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    Vehicle repair shop

    Evans and Kitchen?
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    A gas turbine car

    I think there was also a JET2.
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    happy birthday to vivienne14

    Happy Birthday Viv. I hope you have a wonderful day.
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    Zipfell Martin

    Richard Thomas Yates and Agatha Zipfell were my Aunt's (by marriage) Gt Gt Grandparents. I did some research on them some years ago but I suspect it was before BHF was hacked as I can't find the details now. However I have kept some photos but unfortunately can't remember where they came from...
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    The Plough Shirley 1960s

    Some years ago the pub part (which was once very busy) closed and the place was refurbished to become a Beefeater restaurant. Unfortunately the owners Whitbreads decided to close it around the middle of last year and use it solely as the eatery for the Premier Inn which is on the same site (not...
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    IN OUR GARDENS 2025

    Clematis 'Winter Beauty':
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    Groups We Have Seen Live

    Having just read about the passing of Laurie Holloway, pianist, composer and musical director, reminded me that I went to see his wife Marion Montgomery give a recital at the Birmingham Conservatoire, must have been 1980s or 90s. She is probably best remembered as resident singer on the Michael...
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    Groups We Have Seen Live

    That reminds me - I missed the Black and White Minstrel Show from my list! Palace Theatre Manchester.
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    Groups We Have Seen Live

    At the Odeon, New Street - Shirley Bassey, Sasha Distel with Olivia Newton John; at the Night Out Lonnie Donegan, Jack Jones; at the NEC Neil Diamond, and a charity concert organised by Jasper Carrott which included Chris de Burgh, Jamelia, Shaking Stevens; at Solihull Arts Centre George Melly...
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    Photo repair please

    Lovely photo!
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    happy christmas 2024 thread

    Happy Christmas to all BHF members.
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    IN OUR GARDEN 2024

    Still tipping down!
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    Bishop Vesey and his Grammar School.

    Yes the blazer badge is still used and can be seen on various Bishop Vesey web site photographs.
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    Bishop Vesey and his Grammar School.

    Bishop Vesey’s grammar school.
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    Bookmarks - help

    Thanks for your suggestion Janice. After some messing about I found that clicking my username in the blue band at the top of the page brought up the options 'Your Account' and 'Bookmarks' so all sorted now.
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