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Offline dave.woodhall

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Ring out Solstice bells - Manchester City at home
« on: December 19, 2024, 11:51:05 PM »
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Offline Nev

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Re: Ring out Solstice bells - Manchester City at home
« Reply #1 on: December 20, 2024, 11:10:50 AM »
Kudos for the title, points off for mild criticism of the Jarman Market.
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Offline simon ward 50

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Re: Ring out Solstice bells - Manchester City at home
« Reply #2 on: December 20, 2024, 11:58:12 AM »
Nostalgic mention of Lewis's :)
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Re: Ring out Solstice bells - Manchester City at home
« Reply #3 on: December 20, 2024, 12:52:53 PM »
I'd forgotten all about Lewis's
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Re: Ring out Solstice bells - Manchester City at home
« Reply #4 on: December 20, 2024, 04:11:49 PM »
Done.
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Offline Holte132

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Re: Ring out Solstice bells - Manchester City at home
« Reply #5 on: December 20, 2024, 04:15:20 PM »
Quote from: simon ward 50 on December 20, 2024, 11:58:12 AM
Nostalgic mention of Lewis's :)

That's where the real Father Christmas could be visited!
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Offline LeeB

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Re: Ring out Solstice bells - Manchester City at home
« Reply #6 on: December 20, 2024, 04:15:57 PM »
Quote from: Holte132 on December 20, 2024, 04:15:20 PM
Quote from: simon ward 50 on December 20, 2024, 11:58:12 AM
Nostalgic mention of Lewis's :)

That's where the real Father Christmas could be visited!

I used to see him there and at the Co-Op.
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Offline Holte132

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Re: Ring out Solstice bells - Manchester City at home
« Reply #7 on: December 20, 2024, 04:22:47 PM »
Quote from: LeeB on December 20, 2024, 04:15:57 PM
Quote from: Holte132 on December 20, 2024, 04:15:20 PM
Quote from: simon ward 50 on December 20, 2024, 11:58:12 AM
Nostalgic mention of Lewis's :)

That's where the real Father Christmas could be visited!

I used to see him there and at the Co-Op.

Yeah, but the real Father Christmas was at Lewis's. All the others were just pretending!
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Re: Ring out Solstice bells - Manchester City at home
« Reply #8 on: December 20, 2024, 04:44:34 PM »
Quote from: Holte132 on December 20, 2024, 04:22:47 PM
Quote from: LeeB on December 20, 2024, 04:15:57 PM
Quote from: Holte132 on December 20, 2024, 04:15:20 PM
Quote from: simon ward 50 on December 20, 2024, 11:58:12 AM
Nostalgic mention of Lewis's :)

That's where the real Father Christmas could be visited!

I used to see him there and at the Co-Op.

Yeah, but the real Father Christmas was at Lewis's. All the others were just pretending!

This is true. He also had Uncle Holly with him when I went.
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Re: Ring out Solstice bells - Manchester City at home
« Reply #9 on: December 20, 2024, 04:48:59 PM »
Yep, Lewis's for me as well, up the big escalators.
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Re: Ring out Solstice bells - Manchester City at home
« Reply #10 on: December 20, 2024, 06:33:43 PM »
Great read Dave.
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Re: Ring out Solstice bells - Manchester City at home
« Reply #11 on: December 20, 2024, 11:37:47 PM »
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Re: Ring out Solstice bells - Manchester City at home
« Reply #12 on: December 21, 2024, 08:42:43 PM »
I had a Christmas job in Lewis’s, some years after queuing to meet Father Christmas. I’d like to think he and/or the elves put in a good word for me behind the scenes.

Great solstice and you were right, Dave.
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