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My Mom used to take my brother and I to Perry Hall playing fields quite often. I went on the paddle boats once or twice, but mostly we just went in the paddling pool next to it as it was free!.. I also went to Dorrington Road Junior and Infant School. 1956-1962
Does anyone remember the double canoes at Handsworth Park? Must have been late 50's. No life jackets handed out in those days...
Does anyone remember the double canoes at Handsworth Park? Must have been late 50's. No life jackets handed out in those days...
coopbill7
very old brummie
Hockleybrook
proper brummie kid
paddle boats were at perry hall park
hi gary and welcome to the forum...very good chance your mom served my parents at that cafe...as young children we would walk to perry hall park from aston and hockley fishing nets at the ready..pretty sure ive a pic of me and my bro on the paddle boats...will try and find it later on and post it...am i right in thinking you come from summer lane ??
lyn
lyn
Thank you for the welcome Lyn..
Yes, I lived in Summer Lane until I was about 4 years old.....My nan use to own a Florist in Summer Lane during late 50's/60's...I'm trying desperately to find information about her and her shop..from what I can remember it was close to Milton Street and close to where Balwin House now stands.
Yes, I lived in Summer Lane until I was about 4 years old.....My nan use to own a Florist in Summer Lane during late 50's/60's...I'm trying desperately to find information about her and her shop..from what I can remember it was close to Milton Street and close to where Balwin House now stands.
Thank you very much Lyn.
I'll see if I can put a photo of him(Grandad) for them to see..
Ahh so it was you who abandoned the boats out of site of the pay office but you did my friend and i a great favor as we used to assist the bosun as we called him then he was the chap who used to take the money and look after the boats he wore a kind of nautical uniform he used to pay us with a fag or two tut tut happy days .We had such great fun on the paddles boats, but i hate to admit itwe would stay out on them and then jump out when we thought the coast was clear
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Wendy
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I helped on the paddle boats at Blackroot Pool in Sutton Park in the school holidays about 1965. They were in a shallow fenced off area of the lake. We didnt get paid but I was taught to row properly, something I never forgot which I remember stunned my sons when they first saw me row our little boat...ha ha
ggThis is a photo of my best mate at the time(Stephen Boughton of Derrydown Road) taken in August 1964.
Great pic. and yes that double brick wall always a small challenge to walk across it with water both sides mind it wasent that deep it certainly brings it all back
Wouldn't be a beeches road school blazer he's wearing would it, seem to recognise the badge.
