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Does anyone from the Quinton/Bearwood/Smethwick area remember the Warley Bowl. It's was situated on the Hagley Road junction with the Wolverhampton Road, and was previously the Warley Odeon. I am sure the late Duke of Edinburgh opened it in the early 1960's arriving by helicopter that landed on...

I remember going to see The Good The and The Ugly at the Futurist in the late 1960's. A wonderful cinema.

A saying from the Black Country was "putting the pig on the wall to watch the band to by"

What a fabulous nostalgic photo

I do remember the Dancing Waters. Loved them. I think they were always shown at the Ideal Home Exhibition at Bingley Hall. I think it was always around my birthday in October. I used to go most years with my Mom and Dad. From memory it was all about household gadgets, and I am fairly certain...

Used to be a member of the Opposite Lock for a number of years in the mid 1970s. A great club. She t many happy hours there on Thursday, Friday's and Saturday nights. Was a proud owner of an Opposite Lock car sticker which was displayed on my TR7. Happy Days

I have come in a bit late on this topic/thread. But I actually attended Matthew Boulton College annex situated in a dingy and very badly lit Brasshouse Passage from September 1967 till June 1969 on a day release and evening basis. I gained an ONC in Business Studies. Furthermore the following...

Hello everyone. Have just found this website while surfing the net on holiday in Crete. I worked at Birmetals from 1967 to 1974. The first 5 years as a commercial apprentice based in Accounts in the offices. I remember lots of the names mentioned but would struggle with some of the faces...