Memories

Thursday 22 July 2010

I always remember being at my aunty's in siddal, halifax. in the 50's when the chap used to come round with all the "pop" on his horse and cart.It was the yellow lemonade that was my favourite-where is it now ?

angela whitworth, llandudno, north wales

Thursday 22 July 2010

green cream soda it was so good i still search for it now

thomas rance, uk

Thursday 01 July 2010

Drinking bottles of green Cream Soda on the beach and seafront of Whitby during what seemed like an endless summer probably around 1974-5. I was probaly about 9 or 10 years old and have never forgotten the colour or the tatste!

M. Kinrade, Isle of Man

Wednesday 16 June 2010

My parents every October used to take us to visit some friends of theirs who lived on the coast in Filey. As a child, I was particularly annoyed that it was always bitterly cold and yet I was forced to walk along the lifeless promenade regardless. Why can't we come in summertime?, I used to sulk. To keep me quiet my mum would always treat me to a can of Ben Shaw's Dandelion & Burdock - my absolute favourite. A seemingly odd choice for a cold day, but it never failed to cheer me up! Now when I take my children to Filey (in the summertime!) I always treat them to the same. They love it as much as I do!

Laura Everitt, Huddersfield

Sunday 13 June 2010

I remember when I was at school I loved my dandelion and burdock and still do I think it is the best drink going and my mom likes it to. Its great. Thank you. I do come from Halifax West Yorkshire but came down here in 1976.

Margaret Linda Jones, West Midlands

Monday 31 May 2010

Fish and chips (with bits), lots of salt and vinegar, a little wooden fork and a Ben Shaws shandy! Can't go wrong with that!

Neil Trotter, Cheshire

Thursday 27 May 2010

I remember fish and chips on Cromer beach with a can of cream soda to wash it down with!! I've never found another brand that tastes as good as Ben Shaws!

Baz, Leicester

Wednesday 03 February 2010

Every trip to my grandparents in the 1950s and 1960s was guaranteed to result in a glass of Ben Shaws lemonade. How come there is now no mention of its origins in Huddersfield.

John G Benson, Huddersfield

Thursday 21 January 2010

Space special! It was a green drink sold in small glass bottles and i am struggling to find people that remember it. Also i can't find a picture anywhere online.

Antony, Honley, Huddersfield

Thursday 24 December 2009

The Ben Shaws man used to round on the milk float selling big bottles of Ben Shaws drinks. You put your order in and the following week he would collect your empties and deliver your fresh Cloudy Lemondade, D&B, Iron Brew etc

Mark Outram, Rochdale

Saturday 21 November 2009

BenShaw`s Dandelion & Burdock and Seabrook Crisps take me back to my childhood in the 50`s , living in Bradford and later on, Huddersfield. Both have a unique taste and I`m so happy to hear that I can retrace my memories of childhood again; of haymaking lunches, picnics in the Dales and seaside trips to Blackpool and Scarbrorough. Thank you for bringing back a bit of my past .

Sue Davids, Surrey

Wednesday 18 November 2009

my memory is sasperella from being a child to working in your cash and carry and wondered if it was still available for purchase?

steve dickinson, dewsbury

Friday 24 July 2009

I use to work at the willow lane site as an electrician,yes they certainly were happy days for me. My favorite drink was rhubarb flavored spring water couldn't get enough of it. Everyone helped each other right up to the Shaws themselves. I started with them in 1993 until sadly the factory was sold. Now at the end of this month i retire at the age of 66years.

Stuart Jones, Skelmanthorpe