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Di.Poppitt
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
They are great mariew. I particularly like the interior of the Town Hall with those wonderful organ pipes. I sat beneath them in the late 40's singing with the Birmingham Youth Choir. 
I wonder who the statue was on the pc of the exterior of the TH.
I wonder who the statue was on the pc of the exterior of the TH.
mike jenks
master brummie
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Thanks a lot amazing whata out there. interior of Town fantastic.
Mike
Thanks a lot amazing whata out there. interior of Town fantastic.
Mike
Alf
Gone but not forgotten. R.I.P.
They are great mariew. I particularly like the interior of the Town Hall with those wonderful organ pipes. I sat beneath them in the late 40's singing with the Birmingham Youth Choir.
I wonder who the statue was on the pc of the exterior of the TH.
Di So did I with BYC and I missed you again:Aah:
and thank you Mariew for the memory of those times
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O.C.
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Di.Poppitt
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
I was about 13 mariew, and it was a truly lovely few weeks going to the TH to practice weekly for the concert that was produced and conducted by Charles Groves, later knighted by the Queen.
We did keep missing each other Alfie, one of these days we will find a common date when we were bother there at the same time.
We don't all know as much about Birmingham as perhaps you do Cromwell, but we are learning.
We did keep missing each other Alfie, one of these days we will find a common date when we were bother there at the same time.
We don't all know as much about Birmingham as perhaps you do Cromwell, but we are learning.
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O.C.
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Dont go looking for him........'cause he lives in another spot now
Di.Poppitt
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
I'm sure it was a case of safety in numbers mariew, I loved the music we were singing and only remember enjoying the whole experience.
Alf
Gone but not forgotten. R.I.P.
I'm sure it was a case of safety in numbers mariew, I loved the music we were singing and only remember enjoying the whole experience.
I think the one of the songs we sang was the Trout Di, its the only one I remember, I still remember the tune, but you can't hear it.
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Beryl M
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I would imagine those earlier Birmingham post cards would be well sought after now - They are just lovely
gingerjon
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN R.I.P.
post cards
the first Friday of every month the have a market in Sutton town centre on one of the stalls they sell memorabilia with a large selection of post cards including Birmingham and othe local areas.
also other items of interest transport, war and signed photographs of V.I.P's
you will need plenty of time to browse I had to call it a day as June wanted to have a mooch around the shops
the first Friday of every month the have a market in Sutton town centre on one of the stalls they sell memorabilia with a large selection of post cards including Birmingham and othe local areas.
also other items of interest transport, war and signed photographs of V.I.P's
you will need plenty of time to browse I had to call it a day as June wanted to have a mooch around the shops
Pomgolian
Kiwi Brummie
:angel: Derby there are many people who do not know that there is a right and wrong way to hang 'The Union Jack'.
I worked at a holiday camp in the 1960's and a South African chap was responsible for raising the flag each morning.
For weeks he deliberately raised it upside down, one day my boyfriend a New Zealander now my Hubby said to me "Take a good look at the flag". I did and said "It's upside down isn't it?" He said yes and that the SA chap had been putting it up that way for over a month and no one at the camp had noticed or said any thing except him.
Being a 'Goody Two Shoes' later that day I mentioned that the flag was upside down to the manager of the camp (but did not say it had been deliberately hung that way). The manager said "Does it really matter!" "Well" I said "If you want the Campers to think the camps in distress it doesn't really!". It still took over a week for it to stat being hung the right way up.
I worked at a holiday camp in the 1960's and a South African chap was responsible for raising the flag each morning.
For weeks he deliberately raised it upside down, one day my boyfriend a New Zealander now my Hubby said to me "Take a good look at the flag". I did and said "It's upside down isn't it?" He said yes and that the SA chap had been putting it up that way for over a month and no one at the camp had noticed or said any thing except him.
Being a 'Goody Two Shoes' later that day I mentioned that the flag was upside down to the manager of the camp (but did not say it had been deliberately hung that way). The manager said "Does it really matter!" "Well" I said "If you want the Campers to think the camps in distress it doesn't really!". It still took over a week for it to stat being hung the right way up.
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