Where there are now ugly noisy fun-fare rides there used to be green lawns, flower beds and wooden benches. You choose?
@bigmatt28962 ай бұрын
I miss the barley sheaf
@waveydavebarnett2 ай бұрын
ive seen many of those images , (and remember many too). But never have i seen them put together in such a wonderful way. excellent stuff
@mikeclifford20062 ай бұрын
You're very kind, thank you. M
@SRobinson14852 ай бұрын
I loved going the Crown up Castle St in the 70s/80s
@thebrowns10173 ай бұрын
Wow! Some great memories there. Those wonderful nights in The Union seem a lifetime away now. Nice to see a few faces from the past.....
@user-ci7lz2pq1r7 ай бұрын
A gift to your hometown, for its archives.....nice one Mick.
@JJ-yt8ww8 ай бұрын
Promo*SM 😚
@77fox52410 ай бұрын
Oh wow. I watched it all. You were a lucky generation. Thankfully my daughter also values vinyl. Nervous.... Was his name 'Gordon'? What a guy! A big loss.
@ArthurBrownPHOTOGRAPHY Жыл бұрын
Very good. A nice relaxing view of the seasonal change.
@mikeclifford2006 Жыл бұрын
THanks Arthur
@Steve-kj5zt Жыл бұрын
it's not possible that there are charity shops on Castle Street everywhere now😂
@mikeclifford2006 Жыл бұрын
It seems that all retail is being demolished by wholesale on the internet these days. And the internet is definitely going down hill, it's all referrals and loops. Thanks for comment, Steve.
@nog2158 Жыл бұрын
Glad to see Ben is well and still doing his thing! I recall buying a CD from him over a decade ago in Bath centre. His music stuck with me enough to spontaneously look him up all these years later, to see how he's doing. Amazing how much music can touch a person to such an extent, huh!
@davekingdon9995 Жыл бұрын
Yes. I remember it well. Great gig
@Candolad Жыл бұрын
This is superb.
@GavinMorris1 Жыл бұрын
I spent my childhood there in the 70s and this brought back some great memories. Thanks.
@mikeclifford2006 Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it Gavin. M
@ArthurBrownPHOTOGRAPHY Жыл бұрын
Wow. Brings back memories of the 70s. Spent a lot of time down The Common.
@mikeclifford2006 Жыл бұрын
I always forget my password to get in here! Thanks for your comment Arthur. I found it quite strange to watch this time. Someone should do a Phd on what it means. Glad we did it though. What a strange thing to do in 1970/1. I think it because John Kobylko was doing a foundation course at Loughborough. He was shocked when I connected it all together digitally in 2014, (somewhere around there). He had given me the film reels years earlier. Regards, Mick.
@paulettecheshire941 Жыл бұрын
The cheshire family
@freebornjohn2687 Жыл бұрын
I used to work in the army surplus shop opposite Whitemans. My mate's mum worked in the International an early supermarket before Tesco got going, she said they used to fill the chickens with ice to up the weight! My mum used to take me to Simpkins and James for a treat. Later I played snooker with the bus drivers in the snooker hall opposite the Post Office and had too many drinks in the Union and the George / Bounty. I had a good time growing up in the town and it was a great place to be as a teenager, always got a drink in the plough. Everybody used to go from pub to pub at the weekends it was heaving I've been away for a long time, but when I go back I feel at home and a connection that I never feel anywhere else.
@mikeclifford2006 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for your comment. There's still quite a few pubs going here, and in some ways the beer has improved as CAMRA has done its work, but - like a lot of small towns - Hinckley has suffered from adverse economics, bad national decisions and corporate greed over the past 40 years.
@bigmatt28962 ай бұрын
John rain by any chance?
@freebornjohn26872 ай бұрын
@@bigmatt2896 Sorry no.
@fearofthechippan Жыл бұрын
I met Ben about ten years ago now I’m Bath, I’m so glad to see he’s doing well! His music means so much to me and my family
@DamienMcFerran Жыл бұрын
Fantastic video. You've done such a great job of linking all of those photos together to form Castle Street. Well done!
@mikeclifford2006 Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!
@mikeclifford20062 жыл бұрын
I just came on to reply to a comment that I cant find. Quite a shock for me to see this again. Almost 11,000 people have watched it. That's lovely, and so glad people have enjoyed it and got something from it. I think - speaking for myself - quite a serous film about the human condition but don't ask me to explain that!!!
@feeltheforce102 жыл бұрын
Lovely to go back down memory lane when Hinckley was far better than it is now.Thankyou for the images.
@rustysworldofentertainment8502 жыл бұрын
The piece is "Going Home" by Mark Knopfler.
@ignitionfive3 жыл бұрын
This is the most beautiful song I've ever heard you do. Tears run from my eyes as I write this. Love and peace.
@mikeclifford20063 жыл бұрын
Thankyou. I'm really glad you like it. I wrote the first part when I was a school boy and the chorus and the rest last year. Love and peace to you. Mike
@combiuk3 жыл бұрын
Great Song & video! love the magical cat!!!
@colinwagg20984 жыл бұрын
Michael. This has really come as a shock to me. Listening to my older brother is like listening to myself. I didnot know this existed.Would it be possible to have a copy . I will happy to pay what ever the cost is.
