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    Jam factories

    My Mom worked at Greenwood's Jam factory when she lived in Pype Hayes way back in the 40s. She said if you looked in the vats before cooking you could see the contents moving due to the amount of insects that were also in there! Didn't stop her eating jam all her life though. She also worked at...
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    The Non-famous Music Scene In Birmingham

    One of the well known groups in Erdington was 'The Method Five' who played at a Methodist hall somewhere near Slade Road. The lead guitar was Denis Bennett who went on to play with 'The Dhobies' another Erdington group. Dhobies drove around in a big Transit van, hand painted white with black...
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    Pype Hayes Park

    Re: Pype Hayes Park - Replacing a few photos Hi there, do you have any other old black & white postcards of Pype Hayes Park? I am looking for one in particular of a young woman pushing a pushchair beside the duck pond/boating lake.
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