Nostalgia Archives - Talking About My Generation

Ancoats ice cream wars – the inside scoop on Manchester’s answer to Little Italy

Features Lee McErlean - 24/11/2020

The chime of the ice cream van is one sound that cannot go a miss. Whether you are a child or an adult, the...

Bleaklow Bomber: the plane wreck that lies in the Peak District

Nostalgia Bob Alston - 04/10/2020

There have been multiple airplane crashes over the North West Pennines, as it is a notorious flight path with its many undulations, particularly in...

‘My first job’ series: Penny banking, looking after the savings of the community

Features Chris Vickers - 04/10/2020

Next up in our ‘My First Job’ series, our Salford reporter Chris Vickers shares his memories below. What was your first job after leaving...

A trip down memory lane: Our readers’ first jobs – Part 2

Features Jodie Smith - 30/09/2020

Here our readers take a trip down memory lane and share stories of their first jobs after leaving school. What was your first job? Catherine Knowles "I...

‘My first job’ series: Shipping Clerk

Nostalgia Carole Ogden - 27/09/2020

Next up in our ‘My First Job’ series, our Bolton reporter Carole Ogden shares her memories below. What was your first job after leaving...

Remembering Belle Vue: Where the world came to Manchester

Features Ted Peskett - 24/09/2020

The popular destination of Belle Vue, first opened in 1836, and has been described as a place where “the world came to Manchester”. Its zoological...

My First Job series: Dining Hall Porter

Features Jodie Smith - 08/09/2020

Next up in our First Jobs series, our Salford reporter, Paul Sherlock, shares his memories. What was your first job? "My first experience of work...

My First Job series: Mining with the National Coal Board

Features Jodie Smith - 27/08/2020

One of our readers, Alex Channon from Swinton, shares his memories about his first-ever job with us. What was your first job? My first job...

Taking a trip down memory lane as our readers share stories about their first jobs

Features Jodie Smith - 17/08/2020

Do you remember what your first job was after leaving school? Here, Talking About My Generation readers reminisce about their first-ever jobs, with memories...

Hearth and home: Mantelpiece exhibition gets pride of place

Bolton Carole Ogden - 13/08/2020

Bolton Museum’s new exhibition is set to make visitors feel right at home - by showcasing household objects of 1930s Britain. ‘Mantelpiece Observations’, opening September...

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Bleaklow Bomber: the plane wreck that lies in the Peak District

‘My first job’ series: Penny banking, looking after the savings of the community

A trip down memory lane: Our readers’ first jobs – Part 2

‘My first job’ series: Shipping Clerk

Remembering Belle Vue: Where the world came to Manchester

My First Job series: Dining Hall Porter

My First Job series: Mining with the National Coal Board

Taking a trip down memory lane as our readers share stories about their first jobs

Hearth and home: Mantelpiece exhibition gets pride of place

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