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devonjim replied to the thread IN OUR GARDENS 2026.Having a massive tidy up of our back patch, got a team of guys hedge trimming etc lots of wonderful power tools, not cheap but I think... -
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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devonjim replied to the thread Broad Street.That was pre Pebble Mill. Sept '63 my five mins of fame, on the 6pm evening news.
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devonjim replied to the thread RIP ALBERTA.Indeed sad news. Advised readily with my efforts at ancestry. RIP and condolences to family and friends.
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devonjim replied to the thread Free Houses.The Clarendon on the corner of Temple Row/Temple St. was a free house as was the George in the Tree in Balsall Common. They belonged to...
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devonjim replied to the thread Muntz George Frederick (1794-1857).I went to work there straight from school in 1958, was a wonderful place to go, a lake for lunch time strolls, or even skating in the...
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devonjim replied to the thread Muntz George Frederick (1794-1857).For a few years around 1960 Umberslade was the R&D home of Wilmot Breeden Ltd. I was bussed out there daily by Eatonways from the Yew...
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devonjim reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread King Edwards Grammar School Camp Hill with
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devonjim replied to the thread Its pjmburns (janice) Birthday.Have a good day.Thanks for your presence!
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devonjim replied to the thread Post office is really in a mess.The service at our local PO, a small village shop, accepting cash from local shop keepers and providing cash for residents replaces the...
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I remember the Consignia farce. I hope whatever Idiot thought that up left very quickly. Yes, the Post Office is quite separate to...
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devonjim replied to the thread Post office is really in a mess.They spent £2M changing the name to Consignia in 2001, who remembers that? Don't forget that Post Office is a separate company from...
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Originally some early deliveries had statted wooden seats, I believe on the top deck only, but they were replaced as soon as possible...
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devonjim replied to the thread School Dinners.All I remember is that they had wooden slatted seats that were most uncomfortable
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devonjim replied to the thread Galloways Chemist.It seems that was what uncles were for, my dad's youngest brother taught me the basics, of photography and eventually I converted the...