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The day Grantham nightclub’s roof fell in

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Building collapse inside Baskers Wine Bar, Welby Street/Westgate corner in 1983. You can see Morrison’s store under construction in the background.
Building collapse inside Baskers Wine Bar, Welby Street/Westgate corner.
Building collapse inside Baskers Wine Bar, Welby Street/Westgate corner.

The Magnificent Seven

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North Road Garage’s Float in the 1980 Carnival parade, featuring the launch of the Triumph TR7. In the back of the towing Land Rover, are seven youngsters dressed as cowboys/cowgirls aka the Magnificent Seven.

Pictured going down Watergate

Who do you know in this photo?

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WOOLSTHORPE-by-Belvoir was one of many villages which had its one band. Others in the area included Bottesford and Barrowby had them too. This picture shows Woolsthorpe founder member T W Worsdale retiring in 1962 and handing his baton to Norman Cook. Also in the picture are Alfred E Bausor, second from the left Les Jackson (Headmaster at Woolsthorpe school) Eddie Nicholson, and Ken Watts (far right)

Grantham cyclists enjoy Skeg day out – by bus

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1950 Grantham Road Club’s annual day trip to Skegness. The racing members contested a Grantham to Skegness time trial, whilst family, friends and supporters boarded a bus and headed to the coast to meet up with their two-wheeled clubmates at the finish. It was in the days of Grantham cycling racing legend Jack O’Connor who had a bike shop in Welby Street. When Jack closed his shop, another keen cyclist, Don Ray, opened up a store at the bottom of Swinegate. But the O’Connor family’s involvement with cycling shops lives on today in Chris O’Connor’s establishment in Watergate.

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