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    cba replied to the thread Sutton Coldfield.
    I have just seen this part of the thread. I worked at Gills during the 66 world cup. Selling World Cup Willys
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    cba reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Birmingham Infirmary Nurses Home Dudley Road 1888 with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Two outstanding Infirmary matrons, both founding schools of nursing. The first Matron (or Lady Superintendent) at the new Infirmary was...
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    cba reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Birmingham Infirmary Nurses Home Dudley Road 1888 with Appreciate Appreciate.
    A couple of nursing memories from another thread. I shall add any others over time. Re the badge mentioned in post #5. Comments apply...
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    cba replied to the thread Sutton Coldfield.
    Thank you so much for posting this. I was brought up in Sutton during the 50s and 60s. I have just read through this history of the...
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    cba reacted to brummy-lad's post in the thread Sutton Coldfield with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I don't know if you have seen this or perhaps it's been posted before...
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    cba reacted to Radiorails's post in the thread Sutton Coldfield with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I had an uncle, with family, who lived in the Sutton Coldfield area, don't ask me where as I only visited them once in 1953 or 1954...
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    cba reacted to lmr3103's post in the thread IN OUR GARDENS 2026 with Appreciate Appreciate.
    We’ve had many Robins in the garden over the years but I’ve never know one like we have at the moment. There’s 3 of them and occasionly...
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    cba reacted to Morturn's post in the thread RIP ALBERTA with Appreciate Appreciate.
    On our behalf, the moderator team would like to say a big thank you to everyone for your very kind comments about Alberta. She was...
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    cba reacted to A Sparks's post in the thread Sutton Coldfield with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Just seen this posted on FB by Birmingham Archives re Sutton Coldfield Library ... An update on the #SuttonColdfield archive...
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    cba reacted to Astoness's post in the thread RIP ALBERTA with Appreciate Appreciate.
    hi steve the messages are well deserved...myself and alberta had a long running joke about how she found my bigamist gt gt grandad enos...
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    cba reacted to Alberta's post in the thread RIP ALBERTA with Appreciate Appreciate.
    this is steve alberta,s husband thakyou all for such lovely messages it means so much to think she was so well thought of.
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    cba reacted to Astoness's post in the thread RIP ALBERTA with Appreciate Appreciate.
    it is with great sadness i have to let you all know that our good friend alberta passed away peacefully at home today after a long...
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    cba reacted to EA1956's post in the thread Royal visits to Birmingham with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Hi I lived in Bucklands End and went to Byng Kenrick Grammar school. I recall the Queen visiting and we stood outside in the freezing...
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    cba reacted to Pedrocut's post in the thread Royal visits to Birmingham with Appreciate Appreciate.
    On the 2nd August 1832 Princess Victoria changes horses at Birmingham and reflects on her previous visit two years earlier…
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    cba reacted to mikejee's post in the thread St Chads Cathedral with Appreciate Appreciate.
    An interesting article from today's online Birmingham Dispatch...
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