Nottingham's most opinionated greengrocers on vinyl, a Notts coffee shop lost to time, and King George parks
Vinyl records
Before Rough Trade there used to be a record shop on Stoney Street, it was tiny and they’d have queues down Goosegate. We bought a nice Sony record player about ten years ago and have a lot of records. We like Tom Jones singing Can’t Help Myself – the beginning is fantastic – and we listen to George Michael, the South Pacific musical and Paint Your Wagon. We also like popular classical music, but nothing too highfalutin.
The Kardomah Café
We remember the one on King Street! The sixth form girls at the High School were done for drugs there once, and the boys were done at the Grosvenor. We know a lady who was one of those that were done. But it was fantastic. It was very upmarket – you had to go downstairs and inside it looked like a Lyons tea shop. But everything comes and goes doesn’t it?
King George Parks
All parks should be made royal. Vernon Park was made royal years ago, and the Queen came to open it. It means that it can’t be built on. If you look at Woodthorpe Park, they’ve nicked two sections to build on, and it’s not there to nick. It’s very important for people’s mental health to have a stroll in the park.
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