JanAug 21, 2025
☁️ It’s another grey morning by the river Tees, but the rowan trees and the blackberry bushes are providing some colour.
🐦‍⬛🎶 Lots of birds are chirruping, squawking and singing too …
Show threadJenWAug 21, 2025

@geminicat7

My friend is originally from North Shields. Her family moved to Sheffield about the same time we moved to Nottingham, but we met at university, instantly connected and have so much common ground (but not too much).

Show threadJan
@drystone Ah, I have many happy memories of Nottingham as I completed my PGCE at the University of Nottingham. I lived in the university flats at Beeston (probably no longer there!) and completed my long teaching practice at Trinity School.
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Show threadJenWAug 21, 2025

@geminicat7

Yes, the university has an excellent reputation. Not on the academic side, but when we were still at school/college some of us sneaked in to see Rod Stewart just after he'd started recording separately from the Faces but was still with them. It was in just a big room really!

I had a schoolfriend who lived in Beeston. A couple I know who ran a local history magazine used to overlook the park in Lenton, not far from the Queen's Medical Centre. They've now moved to Beeston.

Show threadJanAug 21, 2025
@drystone I really liked Beeston - we could do all the shopping we needed locally as well as being within easy walking distance of the university.
Show threadJenWAug 21, 2025

@geminicat7

Yes, from Robert's writings about local affairs, not only are things handy, but there's (still) a good community feel there.

Show threadJanAug 21, 2025
@drystone Ah, it’s good to know that’s still the case. The community was very welcoming towards students too, which isn’t always the case!