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    Tubes Limited

    Hi John Great to hear from you. Wow--poor Dougie--so sad. Yes the Chelsea game! If you remember I did not go to the game with you but--had a rendezvous in Harrow. So many memories--good times. I did my work quickly so I could chat all over the place --`Bill Antro`s` with the team--and up the...
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    Eliot Street School Nechells

    Hi Bill Thanks for reply and data. Yes--I remember Kenny Harbon in goal(small and gutsy) did not remember the ground. Other possible players--Barlow-Jones-Jennings-Storer?)--I never did the Wembly trips--wish I had. Xmas 54 I left the area completely(Kingstanding)--unlike you who stayed. I am...
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    Eliot Street School Nechells

    Hi Bill I was born 1944 and left Eliot Street Xmas 1944. I only remember some of the names you mentioned. Brian Corfield I met him four years ago(lives Walmley)---his wife died over ten years ago. He was a driver for Doug Elis awhile back--got on well with him. Alan Pittaway was driving for(I...
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    Eliot Street School Nechells

    Hello Catherine Thanks again for your reply. No--the Pearsons do not come to mind. When I left Chattaway at Xmas `54 I went to King`s Rise school, Kingstanding until I left in 1960. I am not sure how your list of classmates will dovetail in with my reduced time in Nechells and our apparent...
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    Eliot Street School Nechells

    Hi Catherine No nib could make me write nicely--but still love a fountain pen. So many memories and still fresh. The Primary school(seen on internet) still the same--main hall all those terrible country dance lessons from Miss Parry. Hold the girls hands boys-one, two and then she would start...
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    Eliot Street School Nechells

    Catherine I notice on Google Earth there are still a few original homes left--(bottom of Cook Street--NPR)--what was Christine`s surname? I knew Alan Pittaway and I met his mate Brian Caulfield five years ago. I believe Alan was working for the RSPCA or some such organisation? My Saturday...
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    Eliot Street School Nechells

    Catherine If you were born in 1943 you should be a class in front of me? Next door to the corner shop my friend(two years older than I) lived `Brian Caulfield`--I was born up the hill in Cook Street and left for 39 Chattaway Street at age three. Johnny Roe lived in Cook Street--but not sure...
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    Eliot Street School Nechells

    Hi Catherine I was born in 1944 and I left Eliot Street Juniors at Xmas 1954. I did not have chance to say goodbye through a family behreavement. Unlike you I do not have the Senior experience to remember Teachers etc but what I do rememer is as follows: Class mates Maureen Boyd--Sylvia ?--Roy...
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    Tubes Limited

    Hi Bryan I knew both your brothers - sorry to hear about Jimmy -and other blokes in the Forging Department. I was a Bonus Clerk who was housed in a little office just by the Tool Shop. I was there from 1969 to 1975. I was often in the Foundry delivering wage slips and dealing with queries--got...
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    Davos, Switzerland Sunday Mercury & Kunzle

    Hi Helping my partner sort out her family history--I obtained original letters written by a girl Edie Davison who was at the Kunzle Chateau in 1936. She was to die later in the year and was buried at St Matthews Church, Duddeston Birmingham on 23rd December 1936. Her letters were full of the...
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    Eliot Street School Nechells

    Hi Pete I attended Eliot Street between 1949 to xmas 1954(when I was 10) the staff I remember were Miss Parry and the husband & wife team the Reece`s. There was a junior teacher Miss Browning (I carried her case to bus stop on her last day)-- and put my ear to the headmasters door and heard Mr...
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    Who remembers the "Miskin Men"?

    Yes Jean you might--be nice to hear it. Roger
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    Who remembers the "Miskin Men"?

    Jean last bit---as I`m on a roll here!! The song is written in the key of B Major(rarely used)--but I may change this. bye Roger
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    Who remembers the "Miskin Men"?

    The song is only part written and hopefully will be part of the musical I am trying to write "Gas" The notes are as follows: Here(Ds)--comes(Cs)--the(B)--Miskin(Cs/Ds)--Men(B) Picking(BB)--up(As)--the(Gs)--bins(As)--again(Fs/As) When(As)--will(Gs)--I(Fs)--fall(Gs)--in(As)--love(Fs) repeated A...
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    Who remembers the "Miskin Men"?

    I will try again Jean Here comes the Miskin Men Picking up the bins again When will I fall in love? Here comes the rocking horse Prancing wildly in the hall When will I fall in love? more to follow Jean if this works?
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    Who remembers the "Miskin Men"?

    testing testing just spent 30 mins replying GG Jean but got rejected testing teasting Roger
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    Who remembers the "Miskin Men"?

    Hi I still use the term fortnightly when the Miskin Men collect the rubbish. As a hobby I also write songs and one is called "Here comes the Miskin Men" I was born in 1944 Xmas 54
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    The beehive pub

    Hi Beehive related--anyone remember two young girls(women) who frequented the pub say 1948-1960 Brenda Lovett and Lily Veraca apparently they were well known. As they are now 78 and 79 respectively I`m not sure there are many left now who will remember them?xmas 54
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    Tubes Limited

    Hi Barry Roger Boulton--Jack Fairweather union conveyner gave me his old gob stick(clarinet)--remember the others you mentioned.bye Roger
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    Tubes Limited

    Hi Barry Roger Boulton (I thought I had replied recently--but apparently pot)
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