Memory lane

When I left UK, I think we sold our house in Northampton for £3000. God knows what it would be worth these days.


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Evening all from Sunny (ish) Cyprus, it's taken me three and a half weeks to get on here, hope I haven't been passed over for promotion? Les, about £2000 I should think!!

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Wilf wrote:

MCTC was staffed by bullies who failed to make it in the army.

There was a bunch of MPSC located in The Kesh when we were there.

Never figured out why but they were nice blokes.

A friend of mine transferred to the MPSC, we were stationed in Colchester at the time and he wanted a bit of continuity in life. Most of the guys that I met were good lads.

When I was with the QOH, one of my lads, a VM, did a spell in MCTC Colchester, came back a much better soldier and was quite enthusiastic about the military training he received there. He also decided he wanted serve as a 'soldier' and not as a tradesman so transferred into the QOH and was immediately made the Sqn Ldr's tank driver, very seldom had problems with that callsign.

As I said before my old man was in the MPSC in Gibraltar, Colchester and Shepton Mallett nicks.
Probably did about 6 years in MPSC other 20 ior so years in Infantry, Northamptons, East Anglians.

My old man was a tough bugger, no doubt caused by years working in the Army nicks. They must have been rugged places.

I was born in Colchester in 1948 whilst my old man was attached to the Nick. Plessey Married Quarters in Colchester we lived in. Anyone remember them? Not there when last in UK 2004, all gone. A nice MOD copper took me around Colchester Garirson in his Land Rover after I introduced myself.

A bunch of us were posted to Colchester in '64, we joined 2nd Light Regt who were in wooden buildings in Roman Way camp. (About 6 months later they moved to newly-renovated Kirkee Mc Munn Bks).

Some of us were allocated married quarters in Lethe Grove, very close to the MCTC and backing on to Friday Woods. The flats were brand new and built to accommodate the MPSC staff.

We often thought it curious that there were'nt many MPSC to be seen in the area, then the first electricity bills rolled in and all became clear !

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They must have been rugged places.

I did an escort to Colchester in 69.It was a bit difficult to work out who the prisoner was.

i escorted to collie . but that was a doddle to the nick at beilefeld, that was an evil place, i never knew anyone going back for a second helping , it terrified me and i was just the escort. ginger

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the nick at beilefeld

When was that Jim?Our guys went to Collie from Herford. Early 60s

usually anything up to 28 day was served in your own units guard room, anything over 28 days was r&r at collie.

gordon . 1956 to 59. as stated by dandc the 28 days to 56 day sentences went to collie , over that time went to beilefeld or the mallet in blighty, i took several lads to beilefeld, it was awful , when we took them back to viersen at the ffis they were black and blue under the uniform , it scared the life out of me. trouble is i cant remember where the nick was all i saw was out the back of a three tonner , but the provost staff werevery much like that lot in the film the hill , evil buggers , ginger

Cheers Jim,I had never heard of a nick in Bielefeld.That`s why i wondered why our lot went to Collie when there was a nick just down the road..

3 Military Corrective Establishment was located in Mossbank Barracks, Bielefeld, from 1946 -58. After this those for retraining and return to their units were sent to Colchester, those for discharge and imprisonment in civvy prisons were sent to Shepton Mallet. As has been stated all those sentenced to more than 28 days go to the one remaining MCTC at Colchester.

I can certainly remember in the late 50s buying four domino cigs, they were in a paper packet and about the size of a domino, cost 6d

Les

going back to TV's, I seem to remeber you could by a clip on screen that was supposed to turn your old black and white set into colour. Dont think they ever worked very well !!!

Yes I remember them also, thing is I think they just added a tint to the picture, there is no way on this earth it could have given the correct colour (not even now)

Les

We had one of those when I was a kid in Glasgow, my Mother used to leave the curtains open so that the neighbours thought we had a colour telly!!

Oh! very posh Shelldrake.Was that Bearsden?( tic)

Gordon. wrote:

Oh! very posh Shelldrake.Was that Bearsden?( tic)

Nitshill! People from Bearsden couldn't afford curtains.

Ok where's the remote ? Ah the good old Black & White TV

Thorn 1500 (Excellent)

Les

That looks like it`s in pristine condition.Wish i had aged so well..

My mate had a broom handle on the end of which he had fixed a rubber washing up glove, all fingers folded exept for the index fingre which was sticking out. tis he had filled with plaster. he could then sit in his arm chair and pock the stick at the TV and change channels without having to get up. he was thrilled when he got his first TV with a remote. Connected by wire in those days, but at least you didnt loose the bloody thing. my dog once ate one of our remotes. after that yiou had to pick up the dog, point him at the TV and squeeze his nuts to change channels !!!!!!

Hells bells..I had forgotten about those wire connected remotes...If nowt else this site brings back memories

As if the wired remotes were not bad enough they then brought out ultra sonic, if you only knew how many times I was called for the TV playing up only to find something as simple as the dog shaking (metal tag on collar) people with keys on belt or baby shaking things, luckily in those days it was mainly channel change and volume but when it keeps changing with no apparent reason

Les

I remember that Les, we had one of the first TVs with remote, would be around '77, when I dropped the dogs chain lead the telly would change channels (much to the kids annoyance), I never knew that it was ultra sonic.