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MWS Thank you for that but sadly Eileen is no longer with us and we lost contact with Joe but will stay hopefull.

Thank you Alberta. I should have stated that myself. Hope someone can point me in the right direction.

Am still trying to find Janet Homer (maiden name) who hailed from Porchester Street. Had brother Joe and sister Eileen. Would love to contact if poss. (my cousin) Many thanks.

Late reply I know but yes, that climbing frame was a magnet to we kids. My sister fell off the lower bars once and broke her arm! (mum was none too pleased because we were due to go on holiday the next morning)

So nice to read about the 'giant's stone' as it was called often in the 50's onward. It seems it was a bit of meteorite (sp) but whatever it was my siblings and I had many happy times on and around it. Farm Park had at that time just swings, see-saw and a 'hobby horse' type ride. There was also...

My father returned from Korea war weary. Once a year an army friend of his known only as Wee John came to visit. He always came with chocolate and gifts for all the family. He and my father would sit up for hours through the night talking about their time together. Wee John was a good man, a...

Would this be the car park of the Piccadilly cinema, Sparkhill?

What happened to unclaimed leaving certificates?

Hello. Adding my thoughs too on the absence of Phil. I sent him a PM three weeks or so ago and not heard anything. Like you I hope he is ok.

Goodness! It was in here in 1967 that I first met my husband's lovely Uncle and Aunt, George and Rita Homer, who lived next door to the wood yard. Happy memories.

Thank you Donbogen. I will follow that up. Sorry took so long to get back to you.

Hope I have posted this properly. It would be lovely to find Billy Burton from Highgate Street, Balsall Heath, or any of his siblings, Pamela, David and other younger ones. He went to St Patrick's from '51 to 56' and lived opposite St Patrick's. My husband has been looking for his old friend for...

Thank you Vivienne.

Hi Robroy. Yes, the caretaker was a bit grumpy if he caught you in there after school but nothing too serious. Bikes, roller skates, anything that would entertain us as kids. I lived just over the wall by the climbing frame so it was easy to get in the playground but harder to try and climb...