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  • HI folks the server that hosts the site completely died including the Hdd's and backups.
    Luckily i create an offsite backup once a week! this has now been restored so we have lost a few days posts.
    im still fixing things at the moment so bear with me and im still working on all images 90% are fine the others im working on now
    we are now using a backup solution

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    IN OUR GARDEN 2023

    As part of the smooth running of the Forum it is our policy that a Moderator will set up a recurring thread in general Discussion at the start of each year. Sadly in the last few weeks of December moderators had to delete many very off topic posts on the Gardening thread including a couple of...
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    The moderating team

    The Team at BHF is Jim/Postie , the Gaffer Warren his son and our technical wizard. and the moderators Alberta, Astoness/Lyn,ChrisM, mikejee and Morturn. I have been a mod for over 20 years and this team now is one of the best. The forum has hundreds more members than when I first joined and...
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    Morturns birthday

    Happy birthday Mort, hope you had some fish and chips although not by the seaside, lol. Alberta
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    The Responder

    Thought the Responder with Martin Freeman a great watch but trying to solve the mystery of the actor who played Caseys grandad, I know I have seen him before a few years ago but for the life of me do not know who he is. I have looked at a list of the cast but still couldn't find him. are there...
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    TAYLOR. mystery family member, Help?

    I have searched for my husbands Taylor family for years and almost completed his family tree. My father in law was Frank Taylor 1910 ,his father Joseph Taylor 1879, Josephs father Francis /Frank 1839 all Birmingham. Frank (1839) went to Johnstown Pennsylvania he was a wire drawer. Frank his wife...
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    Bosward family.

    Information for new member janeytg Hannah Bosward death registered Birmingham June 1879 ,age 59 James Joseph Bosward, death registered Birmingham March 1888 ,age 70 1871 census 50 Chester street , Birmingham. James Bosward age 63 b westminster, middx, Pattern maker Hannah , wife age 51...
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    11 Plus Exams

    There are many posts on here from members who mention their 11 plus exams, but not the content of them. I sat my exam 67 years ago and went to Erdington Grammar, I have no recollection of the exam content at all. I know it was just one exam but was it in parts,eg. English, Maths Geography etc...
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    PLEASE READ BEFORE POSTING IN THIS SECTION

    We have sections below for Surnames, Census entries, Churches and Trades. If your post is about any of these please post in the appropriate section.
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    Please keep to the thread topic

    Moderators are having to work very hard to keep all threads on topic by clearing out the irrelevant posts so could members refer back to a thread title before adding to it please. Alberta.
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    Changing Vets.

    We have decided it is time for a change of Vet. The vet we had seen at our local vets for over 40 years retired a couple of years ago and we continued to use the same practice. On Friday there was something wrong with Alice, a 7 yr old yorkie. She was going to the toilet many times even when...
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    Poldark

    Still a cracking story even with the lack of Cornish accents,I don't really want to be unfaithful to Thomas Shelby but I am already slightly in love with Ross,LOL.
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    A visit to the Doctor.

    My husband is in the unfortunate position of having to have both knees replaced because of arthritis and being only 62 he has given the timing for this a great deal of thought as he is an electrician and the Muscular skeleton people told him it may mean he will not kneel so easily afterwards...
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    New christmas Ad

    Watch the new John Lewis Ad but have a hankie ready,LOL.
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    The Sales.

    Has anyone been since Christmas and did you get a bargain? Sorry I am not a fan, I would rather have my teeth pulled, LOL.
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    Tanya Branning

    I love my soaps, and Steve does, it gives him a chance to get on the computer(he loathes them). I know they are bad telly but a I love the silly stories in them. Talking of silly stories I saw the best one yet on Friday. Hats off to Tanya, she decided to take Lauren to a clinic to 'dry out'...
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    Postie, 10th Anniversary.

    Congratulations to Jim/Postie on being a member for 10 years. If it wasn't for him I wouldn't be able to post this today. We all owe him so much for coming to the rescue when things went so badly wrong a few years ago and BHF was in danger of disappearing. Thanks also to his son Warren for...
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    Use of genealogy section

    Some of the newer members are using the Forum to search for family members and are finding that members are willing to help . This is fine but the Forum was set up as the Birmingham History Forum and the request section was only ever meant to be a small part of it, so as well as members making...
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    The Queens Armed Services Parade

    I have just watched the Armed Services Parade from Windsor and the fly past. I was quite emotional, I have never been so proud to be British. What a sight, the uniforms ,the precision in the marching and the dedication to duty. The planes spelling out E11 R and 60 were remarkable,
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    Smells Of The Past

    When I took my dog Alice for a walk in the sunshine on Monday I passed a very large Hawthorn tree covered in flowers, the scent was beautiful. I was taken back about 65 years when myself and a friend would play either May queens or brides, old net curtains on our heads and bouquets made of...
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    My Beloved Busby

    On Thursday morning I had to say goodbye to my beloved tiny yorkie Busby(our Buzz). He would have been 13 on 6th April but he had Cushings disease for a couple of years and although he was on medication he was fine until he quickly deteriated on Wednesday night..After a seemingly endless night...
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