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I think the gates you can see were the gates to the firm I worked for Preedys, that was their yard then, this was in 1963 about

Cant understand schools closing, ours never did . I now live in Norway, but was born and bred in place called kingswinford, i also worked in brum in summer lane 1963

nor me 1947 was bad winter

Now obviously this is not in the U k. Its western Norway where i live, not much garden at the moment just a lot of snow. i will find some summer ones

There was a guy that was Landlord there in the mid 80s called Danny Mooney, as you might guess he was irish. Not sure where he went from there.

I remember the Matador !! the firm I worked for had a cigarette machine in there , up the stairs. I used to fill it up each week. Went one week and it had gone !!! It would have taken 3 men to have got it downstairs,, it never came back again. I bet this was an inside job LOL

Did any of you go on the exercise to North Africa, was it Starlight ? we had to have training sessions at Lyneham Airfield on how to get on and off an airplane. We flew out in March i think to El Adam? then our vehicles arrived by sea and we collected them from there, mine was...

Oh Aggie I remember all that especially having to jump off the top board, I couldn't swim until then!! after Pirbright, I went to 1st batt, Grenadiers at Tidworth, Anti-tank platoon, and drove a Land Rover towing an Anti-tank gun around. then not having then 6 months to do when Batt...

1958 i received my letter to report to the Brigade of Guards at caterham. What an eye opener that was, only just got through the gate and I was shouted at. The shouting never stopped for 13 weeks which was our basic training, square bashing and square bashing,PE, I cried along with others ...

Re Preedy summer lane , im sure someone on here said that they worked there, but no one has replied to my saying I worked there in 1961/2 so if you did who are you?

who are you because i worked there in 1961 62

Who are you , did you work atPreedys in 1961?????

Preedy Summer lane , well never thought I would see anyone that worked there. I was there in I think 1961 ! Now how about names Howard Lawton , manager, Arnold Robinson sales manager. then Ron Cobb, rep, Sam Massey, rep Brian Shelley , rep always late . Miss Penny ? And YES...

does anyone remember Preedys head office in High st Dudley opposite the "Three Crowns", or how abour anyone that worked there, I remember a few , Ray Smith , Fred Rollason, Stan Hughes, terry Knott, Stan ? ( Ben) in dispatch , Alf Weekes Big beryl in the fancy goods dept. Anybody out...