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This message was updated on 12/5/2006 6:59:51 PM by suzard

The Monkey Run
replied on: 12/5/2006 6:55:15 PM

The "Monkey Run" was still in operation in 50's/60's the only difference being that when we said we were going to Heanor-it was our mothers who said we would be going on the Monkey Run.
It was a kind of "Peacock" stalking "Peahen (and vice versa) ritual.
It was strictly for the 14-19 years old, dress code was latest fashion of the day. Some gathered on the Market Place to check out who was arriving on the B1/C9/B6, some took up their positions in various shop doorways. The evening was spent walking from the Market Place down to the Empire and back again.50's onwards meant going a little further down to the Milk Bar and stopping off half way in Elliots (Santas). occasional pauses were made in order to have a "snog" with some spotty youth in a shop doorway.The object of the excercise was to find a date for Fri night at the cinema or Sat Town hall dance-for the very reckless perhaps to be invited for a beverage (served in a ladies glass -if you were female, of course) in the Market Hotel - that part of the ritual was a definate "no" for parents finding out. At heanor Wakes time, girls did the posing around the various rides. Happy days!!!

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