Thank you for some lovely memories. Here goes with my first post ! My Dad worked for Hawleys when I was about 8/9 years old, about 1956. We lived in Oldknow Road, Small Heath so I think he must have worked out of the Moseley Bakery. He had a retail round at first i.e. delivering to houses, etc. His first Christmas at Hawleys he was given "tips" or a "Christmas Box" - money from his customers as a thank you. My Dad being the honest man that he was handed it all over with his takings. The cashier checked the round's book as he did at the end of the day and pushed all this money across the counter to Dad. When he got home Mom said they were so excited, it was like winning the Pools. There was £ 80 !! a fortune in those days. He later worked on the Big Brown vans. These were the Wholesale vans. Big trucks ( to me ) full of bread and cakes that he would deliver to factories, cafes, pubs, etc . I remember it was my school holiday treat to go with Dad on his round for a day. Wonderful runny fried egg sarnies at a café , I was allowed to choose a cake of my choice - always a long cream doughnut. I always thought they were all his cakes !. Happy days I can still recall that wonderful smell and the lovely mixture of people I met around central Brum.