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Now that really is nostalgia. I think I've lost mine. :(

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Hopscotch

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I remember our school playground well (circa 1982?):

Boys would pretty much all play football on the playground - with a tennis ball and piles of school bags for posts. Teams varied from as little as 5 a side to as many as 16 a side depending on who was around. Teams were picked using the time honoured "Alternate Captains Choice" method that is designed to inflict maximum humiliation on the less athletic. I was never picked first, but never last either - 'middle-table respectability'!

Girls, for some reason favoured skipping or elastic based activities which involved running in and jumping over a long-ish rope wielded by too fierce maidens on each end. This whole activity occupied a lot of space!

Unfortunately this resulted in major turf wars. Young boys running around chasing a tennis ball would push girls out the way and interrupt the hypnotic rhythms of the rope and dodging the ropes was a significant hazard and interruption to the serious business of playground football.

After some discussion about the problem with the guys I proposed an innovative idea. We would highlight the ridiculously inefficient use of space that skipping ropes represented. I had a significant rope 'structure' between 2 large oak trees in my back garden, and with a little effort I was able to untie the thinnest rope - a blue nylon thing that wouldnt look out of place towing cars. It was (actually still *is* - its still in the parents garden tied to an oak tree, fashioned into a rope swing for my nephews enjoyed) about 60ft long and quite heavy to lug around. I brought it to school one day and at break time we set about the major task: We pulled out the rope and set up our 'skipping' territory. It was hard to get the thing swinging - but we did manage to occupy pretty much a full tennis court of playground - much the the annoyance of the girls! Who could only stand and watch while we dominated the space!

I don't remember getting into any particular trouble (I hadnt broken any rules) - or any long term resolution to the fundamental 'use of space' dispute ever occurring, but it was an interesting day - if only for the fact that for one day we didnt play football and all the boys attempted skipping for a while!

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DIY go-carts (we called them bogies back then) - complete with pram wheels :thumbup:

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Did anyone else push their Dinky / Gorgi toys around? :o

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pitch and toss

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I beg your pardon? :lol:

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Rope swings, bonfires, rat-a-tat-ginger, mob, camping across the fields :thumbsup:

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Throwing coins against the wall and the one who throws theirs closest to the wall wins them all.

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conkers

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That used to get so many boys into trouble at Grammar School:lol: Gambling dontcha know and that wasn't allowed;)

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Thank you - had never heard of it.

Had never heard of it as didn't go to grammar school. (Went somewhere far better! :lol:;))

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I suspect this could date me but anyway, here goes...

Marbles.

Jacks.

Averting eyes from the flasher at the hedge. :eek:

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We used to do something similar, but with lower jumps and then used our space hoppers as our "horses".

Also, hopscotch, jacks, skipping, elastics......

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I was Urchfont's silver jubilee space hopper champion in 1977- won a jubilee mug!!