November 2024
End Of An Era
On the 1st November posted that Tung Kong – Valley Road take-away and chip shop was to close its doors for the last time on Saturday 2nd November, after an impressive 40 years serving the people of Carlton Valley. We wished ‘Vince’ and his family all the best for the future.
152k views and 731 comments later show how much this takeaway meant to the people of Mapperley.
Here’s a sample:
Remember going here with my dad who lived on Calverton Avenue, and he died in 1999. So a long time ago. So sad. – Samantha
Wishing Vince, Julia and their family all the best. I worked here several years ago and they are absolutely amazing people. Best food, service always. I spoke to them both today and can’t thank them enough, happy retirement both of you xx – Yvonne
Spend may of time at Vincent my late father use to go the for us all god bless him Happy retirement Vincent loved you curry thank you for everything you done for carlton mate xx – Eric
We made a personal visit on Saturday 2nd and managed to get Vince and Julie to agree to a photograph. They didn’t want any fuss but were very humbled when we told them of the messages..
This was their message to you:
To all our wonderful customers: we have some news to share with you. Firstly we’d like to express our sincerest gratitude for your years of support. However as the saying goes, all good things must come to an end, and after almost 40 years of business we have decided that it is simply time to move on. Our final day of trading will be Saturday 2nd November, and we hope to see as many of you as we can before we close. Once again thank you to everyone – you made this business what it is today and it’s been a genuine pleasure serving you. Vince, Julie and all the staff
Rural Mapperley
On 4th Nov we posted.
Wow!
We found this old milk bottle under our 1930’s house.
The label appears to say:
CROSSLAND’S DAIRY FARM MAPPERLEY
The answers soon came and we featured Crosslands Farm and Dairy in this article.
Rock City Goes Classical
We also posted about Mapperley’s musical maestros Sheku Kanneh-Mason and Isata Kanneh-Mason who remarkably (as classical musicians) were booked to perform a selection of their favourite music for piano and cello in a one-off show at Rock City in Nottingham
Changing High Streets
23rd Nov we shared a photo from 2018, when Bailey Food Market closed, and we were left with only one grocers, The Fruit Bowl. Now of course, we no longer have a grocers shop at all, with the Fruit Bowl also closing.
Maybe one will emerge in the future. Meanwhile Zenon commented:
Dear Santa, for Christmas, can I have a Grocers and a record shop in Mapperley. Also could the Bread and Bitter have an extension and hold more live gigs? Thanks.
Mystery Noise
Did anyone hear a very strange sound this morning around 6am in the Robinson Road area.? It was like a flying object which got louder and louder then suddenly quiet as it moved away and then came back again. It was like a whizzing noise and I thought could be someone flying a drone outside my window. Perhaps checking local gardens, cars or houses for whatever reason. It lasted about 2-3 mins then shot off. Very odd.
Several people had heard it.
Heard it quite loud this morning and I was outside but couldn’t see anything. It was definitely drones and I think there was more than one as one tone would suddenly get high pitched and disappear but I could hear at least one other in the distance with the same original tone. Felt strange to be able to hear it so loud but not see anything.
Sounded like a warning siren. It was very strange! Has anyone found out what it was yet?!
I was going out around this time and thought it sounded like one of those doodle bugs that you hear in the old war films ,yes an odd sound to pinpoint .
Heard it on mapperley top at 5.45 sounds like it warning siren