@bobdaz124 жыл бұрын
A great song by a very talented musician/composer.....
@delticnapierdccsound42365 жыл бұрын
TOTAL COCK 😠
@nightrain6635 жыл бұрын
Left the area nearly 30 years ago. As a kid I loved Wightmans, so many great toys.
@mikeclifford20065 жыл бұрын
Seems to be some problem with KZbin and scrolling glitches. Not on the video itself.
@ScottHarbison5 жыл бұрын
Dangerous moron.
@davidbarlow3505 жыл бұрын
Didn't see the Hamas/IRA/Isis representatives Jezza,were they hiding in the green room?
@snowyowel79615 жыл бұрын
Liar corbyn what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive 🤔 Betrayed the British people who voted to leave the EU and WON the referendum .
@michaelburden58955 жыл бұрын
Although from suffolk i lived in hinckley for a year, i found it to be a really nice town and the people very friendly, ended up marrying a hinckley girl, my good fortune! Best wishes to you folks.
@bertmonkey85336 жыл бұрын
He was right on every point. WAKE UP! More on Facebook.
@jayp76066 жыл бұрын
What the hell happened to this place?
@bigmatt28962 ай бұрын
Gypsies,unemployed single mums & Turkish kebab take-away's....... Oh and let's not forget the drug trade aswell
@77fox5246 жыл бұрын
Who's the fat singer?
@joesheppard86737 жыл бұрын
who started in 2007
@TanTay4Ever7 жыл бұрын
Hiyaa mate that was a grate video and voice keep up good work
@bobdaz127 жыл бұрын
Very nicely done guys.
@mikeclifford20067 жыл бұрын
Cheers Phil.
@harrisongray75917 жыл бұрын
And look what it is now
@stevepayne59657 жыл бұрын
An incredible achievement, though for me personally quite sad in a nostalgic kind of way - the walk up Castle Street in 1978 (when the Britannia Centre was still being built) is exactly when I would have been walked up and down there as a small child, and so evokes many, many memories of what now seems a lifetime away - I remember shops like Wightmans so vividly. I hope this fine video never disappears from KZbin, as some are unfortunately wont to do. Congratulations on a superb piece of creation.
@mikeclifford20067 жыл бұрын
HI Steve, really glad you liked it. I seemed to have hit a cultural nerve by accident when I made this. I took all the shots of Castle Street one day in 1978 when I had a new camera. I suddenly remembered I had them somewhere and they would suit this video after a bit of Photoshop. Thanks for your comment. Mike
@stevepayne59657 жыл бұрын
Keeping hold of them after three decades is some going!
@SteveJesson14 жыл бұрын
Hi Michael, agreeing with everyone here, it is an excellent piece of work and I too love the walk up Castle Street section, being born in the mid 70s and my earliest memories. I now live in Surrey but visit mum in Hinckley regularly. I was just wondering if you also took the opposite side of the street on that day? As I have fond memories of shops like Hinckley Sound Centre and Francis. Used to love going in the Russels record department at the back as a youngster!
@mjbaines8 жыл бұрын
Hi Phil. Really enjoyed this.Great song and video.
@mikeclifford20068 жыл бұрын
Part 2/5: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJS0ZoGur79qeqc
@rosbaker72138 жыл бұрын
No sign of email address - this is the only route to reply.Yes, Tempus really does Fugit...cf K and the Kats. She is still singing. R x
Hi Mick, Thanks for your reply. Actually I watched it last night along with the family pics and a short clip of you with Kathy way back when. I liked it - and your Winter song. I stayed up late ( for me) just roaming KZbin ! Am not keen on public postings as am v private these days but it seemed the only way to reply. Glad you are ok. I am too by and large - just busy still working full time and aging - as are we all but relatively young at heart. I know Ali was pleased to see you. Keep on trucking ! R X
@mikeclifford20068 жыл бұрын
Hi Ros, I had forgotten all about those KATS videos! Where has all the time gone? You may disagree with the content but have a look at my current article www.pravdareport.com/opinion/columnists/27-05-2016/134561-britain_eu_debate-0/ As for conversing publicly, I understand, so contact me on my email address and I will get back to you. Mx
@rosbaker72138 жыл бұрын
Hi Mick, I just came across this by chance. I really enjoyed it and felt quite moved by it all even though we didn't move to Hinckey until 1966. I remembered the first time we came across each other though I doubt you would remember - it was outside Simpkin & James in 1970 ! Hope all goes well for you, R X
@mikeclifford20068 жыл бұрын
Hi Ros, glad you enjoyed it. Yes I'm doing okay. Saw Ali recently which was very nice. Just put up new video last night: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eKS5kn9jdryNh7M have a look. Hope you are well. Mx
@pinkplonker87768 жыл бұрын
Brilliant , thanks. I left Hinckley 30+ years ago so this is very good stuff.
@rossashley32508 жыл бұрын
I'm just old enough to remember castle street in 1978 when the Britannia Centre was being built, Castle street had more than phone and charity shops and the borough hadn't been made the ghost town area it is now by closing it off - the whole length used to be free parking so it still had lots of shops on it.