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Re the Shipping Forecast, this is a very entertaining book I picked up in a charity shop..

Ozzy comes to life :heart_eyes: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-birmingham-66314878

Looks like Jiggers were coats - from this 1950's children's clothes page... https://www.historyworld.co.uk/clothing.php?id=567&offset=0&sort=0&l1=1950%27s&l2=Childrenswear

Here's him singing Callow La Vita from the German Beat Club programme...looking very young!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-66293361

Oh dear, I'm so sorry :( I can remember him as singer in The Monopoly back in the 60's and in the 70's with the Raymond Froggatt Band whose members included Trevor Burton and the late Roger Hill, saw them a few times at Barbarellas, they were really good. RIP Froggy

Back in the late 70's I worked for a firm of Accountants of whom Trevor Francis was a client. Brian Little the Villa player was also a client and he came in to the office one day, coincidentally at the same time as Trevor and they were both sitting in Reception - the staff all had a good laugh...

There's a page about the company on this website..... Ooops sorry, I see it's already been posted! Interesting that they originally manufactured sewing machines https://onlinebicyclemuseum.co.uk/1904-cheylesmore-swift-roadster/

Oh gosh :( my Mom had the radio on a lot during the day and I remember hearing his football phone-in programme sometimes. The subject was not of interest to me but it was certainly entertaining! RIP Tony.

Since yesterday I'm getting plagued with the same problems as others on my phone (I don't have a computer) I rejected the cookies etc and saved and closed my selection anytime it came up but now I'm getting lots of adverts hiding the screen and these sorts of things...

290 Birchfield Road was where Calder Tower was built - now demolished of course, so I guess that's why the dance school moved round into Livingstone Road.

Awaiting the unveiling....

I thought it looked like Powells Building but the only one I could find was the Gun shop on Carrs Lane.

Would anyone care to make a bid for these chocolates?! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-66181172

There is this website for bands although I'm sure it's only as complete as the information they have found/been given... this is the entry for Free, no mention of Birmingham Town Hall on the page... https://concerts.fandom.com/wiki/Free Sutherland Brothers played there twice as a support act...

Would it have been in the area of what is now Broad Street?

The RBSA still occupied a couple of rooms in the building for some time, I have been inside to a few of their shows - this was probably in the 80's - nice rooms. I think they are in a building in the Jewellery Quarter now.

Pieces of Ozzy the Bull being moved into New Street Station..

Was that the little old house now standing on it's own? How sad it looks, it must be strange to be living there now - I wonder if it will survive all the redevelopment.

I can open the post 65 one ok - strange isn't it.