Owd Pastimes

Caz · 04-08-2003, 12:41

Piece of brghtly coloured card on a string. used to wind the string round and round, then pull - made a lovely whirring sound.

3-balls, against the wall, allsorts of variations on the throw!
Can still do that now!

Jacks, elastic, two rope skipping.

Allsorts of schoolyard games - anyone bring some to mind?

Caz · 04-08-2003, 12:44

Playing "consequences"
Used to put some really rude things in.
;D

Mick · 04-08-2003, 13:06

we used to play a game called sticks 6 sticks and a start stick only one foot allowed between them but no touching them one player was alowed to move only one stick at a time as the gap got bigger so the game got harder

Jo · 05-08-2003, 11:59

Hopscotch. Is that too recent?
Amd what about knock a door run?

Caz · 05-08-2003, 12:06

Hopscotch is probably one of the oldest ones going.

Remember doing knock-a-door-run my self,  too!!

Mick · 05-08-2003, 12:08

It seamed to go in seasons at school with conkers, them marbles ,tag, ect

Jo · 05-08-2003, 12:20

I remember having water fights with fairy liquid bottles in t'backyard. Have a great photo of me 25 years ago but I don't know how to copy it on-line. Anyone know?

janet · 05-08-2003, 12:46

I REMEMBER WAITING FOR HOT DAYS LIKE THESE SO THAT I COULD POP TAR BUBBLES WITH A LOLLY STICK THEN WIND THE TAR AROUND THE STICK MOSTLY GETTING MOST OF THE TAR STUCK TO MYSELF. 8)

littlemo · 05-08-2003, 13:35

I remember doing that with my shoe!!!!!! How about collecting firewood for bonfire night? we used to have a fire every year on owd bobs I think it was called, the field next to Gatty park/Milnshaw park. and collecting tadpoles from the pond at the bottom

Jo · 05-08-2003, 14:51

Nowt like tar bubbles for a few hours entertainment!! The really gooey ones were best eh?

Mick · 05-08-2003, 15:02

you should be out there today  ;D

Chris7464 · 05-08-2003, 18:40

[quote author=Jo link=board=nostalgia;num=1060000403;start=0#3 date=08/05/03 at 12:59:20]Amd what about knock a door run?[/quote]
We used to play something called Grand National where we ran through back gardens jumping over hedges until one of us either fell over or ripped their pants

Mick · 05-08-2003, 19:24

i remember that one ho my knees ;D

Caz · 05-08-2003, 20:15

[quote author=littlemo link=board=nostalgia;num=1060000403;start=0#9 date=08/05/03 at 14:35:39]I remember doing that with my shoe!!!!!! How about collecting firewood for bonfire night? we used to have a fire every year on owd bobs I think it was called, the field next to Gatty park/Milnshaw park. and collecting tadpoles from the pond at the bottom[/quote]

Yes it was Owd Bob's, used to live near Milnshaw Park when the old houses were there.
Used to be a field where the new the red brick houses are off Lupin Road. Had sheep in it, and geese. They would run at you every time you passed.

And the Burco factory down there. Used to be this window with bars, which was always open, where you could look down and watch the workers. Used to get told off for annoying them.

Anyone know anything about Owd Bob?

Mick · 06-08-2003, 11:22

As you know i come from Preston the school was Brockholes(tec)in Frenchwood
at dinner times a group of us would go to a nearby park that had a summer house climb onto the roof and throw big clods of mud at the passing tramps.
ho the shame .
sometime they would chase us

great fun though ;D