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Roy Manterfield
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Love, equality and tolerance; reject hate.
Humour, social media, humanism, politics, cats, chocolate and Nottingham.
Due to indigestion, I’m having a little whine with this cheese.
November 27, 2025 at 6:21 PM
“Two heads are better than one only if they contain different opinions.” ~ Kenneth Kaye
November 27, 2025 at 4:11 PM
27 November 1982 ► #Nottingham’s Royal Concert Hall opening concert took place with Elton John.
#NottinghamHistory
Elton John greets fans as he arrives at Nottingham’s Royal Concert Hall for his opening concert on 27 November 1… | Auditions for kids, Concert hall, Elvis costello
First on stage was none other than Sir Elton John
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November 27, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Five out of six people agree that Russian roulette is safe.
November 26, 2025 at 4:40 PM
There watching, their everywhere and it’s they’re job…
November 26, 2025 at 11:53 AM
November 2015 ► #Nottingham's Boots UK and Dr Stewart Adams were presented with two blue plaques by the Royal Society in honour of the research by Dr Adams that led to the discovery of ibuprofen in the 1960s.
#NottinghamHistory
Pin on Public Health
Dr Stewart Adams knew he had found a potential new painkiller in the 1960s when it cured his hangover ahead of an important speech.
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November 26, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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We remember
#Banx cartoons
#RejoinEU
November 26, 2025 at 5:25 AM
“Quiet! I think I heard something…”
November 25, 2025 at 9:11 AM
24 November 1937 ► The James M. Barrie memorial tablet was placed on the old #Nottingham Journal office, Pelham Street, Nottingham.
#NottinghamHistory
James M. Barrie Memorial Tablet
Discover the historic James M. Barrie memorial tablet in Nottingham. Learn about the significance of this plaque and its connection to the old Nottingham Journal office.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:37 AM
24 November 1781 ► Samuel Fox the #Nottingham philanthropist and abolitionist was born. Fox later supplied burials for cholera victims, food for people starving and helped start the first free school in Britain for poor adults in Nottingham.
#NottinghamHistory
Samuel Fox (24 Nov 1781 – 6 Aug 1868) was a philanthropist and abolitionist Quaker from Nottingham. Fox was kno… | Building society, Abolitionist, Church of england
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November 24, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Friends are like penguins. If you push them hard enough they fall over.
November 23, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Good grief; is this an instruction, advice or a warning? 😬
November 23, 2025 at 10:58 AM
#Caturday reading
November 22, 2025 at 9:39 AM
22 November 1946 ► #Nottingham Panthers professional ice hockey club played their first competitive game.
#NottinghamHistory
Ice hockey teams, Nottingham panthers, Ice hockey rules
The very first Nottingham Panthers Ice Hockey team.
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November 22, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Everything seemed to be coming my way today, but I was just in the wrong lane.
November 21, 2025 at 5:52 PM
21 November 2011 ► #Nottingham brewer Castle Rock took the top prize at the Society of Independent Brewers Business Awards in London.
#NottinghamHistory
Photos in use - Designcat Photography | Robin hood, Craft ale, Brewery
See related links to what you are looking for.
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November 21, 2025 at 8:51 AM
21 November 1978 ► #Nottingham’s Viv Anderson became the first black football player to represent England at international level when he was picked to play against Czechoslovakia.
#NottinghamHistory
ATV Today: 21.11.1978: Football - Nottingham’s Viv Anderson became the first black football player to represe… | Black football players, Nottingham forest, Football
Nottingham Forest football player Viv Anderson is to be picked for the England team for the international against Czechoslovakia, making him the first black player to play for England.
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November 21, 2025 at 8:49 AM
21 November 1932 ► #Nottingham’s Western Boulevard opened, costing £250,000.
#NottinghamHistory
Western Boulevard, Nottingham, when it was first built. Opened on 21 November 1932. | Nottingham, Nottingham city, Nottinghamshire
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November 21, 2025 at 8:47 AM
21 November 1928 ► #Nottingham’s new Central 'Covered' Market was opened. The market was relocated to the new building on King Edward Street from the Market Square when the new Council House was being built and the Market Square was being redesigned with its 'slabs'.
#NottinghamHistory
Mavis - The Opening Ceremony of the new Central Market 21 November 1928. It was relocated here from the Market Square at the time when the Council House was bui… | Council house, Opening ceremony, Cer...
The Opening Ceremony of the new Central Market 21 November 1928. It was relocated here from the Market Square at the time when the Council House was...
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November 21, 2025 at 8:46 AM
I intended making a John F Kennedy jelly mould today, but I didn’t want to set a president.
November 20, 2025 at 10:38 PM
“To protect his identity…”
November 20, 2025 at 12:18 PM
20 November 2009 ► The Cabinet of the United Kingdom met for the first time in the East Midlands at #Nottingham’s Albert Hall.
#NottinghamHistory
Albert Hall Conference Centre, Nottingham
Conference Venues, Meeting rooms, Award Ceremonies, Prize Givings, Special Events, Christmas Parties, Exhibition Space and Wedding receptions at the historic Albert Hall Conference Centre in Nottingha...
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November 20, 2025 at 10:05 AM
20 November 1995 ► #Nottingham’s Robin Hood railway line was extended via Sutton Parkway and Mansfield to Mansfield Woodhouse.
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November 20, 2025 at 10:01 AM
I would like to apologise for the national coin shortage. I’ve been watching the news and I had to start a swear jar…
November 19, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Curse-ive
November 19, 2025 at 4:12 PM