minds was what the Russians might do, as opposed to the problems of today. We knew nothing then of ozone depletion, global warming, sound bites, political correctness, or what a "role-model" was; nor did we know that "food to go" would one day replace the take away, and that other nasty, American habit, Trick or Treat, would eventually eclipse our own Penny for the Guy, or that local government would ever consider banning fireworks and Bonfire Night on health and safety grounds. One of the biggest differences since then however, has been that of choice, and who would ever have believed that there would ever be more than three flavours of potato crisp, and that, one day, whole isles in supermarkets would be dedicated just to breakfast cereals.
I can honestly say that from my own point of view, the 1970's really were great days to grow up in, with few worries that I can recall. It was a time when Roxy Music, David Bowie, Slade and T. Rex ruled the airwaves, and daytime television and videos were still a brand-new concept. Youngsters today are often amazed that, in what only seems a short time ago, there were no play stations or mobile phones, no computers, No Internet!!!……..Lord! What did we ever find to do? Now you know why we spent so much time down the tip!
In 1975, my year left BelvoirHigh School to go to KingEdwardVIIUpperSchool in Melton Mowbray, which doesn't really relate to Bottesford but suffice it to say, the chaos continued until we were spat out of the system in 1977 the year of the Silver Jubilee.
As soon as the street parties were over I got my first job as Commis Chef at the George Hotel in Grantham and then at the Manor in Long Bennington, and although I didn't mind the work, the split shifts and weekend hours were hard to take at that age so I gave it up. After a couple of months in labouring jobs at Walkers Products and Mold and Bloomer's I got a job as a double glazing fitters' assistant with a local installer; a Londoner, who had recently moved with his family from Slough to the Beckinthorpe Estate in Bottesford. For the next three years I got a real education accompanying him on many jobs, (one week in London, the next in Blackburn) staying in B&B's and commercial hotels for the duration of each contract, which for a 17-18 year old, was a real eye-opener, I can tell you. In 1979 I worked for a year at Belvoir Grass Dryers until I got a job as a postman in Grantham where I stayed for five years, until they booted me out for always being late, and the following day I got an interview up at Belvoir as a groom at the hunt kennels.
A Life in Service
In 1984 I started in Hunt Service, which is the term for anyone employed in this industry. I took to the life like a duck to water from this time on, and, for the first two seasons, I was able to live at home in Bottesford but in May 1986 I took a job as Kennelman at Fitzwilliam Hunt near Peterborough and moved away from the area for the first time.
After a season at the Fitzwilliam I went to the Pytchley in Northamptonshire and then back to the Duke of Rutlands for another season before taking a job as Second Whip at the Essex and Suffolk Hunt in Hadleigh, Suffolk, for a season. From there I went to Abergavenny in Wales as First Whip to the Monmouthshire and then as Kennelman to the Old Berkshire Hunt for three seasons before moving to the HighPeak in Derbyshire, where I met my partner, Cath, and where we still live today.
I stayed at the High Peak Hunt for five seasons and then did a further two down with the Cotswold Hunt where a serious work accident curtailed my working life for a while and we left there and moved back to Bakewell where we still live. I used this period to do something I had always wanted to do and went to University where I studied for four year-and-a-half years and gained a 1st class honours degree in an environmental based science.
As long as I can remember I was always a collector of something or other and interested in old stuff and nowadays I collect old English horse brasses and am an active member of the National Horse Brass Society of which I am a committee member, and their website designer. (Check it out if you like on, www.nationalhorsebrasssociety.org.uk) I enjoy writing and often submit articles for the society journal and I am currently working on two books about such things. Aside from this I also enjoy producing my own images for such publications and digitally restoring old photographs. This latter interest should, I hope prove very useful to the Bottesford History website as many of my family had a keen interest in photography and took many shots of the village in its past and of some of its people, which I will contribute in the coming months and years. These include many wonderful colour shots of the village from the 50's taken by my Grandfather, Arthur Bradshaw, and many of the 70's taken my late father John Bradshaw and even a few by me!!
For anyone that knew me in those days, I extend my best wishes, (and apologies if I was too much of a pain) and I hope you have found this amusing, especially the Belvoir Road Co; and the kids of Pinfold Lane. I also have many fond memories of Bottesford Angling Club, and although I never shared my fathers passion for fishing (not for a want of his trying, mind), I knew so many of them from their constant evening visits our home in North Crescent, and I will contribute any B.A.C images that my father took as times allow. Best wishes also to the old colonial, Mick Bradshaw, who prompted me to add my bit, so don't blame me for the length of it, write and complain to him!!!
