The Alpine Soft Drinks man used to come round in a sort of converted milk float every week (Wednesday or Thursday), and sell these street by street back in the mid seventies. Alpine Soft Drinks were closer to Corona than Cresta, but they came in the most vivid colours and left you hyper all evening. Alpine Soft Drinks came in the usual flavours - Orangeade, Limeade, Lemonade, Cola, Cherryade and of course Dandelion and Burdock. As someone who worked for them for a short time I can remember one of the top sellers was American Cream Soda.
Do You Remember Alpine Soft Drinks?
Do You Remember Alpine Soft Drinks?
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leese
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I worked in the Laindon Branch making the fizzy pop,orange juice and black currant juce. We had some fun days in there i can tell you! One afternoon i let off a stink bomb near a drain, and mick (our manager) had to stop production for over an hour to call Dino-rod out. He was none to pleased as we used to turn out 1000 bottles of pop every 15 mins! I felt so bad!!! We were allowed to take 2 bottles home on a friday so we used to put it through the syruper twice to give a stronger flavour, it was yummy!!!
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Manscout
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Alpine Table Waters was purchased by San Crewe & Tony English and changed the name to Aprine Soft Drinks in the mid 60's
The Lorrys was Green with a Alpine mountain on the back when San & Tony purchased it they changed to Mustard and Brown
I worked at Polesworth when I left school in the late 60's and passed my driving test in a Commer Karrier DOG897D moved to a Supervisor at Tipton with Wally Rooms the Manager Then moved to Chelmsley Wood This was a new depot to replace Hall Green
and Polesworth Bottleing plant I had 6 great years working for them and if yu was a good salesman made a lot of money
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silverwheels
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Hi, I also worked at Tipton as a supervisor before Wally came the manager was Denis Roadknight Margerit Cadman was one of the ladies who cashed up at night also did some of the office work.John Priest was the area manager but I think just after I left Wally was promoted to this position. Before Tipton I worked at Cannock as a driver and drove at that time the only Ford "D" type. Tuesday was Chasetown Burntwood Wednesday Burntwood Cannock Wood, Thursday Darlaston Pleck Friday West Chadsmore Pye Green Saturday Scotlands Fallingspark Newbold Underhill Estate Featherstone some of he trunk lorries were KM Bedfords.. Do you remember the Christmas parties at the pub great time. John Priest had a 3litre Austin Booted Austin 1800 or landcrab. Happy memories
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creynolds
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Hello
I remember the name of Stan? Crewe he was a senior manager @ Corona in the 60's....he indeed recruited My Manager A great guy Malcolm Lees and also Alan Taylor for the Retail side when they opened the Facility @ Chelmsley Wood Birmingham
Door to Door salesman / supervisor @ Corona Tyseley B.ham.
Colin Reynolds ....
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newqiebrown
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drove an alpine truck around cardiff and south wales in the seventys when I was 18/19 obviously insurance was not an issue in them days,long hours though, governed down trucks, excellent pop made up for the crap wages
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Joe 90
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The Addresses on the tailboards were,
Richmond Way, Chelmsley Wood, Birmingham
And,
Fairfield Hill, Polesworth, Nr. Tamworth, Staffs.
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Joe 90
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Hi Everybody,
I worked at Alpine in Attenborough, Nottingham as a saturday lad, and then moved to Beeston, Nottingham, and went full time, Alpine paid for my driving test, and I became a driver.
I remember lots of people who worked there between 1970 - 1980, I would love to buy a model of a TK,
My nick name was JOE 90
Does anybody remember me ??
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silverwheels
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Silverwheels , Hi Joe, you must have been at Beeston at the same time as me do you remember a lorry being driven into the office and the safe being moved good job they didn,t know the money was in the floor safe, there was also a supervisor from Rotherham working there. I seem to remember going out one night for a drink with some of the lads as one of the drivers was going to get married. He had a little too much to drink and on the way home climbed onto the top of a bus stop shelter when asked what he was doing by a policeman his reply was I,m waiting for a double decker.
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nige
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Your name rings a bell Joe, I was at Beeston from 1978 to 1981 before promotion and off to Rotherham. Here's some names for ya. Alex Webster, John Saunders, Nev Powell, Paul Smith, Gordon (from Leics depot), and John Boulton. I can remember many more faces but their names escape me.... I started on Round 8 (Bulwell/Hucknall/Kirkby in Ashfield-Mansfield Woodhouse/Ilkeston/Bestwood Park Est. Later had Round 7 with Nev as my van lad, did Mapperley/Netherfield-Carlton-Gedling-Colwick/West Bridgeford/Lenton Boulevard/Broxtowe-Strelley.
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B1Brooks
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I worked at the Notts depot during the red hot summer of '76'.
I remember you Joe '90', also Barry Ricketts.
Barry lived (possibly still lives) in Newstead Village.
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RIE
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who remembers MINT KRACKNEL?
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pinkladyof66
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i used to love it when the alpine man came and delivered our drinks with 3 children we could chose a bottle ourselves every 3 weeks it was lovely i loved the pineapple and dandelion and burdock
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bazzalfc
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i use to be a van lad in huyton depot,until i slipped off the step of the wagon & ended up under the wheels,while the driver jumped out to deliver the lemo,not knowing i was under the truck,with the wheel on my foot.until i managed to shout to him lol,then he reversed the wagon over my other foot,you had to laugh,but not at the time.got me back in the cab.he carried on with the round cos we both would of got sacked,told the manager when we got back the depot i fell off the top rails.he drove me home & i went the hospital,both feet where crushed but no broken bones,i was back in work 3 days later,just filling out the books lol,has everyone has been saying the money was crap but i loved it
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velvet200
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all these memories made me smile..Wednesdays was the sweetest sight of the 'pop' man, aka Alpine...
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nikkijg
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I remember the alpine man. Mum called him "the pop man". He used to come on Friday afternoons. Some weeks nan used to say "you can have the money back off the pop bottles kids" and we used to ask the pop man for the cash rather than have it taken off the pop and make ourselves about 5p!!!!!!! We had lemonade, orangeade, limeade, coke and a pineapple flavour. I remember trying Dandelion and Burdock and hated it - have never been able to try that flavour since!!!!!!!! Ginger was also vile.
We used to love the pop man - Friday afternoons were very exciting :)
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SeventiesKid66
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Thanks I'd forgotten about the ginger one! lol
I remember an older sibling enjoying that one!
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