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    Donbogen reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Birmingham in 1960s with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Didn't know Cadburys Selection boxes were first exclusive to Brum. Although you wouldn't have found a Curly Wirly in your selection box...
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    Donbogen reacted to lmr3103's post in the thread Birmingham in 1960s with Appreciate Appreciate.
    That’s fantastic Peter. What a lot of memories…. We just need a Time Machine now to go back to those good old days. Apart from the...
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    Donbogen reacted to Dionysius//88's post in the thread Birmingham in 1960s with Appreciate Appreciate.
    NIco perhaps I should have said imitators , copycats trying to relive those fantastic days long after they'd gone . It's a bit like...
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    Donbogen reacted to Pedrocut's post in the thread Aston Park with Appreciate Appreciate.
    A picture taken by my late uncle.
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    Donbogen reacted to Morturn's post in the thread Aston Park with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I vaguely remember it. Its was a scaled down roads, pavements including traffic lights and Zebra Crossings etc. All the bikes had a...
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    Donbogen replied to the thread Aston Park.
    Does anyone recall the the Kids cycle track it appeared on the The Tinker & Tucker Show when it first opened complete with Zebra...
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    Donbogen replied to the thread Birmingham in 1960s.
    Spot On Says It All
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    Donbogen reacted to Pedro42's post in the thread Birmingham in 1960s with Appreciate Appreciate.
    A different 1960's video. Real Birmingham nostalgia!! Peter
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    Donbogen reacted to Lemonella's post in the thread Birmingham in 1960s with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I feel that women were forced to wear the latest fashions, first mini skirts (which I hated), then midi's, followed by maxi's. The...
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    Donbogen reacted to I Am Nico's post in the thread Birmingham in 1960s with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I loved the revolution and the music being able to express that and the freedom of speech. The bra burning. The Greenham Common protest...
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    Donbogen reacted to Tinpot's post in the thread Birmingham in 1960s with Appreciate Appreciate.
    The young people in the 60’s had optimism that things could be changed. They were not afraid to express themselves. We were not going to...
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    Donbogen reacted to Pedrocut's post in the thread Typhoo Tea Bordesley Street Digbeth with Appreciate Appreciate.
    The story of Ty-phoo and the Birmingham tea industry by Williams, Ken https://archive.org/details/storyoftyphoobir0000will/page/n9/mode/2up
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    Donbogen reacted to MWS's post in the thread Birmingham in 1960s with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I don't disagree with a lot of what you say but it's nothing new. Expectations grow with every generation and my nan disapproved of what...
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    Donbogen reacted to Pedrocut's post in the thread Edgbaston Reservoir with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Postcard - Edgbaston Reservoir, Birmingham, 1907 Topographical Views - Kesterton Collection. (Birmingham Museums)
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    Donbogen reacted to rosie's post in the thread Edgbaston Reservoir with Appreciate Appreciate.
    In WW2 my Dad was in Home Guard as he was in a reserved occupation. He used to patrol this wall over the dam.
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