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    Keith R reacted to Martyn's post in the thread Aston Villa history with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Some interesting AI enhanced pictures of Villa Park, some better than others:
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    Keith R reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Aston Villa history with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Some history, back to the beginning. Their first official ground - now under Willmore Road. Source: British Newspaper Archive
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    Keith R replied to the thread work on new street.
    Unusually for me (ha ha) I have been know to moan for years about the state of walkways in Brum....they get a few blocks up and either...
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    Keith R reacted to Astoness's post in the thread work on new street with Appreciate Appreciate.
    i agree dinger also glad they are for once thinking about those of us with disabilities...not enough has been done for those of us over...
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    Keith R reacted to mw0njm.'s post in the thread Fishing with Appreciate Appreciate.
    one winter me and my brother and his wife went punt fishing on a lake it was freezing cold and damp, at least we had a small electric...
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    Keith R replied to the thread Fishing.
    Think the shop in Northfield was owned by world champ Barry Brookes......sure I saw a bench dedicated to him up on the Lickey Hills...
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    Keith R reacted to Dionysius//88's post in the thread Fishing with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Pete lovely story I acquired a bit of a makeshift fishing rod as a kid the first section was a proper part complete with reel no clutch...
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    Keith R reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread ARP named wardens with Appreciate Appreciate.
    It's a closed thread Keith. I shall add the details to the list. If you know what ARP roles any of the people had, do let me know eg ARP...
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    Keith R replied to the thread ARP named wardens.
    Thanks...I went to the link at #2 thinking I could add names but couldnt see anywhere to do it.......these are the ones I had found on...
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    Keith R reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread ARP named wardens with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Thanks Keith, if you want to add any of these names to our list which recognises the efforts of these people, grateful if you could let...
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    Keith R replied to the thread ARP named wardens.
    Wife's granddad was ARP for Cadbury's and on 1939 register around Billesley where he lived there are 5 people who are ARP's
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    Keith R reacted to A Sparks's post in the thread Winters of 1947 and 1963 with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Gosh yes! I remember that winter as I was in my first year at senior school but I don't remember us having quite as many difficulties on...
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    Keith R reacted to JohnCCD's post in the thread Scott Arms, Great Barr with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Here is a news paper story from The Walsall Free Press dated 30th January 1858 about an illegal game of whist in the Scott Arms. Robert...
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    Keith R reacted to Alberta's post in the thread Family coinsidence. with Love Love.
    My Dad was born in a Staffordshire town in 1924, his mother had married, against her families advice, to a man 10 years younger...
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    Keith R replied to the thread Newspaper article..
    We go up and down past here almost everyday. Never knew it was Dog Lane lol. I did find a Needle Scouring Mill at the back of here in...
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