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    its jayells birthday

    Happy Birthday Judy. Eric
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    its mikejees birthday

    Happy Birthday Mike. Eric
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    ITS TINPOTS BIRTHDAY

    A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY. ERIC
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    The Old Green Man

    This is one of the many paintings I have painted of the Ye Old Green Man/Lad in the Lane, I don't know what happened to it though ! Eric
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    FAO: Residents of Chelmsley Wood (past and present).

    Ceool, I think the Happy Trooper was closed because of drug dealing, not 100% sure though. Eric
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    Electric motor assisted Bicycles (E-bikes)

    Here in Chelmsley Wood E scooters are a menace, the are mostly youngsters on both pavement and road. You can be on the pavement and they come from behind you being electric you cannot hear them. Eric
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    GET WELL SOON ERIC....(cookie273uk)

    Thank you all for your kind 'get well' messages, Doctor is convinced I will fully recover in about a week if I keep taking the anti biotics and taking it easy. I am fully looked after by my family particularly my daughter Jayne . Eric
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    RIP MAURICE (sospiri)

    S0 sad to hear of Maurice's passing such a nice person. Eric
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    The Lad In The Lane The Green Man

    A painting of the pub based on the black and white pic in post #35 therefore a bit of guess work in the colours. I have done numerous paintings of this hostelry as I have visited it numerous times when I lived in Erdington (1961 to 1987). Eric
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    Hall Of Memory

    Another painting , one of many I have done of Hall of Memory, a lovely subject. Eric
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    Starting work at Fourteen

    I left school at 14 in 1944, it was at the GEC Witton, Electric Avenue in the drawing office, 10 months before the war in Europe ended. I was only there 11 months and got a job at Hercules cycles in Despatch department. Happy days. Eric
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    Crossroads programme

    I always thought the studio was Aston Cross (the old Astoria cinema), I must be thinking of something else ! Eric
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    Has the site been down?

    It's surprising how you miss the Forum when it's not available. Eric
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    No birds in my garden....

    I live in Chelmsley Wood by Meriden Park. I have a small tree in my Garden full off sparrows (counted 19 yesterday) which I feed with bread and seed every day, this attracts magpies, pigeons and crows. Occasionally see the odd blue tit and robin. Also loads of Sea Gulls
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    First Driving Lesson

    I learnt to drive when I started work for PO Telephones (now BT) in 1956 after leaving the RAF, they had their own driving instructor and test examiner, I learnt in a Morris Z type van (later replaced by the Morris Minor van) the vehicle I would later be using as a telephone engineer. Eric
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