Erith school circa 1979. They had the school festival during one of the last weeks of the school year in a vain attempt to make some money the school.
Various events were on, one was sponsored by Timex. The head master wound up a watch and put it in a metal box, the box was to be opened on the last day, whoever guessed the time correctly when the watch had stopped (in the secretary's office, there was a book where you filled in you name next to a time) The prize for whoever won was 2 really decent watches. This was when watches were expensive.
Anyway me and a couple of friends may or may not have broken into the school to nick dinner tickets and flog them half price to the kids, but we found the watch book and just scribbled our names randomly in loads of different time slots. Yep you guessed it, I won...........
All these years later I have no remorse for my actions and will probably burn in hell for all eternity.................*
*Junior, all the above is a pack of lies that I have just made up......ahem!
Erith circa 1979, I was in the sixth form failing at CSE retakes and buying dodgy dinner tickets.
When our boys were young we had a week at a small holiday camp in Devon. I entered the darts competition and got the runner-up prize. There was a prize giving event on the Friday night for all the various competitions and I proudly went up on stage to collect my trophy.
My sons were very proud of their dad and gave the loudest cheers. Their pride subsided somewhat when they asked how many entered and I replied two!
Other than a couple of £10 wins on the lottery I've won nothing! Professionally, I am 2 x Sales Rep of the year for my company, currently the reigning, defending holder of this title.
Other than a couple of £10 wins on the lottery I've won nothing! Professionally, I am 2 x Sales Rep of the year for my company, currently the reigning, defending holder of this title.
A company I worked for randomly decided to give out awards one year. Anyway, in the previous year I had traveled the length and breath of the country doing some work well outside of my job spec. Other colleagues worked long hours and had been sent abroad at very little notice to sort out problems. I didn't expect to get it myself, but then they gave it to some guy in the New York office who'd been with the company 5 minutes and had done nothing of note, although I did hear his boss giving him a severe bollocking! What a smack in the chops for everyone who'd worked so hard for at least the previous 12 months. Whoever thought up the awards idea clearly had not thought it through - it destroyed what little morale there was in the team I was in. Rather than thinking "If I work harder I could win it next year", we all thought "that was a load of shit! Now, where's that jobs website?!".
Orpington Amatuer Boxing Club personality of the year 1968 presented to me at The Daylight Inn by Terry Spinks. The award was specially created for me by our sponsor Norma Travel of Petts Wood because I had 10 straight defeats and there was no chance of me winning anything for boxing. I retired with that record intact.
Orpington Amatuer Boxing Club personality of the year 1968 presented to me at The Daylight Inn by Terry Spinks. The award was specially created for me by our sponsor Norma Travel of Petts Wood because I had 10 straight defeats and there was no chance of me winning anything for boxing. I retired with that record intact.
Where was that club and when did it shut? Know they've got Brunos place at the priory and keddles do some boxing but surprised their isn't a proper ABA there now given the size of sunny Orpington.
I won a men's Gray Nicolls cricket bat at a Silver Jubilee street party raffle in Eltham. I was 7 and it was (and still is) the only thing I ever won. When I got home my older brother nicked it off me.
Orpington Amatuer Boxing Club personality of the year 1968 presented to me at The Daylight Inn by Terry Spinks. The award was specially created for me by our sponsor Norma Travel of Petts Wood because I had 10 straight defeats and there was no chance of me winning anything for boxing. I retired with that record intact.
Where was that club and when did it shut? Know they've got Brunos place at the priory and keddles do some boxing but surprised their isn't a proper ABA there now given the size of sunny Orpington.
Club was at The Rosecroft in St Mary Cray. Was quite a big club at one time. I think it closed around 1990 but I'm not totally sure. Used to be regular boxing at The Civic Hall in Orpington.
Orpington Amatuer Boxing Club personality of the year 1968 presented to me at The Daylight Inn by Terry Spinks. The award was specially created for me by our sponsor Norma Travel of Petts Wood because I had 10 straight defeats and there was no chance of me winning anything for boxing. I retired with that record intact.
Yeah, but you done Ade Edmondson.
With a right hander.....no other way. Amazing how you mention this so often, I can't remember anything about you.
I won a signed framed Shirt from the soccer sixes of which Charlton won about 15 years ago. It has Curbishley , Gritt etc.. signed on the front. I think I won it from The News of The world competition. It's wrapped up in bubble rap in my loft so if the museum wants it or it can be auctioned for the Upbeats then I can part with it.
I won a signed framed Shirt from the soccer sixes of which Charlton won about 15 years ago. It has Curbishley , Gritt etc.. signed on the front. I think I won it from The News of The world competition. It's wrapped up in bubble rap in my loft so if the museum wants it or it can be auctioned for the Upbeats then I can part with it.
I remember watching that on the box. Funny how after Charlton won the first time they held it, they decided not to hold it again.
I won at getting my Homework completed before my brother.
He was really into footy, I was/am a bit more intelligent than him.
I got to go to Charlton with the stepdad and fell in love with the bloody club... He had to go to Rugby with our uncle, is now a tank and loves ruggers and doesn't worry about Charlton anymore.
Lower North School for Boys (Ashford, Kent) 'Cake Cup Final' 80/81 (I think?). Inter-Class football tournament. Was up against a team a year lower than us so they had a two goal handicap to start. They also had a slim, quick, centre forward in their team called Neil Ruddock!! - the very same. What did we win? Yep, a dirty great cream cake - bizarre!!
Orpington Amatuer Boxing Club personality of the year 1968 presented to me at The Daylight Inn by Terry Spinks. The award was specially created for me by our sponsor Norma Travel of Petts Wood because I had 10 straight defeats and there was no chance of me winning anything for boxing. I retired with that record intact.
Where was that club and when did it shut? Know they've got Brunos place at the priory and keddles do some boxing but surprised their isn't a proper ABA there now given the size of sunny Orpington.
Club was at The Rosecroft in St Mary Cray. Was quite a big club at one time. I think it closed around 1990 but I'm not totally sure. Used to be regular boxing at The Civic Hall in Orpington.
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My sons were very proud of their dad and gave the loudest cheers. Their pride subsided somewhat when they asked how many entered and I replied two!
I've still got the trophy!!
Why would you exchange footballs?
I was 7 and it was (and still is) the only thing I ever won.
When I got home my older brother nicked it off me.
Do you find it makes you walk funny?
Club was at The Rosecroft in St Mary Cray. Was quite a big club at one time. I think it closed around 1990 but I'm not totally sure. Used to be regular boxing at The Civic Hall in Orpington.
It's wrapped up in bubble rap in my loft so if the museum wants it or it can be auctioned for the Upbeats then I can part with it.
I have got a funny walk as it happens...
He was really into footy, I was/am a bit more intelligent than him.
I got to go to Charlton with the stepdad and fell in love with the bloody club... He had to go to Rugby with our uncle, is now a tank and loves ruggers and doesn't worry about Charlton anymore.
I think I lost really.
She didn't laugh the first time but I've persisted for years. The closest I get is a roll of the eyes.