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Wearethemods
46 of 60  Tue 30th Jun 2015 9:43am  
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covgirl
wiltshire
47 of 60  Tue 30th Jun 2015 10:02am  

Growing up we didn't get pocket money, we did get comics if we did the jobs given us, we had Beano, Dandy, and Topper, it wasn't until we were 8 or so we had 6 old pence a week, this was split, half saved for holiday money the rest spent, mostly on sweets I have to say. We girls collected "scraps" small colourful paper pictures of various themes, and swapped them hopefully for Angels, the really desired scraps, any one else remember these?
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Mick Strong
Coventry
48 of 60  Thu 6th Oct 2022 9:29am  

Just read all of the posts on this old topic, and lots of memories came flooding back. Comics, the Beano, Dandy, Topper, Beezer, Victor and Tiger. Toy cars, Dinky and Matchbox. Embassy records from Woolies. Girls comics for my sister, School Friend and Bunty. We seemed to have all of those as kids, but I don't ever remember getting pocket money. Survived somehow as a kid, doing paper rounds, bread rounds on Saturdays. Also, as a parent, I cannot remember giving my kids regular pocket money.
Mick Strong

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NeilsYard
Coventry
49 of 60  Thu 6th Oct 2022 10:59am  

On the subject, I loved Barnbys and those glass cases full of the latest Matchbox/Dinky cars (pic dated 1966 so a bit before me but was still how I remember it from the 70's).
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Prof
Gloucester
50 of 60  Thu 6th Oct 2022 1:03pm  

I remember the old Barnby's in Trinity Street! I think there was upstairs too!
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lindatee2002
Virginia USA
51 of 60  Thu 6th Oct 2022 1:19pm  

I love this photo too, with eager children and parents in a very bust toy store. It doesn't look like Christmas either - just a regular Saturday maybe. So much more fun than Amazon boxes at the door. There's great two floor toy shop in the Royal Arcade in Norwich that I still love to visit. When I was a school librarian, a few years ago, I bought about a dozen glorious medieval knights on horseback for a display and the students loved them. They were even allowed to handle them!
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Dreamtime
Perth Western Australia
52 of 60  Thu 6th Oct 2022 5:10pm  

On 6th Oct 2022 1:03pm, Prof said: I remember the old Barnby's in Trinity Street! I think there was upstairs too!
Yes, there was, Prof. The various puppets were up there. My daughter still has hers - a colourful wooden pirate. She is 60 and it's still kept in its original box. Why she wanted that one I could never understand but she is not the fairy doll type. Actually, I thought Barnby's was in the Precinct somewhere.
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NeilsYard
Coventry
53 of 60  Thu 6th Oct 2022 5:17pm  

Yes it was, Dream, as per the Barnby’s thread.
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Mick Strong
Coventry
54 of 60  Thu 6th Oct 2022 5:28pm  

Hi Neil Did they move from there to down the Arcade by the bird cage?
Mick Strong

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Midland Red

55 of 60  Thu 6th Oct 2022 5:28pm  

They were at 41 Corporation Street, before moving to 13 Smithford Way Thumbs up
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lindatee2002
Virginia USA
56 of 60  Thu 6th Oct 2022 5:39pm  

Look at that nice tidy little umbrella pushchair - possibly from Mothercare. So much more convenient for everyone than the huge charabancs, complete with drinkholders, that families use these days.
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Prof
Gloucester
57 of 60  Thu 6th Oct 2022 6:11pm  

I stand corrected, MR!
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NeilsYard
Coventry
58 of 60  Fri 7th Oct 2022 9:59am  

This was their Corporation Street store.
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Mick Strong
Coventry
59 of 60  Fri 7th Oct 2022 10:05am  

One toy I do remember buying myself was a "Butterfly Yo-Yo"
Mick Strong

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Dreamtime
Perth Western Australia
60 of 60  Sat 8th Oct 2022 10:05am  

Did it light up, Mick? All the kids had to have one. Happy
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