Bottesford tip (1)
North Crescent (1)
Comments about this page
Thanks Brad, really enjoyed remembering things I grew up with on Keel Drive, same teachers up at Belvoir Hight that you had, my brothers Chris, Ricky and Robin (who has since died) playing 'spot-light' using our telegraph pole in our garden. I remember you always had your hair gelled back into a rocker coat.
Christopher is now living in Wales and I live in Scotland, and Ricky still lives in Bottesford, but we still visit our parents on Keel Drive.
Cheers Brad, nice to have something good that happened in the world.
Donna Blanche (nee Taylor)
By Donna Blanche nee Taylor (09/08/2009)
Hi Donna, and thanks for your comments. You must re-acquaint me with the rules of "Spotlight" sometime, regards to old Spud next time you see him?
By Richard Bradshaw (19/08/2009)
You certainly have a better memory than me , although I do remember quite a few things we all used to, I was told about your article from Jayne Buck who was just staying with me for a few days. I have forwarded it to Paul as I no he will really enjoy it.
By Karen Clouthier (Adlington) (25/08/2009)
Great reading Brad but you forgot lots of things like !!! Wrapping your Escort Mexico round the tree, swapping a flick knife for 2 303 rifle clips, have you seen that tin, little teeth, breaking all the young girls hearts at Long Bennington, Pete the Ted, the night out with your mate boots, and all those reoccurring questions you kept asking me like !!! Being asked to leave the Red Lion pub by a family member to look after Lynn and bring a bottle of pop, the actual number of tubs of Brylcream used in those Teddy Boy years , when I hit you on the head with a landing net pole outside Mr and Mrs Sutton's house on Silverwood Road, and the list goes on, thanks Brad for some great times we shared.
By PAUL ADLINGTON (25/08/2009)
Thanks Karen, I know Paul will like it, especially the bit about the bottles on the tip.
Well Brad, looks like you have got us all coming out of the woodwork. Yes, I remember those days, but not as well. Playing on the street corner and Sutts mum calling him in at eight with Godfrey, "Its time for bed". I don't know if you remember that little supermarket across the road from the Rutland. You spat in my face so to get you back I pushed you off your bike. And sitting up the football field on the bench etching your name. Also Denise and myself used to mess about making out we were in a trance and turning into Joan Flower the witch and scaring Steven Allcorn so he would go running in. And somebody allways used to be pushed through Allcorns' hedge for a laugh. They were very good times and reading this brought back a lot of happy memories. Thanks for bringing them back, Sharon Flack.
By sharon dargavel (30/08/2009)
Its all coming out now, thanks Sharon and Paul for those comments. I left out the more "colourful" bits to preserve my saintly aspect, but paul it wasn't a Mexico it was a Capri, and tin?….what tin?
'saintly aspect' !!!excuse me one moment while I roll around the floor laughing.
By Lynne Bradshaw (02/09/2009)
I remember Richard Bradshaw at school, although he was a few years older than me. With his gelled back-hair, leather jacket, and Doc Martens he scared me stiff! Nice to hear that he's not turned out too badly! Lovely to read all those old stories about the teachers I remember so well, Mr Martin, Mr Spratley, Mr Ellis and the rest. I used to live on Bowbridge Lane and also remember feeling so sad when the Davis estate spoilt our view and our beloved fields. Bizarrely, that's where I now live.
By Julia Jones (nee Topps) (26/01/2010)
I also remember how free it was for "us" kids. Ahh those were the days. I think I went to School with Michael Bradshaw. And it was in the Huts.
By Margaret Frew (19/02/2010)
Cannot believe i have only just come across this page , it has brought back so many memories , hi to everyone that remembers me (bean to many)
By denise waller nee broad (06/08/2010)
Phil Spratley By Richard Papps on 07/08/2010 at 23:47 Richard Bradshaw mentions a 'Phil Spratley' -a music and games teacher. I have been trying to trace a teacher of the same name, same subjects, who taught in Romford, Essex in the 1960's. Just wondered if there was any link, info you could give me. Thanks. Richard Papps richardpapps@btinternet.com
By Richard Papps (13/08/2010)
A great review of my school days in Bottesford, hope to meet up with old friends when I next visit Bottesford. I now live in Tickhill Doncaster.
By rodney broad (16/07/2011)
Some great memories there… I also remember when I was about 9 nipping upto the catfish after school on those long summer nights and fishing for gudgeon or making dens etc up by the railway. As you said, kids today aren't that lucky and don't have that kind of freedom. We left Bottesford in 1980 but I'd move back like a shot if possible!
