| In
                        1982 Su made a programme for the BBC all
                        about Nottingham, called Me & My
                        Town:    
 Su visited her old
                        school, Berridge Infants. She also went to Players Tobacco Factory where
                        both her parents were
 employed when she was growing up.
 
      
 Su's sister, Jean,
                        reminisced with her about Sunday trips they had with their dad. Su said
                        that Jean was her fiercest,
 but also most constructive, critic.
 
    
 Su explored the
                        Mortimer's Hole, the underground passageway beneath Nottingham Castle.
 
    
 Su visited Wollaton
                        Hall, a museum which also boasts a deer park, a lake, a golf course and a
                        chamelia house.
 
    
 Su found time to
                        check out the locals in the centre of Nottingham, the Old Market Square,
                        known locally as
 Slab Square. Interesting fact from
                        Su; There are six
 women to every man in Nottingham!
 
    
 Ginny Carley, Su's
                        best friend, reminded her of when they did Rumpelstiltskin together.
                        Ginny sponsored Su
 when she appeared on Opportunity
                        Knocks, when she
 came a close second to a Jack
                        Russell terrier!
 
    
 Su also stopped by
                        the 'Sign Of Four' joke shop, one of her favourite haunts. The shop also
                        sells lots of theatrical items
 such as stage make up and the like.
                        Then she was off to the
 Cooperative Arts Theatre. Su joined
                        this rep company when
 she was 11, and it has played an
                        enormous part in her life.
 
    
 Next on the
                        whistlestop tour was Basford Hall, one of
                        the many working men's clubs Su
                        performed in in her early
 days. She remembered being 'asked
                        to leave' for daring to
 be 'unladylike', that's drinking a
                        pint to you and me.
 
    
 Finally director
                        John Evans chatted to Su. He described her as an all rounder, and wished
                        people knew of her
 versatlity. Su sang lead in The
                        Student Prince, and played
 Susan in The Desert Song,
                        among many other roles. Su
 and John have had many fun times
                        together, a great end
 to the trip down memory lane.
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