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My brother Jim started at Cadburys around 1967 or 1968 .mum came from knell cake factory via Lyon cakes in Smethwick to work at Cadburys in the eirley 1970s till ill health took her in 1997 and she had to retire .sadly she past away in 2000.

Jim started on the post when he went there from school the went onto the shop floor .he later joined the lagging team and Cadburys sent him back to collage so that he could get his can g certificate he worked as I pipefitter with a block call ed Stan.

My mum worked on the cream egg line and I knew a lady who worked in the lab checking for yeast problems

My mum Teresa o Donovan worked at Cadbury so did my brother Jim known as the duck he worked on the maintanence tram

My mum took me to the Midland education back in the 60s when my brother had gone out with another family to the ideal home existing at Bingley hall .mum treated me to one of the first Acton Men I had seen on blue peter that Monday .I think it cost 30 shillings then £1.50 today's money .it W's...

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As a youth I remember walking all the way from hall rd , all the way up the lozells road towards 6 ways to the model shop. The shop was about 3 or hundred yards from the island I think .I would bye a airfix figure kit , the were lots of em, then walk back only to remember the glue or paint. And...

Approaching the flyover from the aldridge rd, to wards the city. The walsall road traffic meets the now single lane aldridge traffic .who thought this one up?.40mph meets 20mph ? ???? .think l will go around the old crown and cushion island instead its safer

I worked there as a paperboy in 1968 _1969 it was dill ons then one of the customers were soho house , the police lived there then.

My good friend Steve barker lived in Babington rd back in the 70s we went to school togeather and went to Bolton rd school on fridays and Tuesdays for the St John ambulance .saw him in 2000 , he worked at lucas York rd .

Hi stephen 0002002 I wonder if you or one of the other master brummie could tell me where we're the toll houses on or around handsworth positioned please thank you.

Hi there the wall on the left of the last piture looks like the wall of our back garden facing Radnor Rd if I am right , my brother and I would seek out as kids on our go home made go kart from plans from blue peter. We would turn left out the gate and ride down the hill.our gran always knew...

I got the wrong flats. Sorry I went past thosed flats this morning trying to avoid perrybarr new lay out.????? Joining the walsall rd from the aldridge rd into town is looking for an accident . The flats were actually about 100 yards down the hampstead rd from the old mists garage , remember...

Dave built classic cars in his garage some years back.

Thank you and all the other people who have responded to my threads I am new to this tec no stuff ant even got a mobile,. I now live in warren farm rd opposite Christ the king school .bought the house 18 years ago. Seen lots of changes many in the village on hawthorne rd . The driver from b o c...