Cinemas
The first film we went to see was Oliver at The Metropol in Sherwood. It was the 1960s and the cinema was where the gym is at the top of the high street now. There was a scary part in it where a woman was beaten to death on the bridge. The last film we saw was a few years ago at Broadway. They showed Kind Hearts and Coronets for an anniversary screening. It was brilliant. We really must go out to the cinema more.
The NHS
It’s the most wonderful thing! We went to hospital recently for a minor check-up, waited four or five hours and were seen to and sorted. Brilliant! We know people moan about the wait times, but that was brilliant service and all for free. We’re not surprised it’s under pressure though, the population just keeps growing and yet they’re not building anymore hospitals or investing much more money in it are they? It’s just been the same two hospitals in Nottingham since the 1970s. If they were keeping up with the demand they’d need to build at least one other.
Candlemas Day
We’re always busy in the build up to Christmas selling and delivering trees. So we don’t really get a chance to put our own decorations up. So from now on we’re going to make sure we mark and observe Candlemas Day, which is the 2 February and the official end of Christmas. I know most people think we’ve got it all out of the way by then, but for us it’s still the festive season right up until February.
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