New years eve

We always used to get together at my Gran’s house on Horton Rd (a couple of streets over from Maine Rd) with the local aunts and uncles.

She’d get out a big canister of the big, old pennies and played cards (even the kids), ate and drank, and my Gran always used to let us open the door at midnight to welcome in the New Year.

All the neighbors would be on their front step and we’d all wish each other a Happy New Year!

Ah, the good old days!

Happy New Year to all Blues, wherever the day finds you, and may 2025 be a happy, healthy and prosperous year for you all.
First house I bought was on Horton Road.
Happy days.
 
Pardon ?

Gis a clue Bob
We blacked up our faces at News Yeas Eve, donned our urchin outfits and then went Mumming to clean out the old.

We knocked our customers doors then quickly nipped past them going room to room polishing everything in sight whilst making a continuous "mumming" noise with our mouths. You could never speak as it would bring them bad luck. A very profitable enterprise back in the day and you could say that as kids "we proper cleaned up"

None of us ever bummed anyone like what that tinfoil sausage said. I think he uses that hat for smoking his crack!
 
We blacked up our faces at News Yeas Eve, donned our urchin outfits and then went Mumming to clean out the old.

We knocked our customers doors then quickly nipped past them going room to room polishing everything in sight whilst making a continuous "mumming" noise with our mouths. You could never speak as it would bring them bad luck. A very profitable enterprise back in the day and you could say that as kids "we proper cleaned up"

None of us ever bummed anyone like what that tinfoil sausage said. I think he uses that hat for smoking his crack!
That just sounds like burgling bob, with respect. ;-)
 
The local hill folk loved it and used to reward us handsomely as it cleaned out the old and brought in the new.
Very popular for kids after penny for the guy.
Yep, sounds like a strong defence.
Now you've said that I totally believe it.
Sounds like a tale another bob would use on wilty lol
 

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