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Just for info there is a Facebook page for Hodge hill grammar school 1960's and 70's. Some great photos on there.

did anyone work for Rackhams in 1971. I started work there on their buyer course which meant a day release at Matthew Boulton college. For the first year we worked in 4 different departments and then at the end if the year you wrote down which one you would like to work in. My first dept was...

Hi Katie, I Remember the pet shop and I think my friend worked there for a while early 70's her name was Barbara Cox.

Thank you for this information I believe the death in June 1989 is probably correct. His mothers maiden name was indeed Kingston.

I am researching my fathers family tree and have come to a halt in finding any information on Marcus Alan and John Reginald Hudson. John was born around 1911 and Marcus 1913. They lived around Perry Barr and Gravelly hill. I have the 1911 census which shows John but I can't find a death or...

This is how I remember the house and the tropical hot house as we called it so I think it must be circa 1950's.

I went to Thornton Road Junior School around the early 60's so a bit later on. We lived on the Washward Heath Road so it wasn't far to go for me. Some of my classmates were Robert Green, Barbara Cox who had an elder sister Gwyneth, Marion Stirling, Cheryl ? and the twins Stella and Mary Myatt I...

Hi Sue, don't have any photos I'm afraid but did attend the years you mention. If I remember correctly there were 4 classes in each year, the brainy ones did Latin and the next down German and the likes of me French. I remember a few names of classmates, Janet Gregory, Jane Hole, Valerie Hudson...

I am new to this site and see this thread is quite old but I was a barmaid at the Stagecoach around 1972/3. Albert was the full time barman, then there was Harold, Dave Crawley and Dennis in the bar and us girls ( Jenny, Jayne, Sue and me Carol ) in the lounge bar. I think the landlord was...