By David Fletcher (22/07/2011)
Norman Gale was my Uncle, I'm Derek Rimmington's daughter, he's June's brother, some great stories there.
By Debbie Rimmington (04/07/2012)
Never thought you would end up in hunting service well done your recollection of the past is quite substantial brings back many memories the lad at the back of the school photo was Steve sneath
By Nick geeson (16/11/2012)
Hi Nick, thanks for the comment, have you got any form photos of our year? I dont have any Newton or Cranmer ones, which should go on here!! Drop me a line when you get a minute? Regards, Brad.
Wow! what memories you have brought back. You frightened the life out of me and enjoyed it too, I used to dread going to the paper shop in case you were there. Glad to hear you have changed. It was interesting to hear things about Chris Monte Hadlow to whom I was married to (now divorced).The teachers were all the same as I went through the school system, Thanx for the school memories at least. Vivien Ball.
By Vivien Hadlow formerly Ball (01/02/2013)
Hi, like the article…….I was in 2C ……. The missing kids in the class photo……next to Sally Hart was Lynne?, & on the bottom row could it have been Rachel Grey????
By Nikki Richardson (nee Biggadike) (02/06/2013)
Around 4 years ago Robert Osborne's mother sent a photo of the 1972 Cranmer class into the Grantham journal which was duly published. A copy may be traceable from there. I will work on the Newton photo. I believe one resides at my parents home.
Forgot to mention last year 2012 my father took ill. Whilst visiting him in hospital one evening a voice from the past was heard from the bed opposite. It was none other than our old headmaster Alan Reed who after 40 years, and me thinking I had gone totally unnoticed, recognised me. He is now into his 80s and still sharp as a pin. Upon being asked if he was aware of the existence of Mable, Mr Spratleys deterrent for wayward children he confirmed he was but turned a blind eye as it kept the masses in order.
Aye, I had Mable across my backside on more than one occasion too.
Oh, and Nilkki nice to hear from you. Remember that French trip? And no, its not Rachel Grey, wasn't she a Cranmer like you?
Richard I have now in my possession a photo taken of the newton class from our year if you let me have your email address I will send it through nick.ngltd@hotmail.co.uk
Look at the new page on this Bottesford Living History to find a picture of Newton class 1972, the same year as Richard's Form 2G photograph.
Great stuff Brad , i was laughing my head off at the stuff about the Tip, have you still got the78 Heartbreak Hotel you found there.
By Andrew Flintham (18/04/2015)
Good old Flint!! No, I flogged it, like most of the stuff found on there, which as you know, was a great source of cash for fags and pop, once sold to one of the many antiques shops in the village!!
By dick Bradshaw (26/09/2015)
So enjoyed reading this. Lived in Grantham at the time, especially remember Muston Gap and the little smokey rooms. Bottesford was such a lovely village, remember being a bridesmaid at Bottesford Church in 1967, Mary Pearson married my uncle, they lived at the village farm, which now has modern houses on the site
By Janet Butler (03/06/2016)
Brad, I remember those "heady days of the late 70's". Your article has brought so many memories back to me. I have often wondered what has happened to all the people I knew from about 1974 to 1980. I have a special memory of always jostling for position behind the decks at Bottesford youth club, you wanting to play your beloved Rock n Roll tunes and me with my northern soul and jazz funk tunes. Long summer nights hanging around the "chippy". I think I worked on the "spud picking farm" as well, but being a soft southern townie I think I only lasted a week. Thanks for the memories !!!
By Matt (cockney) Woodman (27/01/2017)
Matt, if you send me a email address I will send you a pic with you … or, if you are on Facebook tell me … Kenny Kirton
By kenny kirton (20/03/2017)
Good old cockney or was it "Bobney", which was a nickname coined by Tony Grainger?
Strange to say I left Rock and Roll behind and became a great Northern Soul fan myself, going to the nighters at Leicester and Peterborough and on the scooter runs during 1984-87, and still going too!!
I didn't know you went into the hunting industry. My main memory was of you and/or Robert taunting Lynne with the word "squark!" But I can't remember for the life of me why – but she always took the bait 🤣🤣
By Deb Weavers (Keegan) (04/06/2019)
Eee, that one escapes me Deb. Must have been my brother Robert. Will you please ask your dad if he has any old photgraphs of the "Back Field" and the Adventure Playground that he helped build as its long gone now and has been built on. Last time Lynne and I got to talking about it, we noted how there are no known pictures of what was a marvellous source of entertainment for us kids, which really needs a memorial of some sort!
