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Irember going to the Crown picture cinema on liverpool road Eccles, and if the filme went of we used to all stamp our feet as hard as we could,
and when the pics finished we would run to Lee"s
shop for a lolly and if it had the name of the shop on the stik you got a free lolly,
happy days. thanks for the memory.
Pauline

cluck,cluck cluck lol

Marion,

You have no right being on this thread - you are only a chicken.

Children were 2d and 3d in my younger day. We used to stand outside for an A film - will you take me in Mr? Or better still - "will you take me in mrs?" (the ladies usually had a bag of sweets.)

Try that these days.

Happy days

My mum told me about the Jam jars.

I remember it being 6d and 1/- or 1/6d
1/6d was upstairs i think.

Marion

Re the penny or a jam jar to get in (I,m not that old). My dad used to tell me about urchins going in with a jam jar. A fella rolled up in a big car and slapped half a crown on the counter.

"here you are sir, 29 jam jars change"..Boom boom.

Mau. ABC minors were the opposition to the OCC in my town.

As I got older the one and nines carry some nostalgia. but I,ll leave you to guess why.

Thanks to you all for your interest.

Happy days

I can remember the jam jar ,
I used to use one to get in free every Sat morning .

You certainly got your money's worth then. Can remember my Mum saying she used to use a jam jar to get in! Empty of course lol!

Norah

Hi there Harry
Ah yes happy days indeedy!

There was a picture hall in our town with wooden seats and floors,great for stamping on when the goodies were catching up to the baddies lol

Then there were the matinees! One in the morning,huge queues and very orderly they were too. The ABC Minors and 'our' club,we wore huge badges and I was a moniter keeping order ;O)
I always say now don't think children would take orders from another child just a few years older.

Remember The Hooded Claw? The Three Stooges?

Mau

Another shining light here!! :O)

No one mentioned the Movietone news ,and adverts in the middle,nor the possibility of going through the whole programme twice ,if the films were good.Fred.
Happy days indeed.

The lady with the torch and the icecream lady.

You used to get two film's too, didn't you?

It wasn't till I was in my late teens, that I learned if you went in at the start you saw the 'start' lol.

My mum used to take my brother and I. We would just jump on the bus and go. Walked in halfway through, then when it got back to where we started we left.
No wonder I am easily confused lol

Marion

Oh I remember it well, remember being taken by my g/dad to watch the cowboys ....great times. Love your bit about your wife .....A Leading Light , how lovely lol!

Norah

Possibly a thread for the older ones. Memories of visits to the 'pictures', wooden seats and all that.

Remember the songs with the bouncing ball. OCC (Odeon childrens club and their song).
Has cinema lost its magic or is it just that I,ve grown old?

Happy days

My wife was a leading light in the cinema - an usherette.