Recent content by Russell

Also Chris Hill who went on to work for HMRC

I am Russell Powis and was at YGS from 1958 to 1965 Apart from the WAJ I remember Les Guv Young Latin and sports Sam Saunders maths Mr shuttlecock geography Geoff Brown history but scared the life out of me when he spent a lesson to explain about the Cuban missile crisis Brian Hobby. French...

I believe the other house was Este

Certainly there was one in Stephenson Street and I also think in the Bull Ring. Such an aroma which you cannot replicate with any oven

As a child in the 50's I recall going with my dad to go to the bookies The only thing I can remember is that he would leave me at the bottom of a hill and he would then go up the hill to place the bet No idea where... possibly Holloway Head

I also went to the Jamboree in 1957 at Sutton Park I was only a wolf cub at the time with the 110th Birmingham group in Acocks Green (alas no more) but we 'performed ' to the music from Mars from Holst's Planets suite I remember being dressed in blue? costumes with flashes on I also collected...

Emily Sarah Village was born 28 April 1849 to Joseph and Harriet nee Colleycut There are a few Villages in Birmingham at the time who are undoubtedly connected

I have Villages within my family tree Russell

I attended yardley grammar school between 1958 and 1965 The missing school house was Este