A Rather Special Garden
A Victorian garden party
Arthur Marston
Bandmaster William Sutton's cornet
Billy Christmas's Garage
Bottesford Farmers
Bottesford Post Office Staff 1912
Bottesford school boys, 1928
Bottesford's Festival of Britain celebrations
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Mystery outing (A Pub Crawl to Matlock)
Police Sergeant Arthur Bradshaw
Queen Street - Louis Abbott, Decorator
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Reverend William Mounsey
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The Rev. Canon Frederick John Norman
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Too Hot To Handle
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William Sutton 1895 - 1967
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Designer: Shady Lane Construction
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The kitchen made use of innovative materials and equipment, including state of the art GE appliances, quartz countertops, and a deep farmhouse sink. The overhead fixtures, designed by Alexa Hampton, light the room with warm tones that delicately reflect off the natural materials, and set the mood for entertaining. It was imperative to create functional communal spaces in the residence, resulting in an open concept floor plan that includes the family room, kitchen, and dining room, with an integrated connection to the covered porch facing the Bay.The McElhaney Residence leaves no stone unturned when it comes to consideration of the surrounding context in which it was built. With a timeless design that is sure to impress, the residence will remain an architectural wonder in Leonardtown, Maryland. Project Gallery


The new design formed a bid to the 'Big Lottery Fund's Reaching Communities programme, which has awarded £426k over three years for Tyneside Mind. BIG's Reaching Communities funding programme aims to help those most in need and builds stronger communities.
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After your wife of 25 years died of cancer, you've mourned long enough and found a new love. You forgave her the two failed marriages in her past -- who among us would not? You even forgave her when she only later, on practically the eve of your marriage, told you about a third divorce, and then only when she thought you were about to find out on your own. All of that was okay because you loved her, but you still asked her if she had any more skeletons in the marital closet and she told you that she did not.
Six years passed. Everything seemed fine. You'd been having a good run at your job. Through various contests and incentive plans, they'd given you a flat-screen TV, a bonus of tens of thousands of dollars in cash, and a cruise, on which you planned to take your wife. At some point before the ship sailed, though, your wife got cold feet, and told you that the idea of taking to sea was giving her anxiety attacks.
Well, that was a bummer, but nevertheless, you offered to cancel the cruise. What fun would it be without her? Oh no, she didn't want you to do that.
She suggested you go and take along your daughter instead, which is what you did. You called home a few times, and everything seemed a-OK. In fact, it seemed like things were only going to get better when you got home.
Your wife told you she was too sick to pick you up from the airport, but that she had arranged for a car to be there when you arrived, and to call her when you were 30 minutes from home. Since it was around the time of your 60th birthday, you had a hunch you might be walking into a joyful surprise party.
Indeed you did walk into a surprise, only hold the joy and the party.
Your house was empty -- your wife was gone along with most of your furniture and household items, including the flat-screen TV you had won at work and the china cabinet you had bought her for your first anniversary.
In the coming days, you would also discover that your wife had taken $33,066 from your joint bank account, leaving you with $1,700, and you would get hit with divorce papers claiming that, as the court papers put it, "the marriage had become insupportable because of discord or conflict of personalities" and that you were "guilty of cruel treatment" toward your wife.
Your wife would claim that she was entitled to a disproportionate share of your mutual property because of your alleged cruelty, her disability, her loss of the benefits of the marriage, and your superior earning capacity, education and separate estate.
You fight back. You deny the cruelty allegations. And then you start digging into her background. It is not revealed in the court papers how this was uncovered, but your archaeology does not go unrewarded.
"In response to some interrogatories," the court papers state, your wife starts to crumble. In addition to the three you already knew about, the interrogatories bring to light failed marriage after failed marriage after failed marriage, and then she gives up two more for good measure. If you've lost count, that's a total of eight divorces and the ongoing one is number nine.
You seek an annulment and also seek a disproportionate share of the marital estate based, among other factors, on your wife's fraud about her past marriages and her decision to end the marriage.
And at trial, the court mostly agrees with you. They find no evidence of your alleged cruelty. You get the house (it was yours before the marriage anyway) and everything else you had before the marriage. You get to keep that flat-screen TV you won, but you have to let your wife keep the china cabinet and half of whatever was in your joint accounts.
It seems a fair decision; if anything, a little soft on your wife. After all, according to your testimony, your whole marriage was built on the premise that she had been married three times before, not eight, and taking a chance on a woman married three times is a whole different ball of wax from hitching up with a woman with eight divorces under her belt. Some would argue that she shouldn't be entitled to even community property, even the china cabinet you had given her.
But the decision rankled your wife, who filed an appeal. And lost again, though she still got to keep the china cabinet. And so ends this True Lifetime Movie Network Tale.