Before the days of air-con and smart-fans, Hucknall and Bulwell residents had their own ways of beating the heat – from enjoying the open-air cinema in Hucknall Market Place to having a splash at the water park in Bulwell Bogs, nothing could keep us indoors.
Grab a 99 with a flake and join us for a nostalgic trip back to the days when the sun shone brighter and the only thing hotter than the weather was the queue at the ice cream van.
1. Cooling off
These ladies have decided to cool off and have a splash around at the Bulwell Bogs water park on its first day of opening. Photo: Anne Shelley
2. Open-air cinema
Movie time-film fans enjoying the open-air cinema in Hucknall Market Place in 2019. Photo: Iconic Media Group
3. Splashing time
Children and parents having fun at Tommy’s Splashathon held at Edgewood Leisure Centre in Hucknall in 2007. Photo: Iconic Media Group
4. Pedal power
Youngsters from Holy Cross Primary School made the most of the outdoors by taking part in a sponsored bike ride in 2007. Photo: Iconic Media Group