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Ginger Beer and the Rest Rod I can always remember the things our Dad made which always ended up in the pantry under the stairs. The exploding ginger beer was great fun. We make elderflower wine here but it is not half as much fun even though the wine blows the corks out, its only a 'pop' not...

Gypsy Colt :icecream: Rod Where on earth did you find that one from? They don't make films like that anymore. My grandson wouldn't give you a thankyou for it. Unless everyone is getting blown up they're not happy. I watched Friendly Persuasion this afternoon on TCM all on my own. It was...

We called it kalloy Well Dave and I have dicussed this very important topic at length, and have decided that it definately was kalloy or calloy be it yellow or all colours of the rainbow. I bought mine at the sweet shop on the corner of George Road and Slade Road. Every saturday Mom would give...

Funny Sayings I've had a look at those sayings John and there are some really good ones on there. One I looked for but wasn't there, was one our Dad used to use which was 'Guys Squint' What an earth did that mean? Also, when we say Rabbits at the beginning of a month with an R in it. I thought...

Athletic Meetings Salford Park and other stories I always remember the hot summer days walking up the Slade Road,past the Star cinema. (The last film they showed was Pal Joey) past slade road school and after what seemed a hell of a walk, we came to Salford Park. My Uncle Bill McCormick was...

Nechells Swimming Baths Although I came from Erdington, all my Dads family came from Aston and Nechells.I had an Aunty Annie Robins who lived on Nechells Park Road. My cousin Billy Robins had a lot to do with the swimming club in Nechells and was in the Polo team I think. He was a lot older...

When I was little my liberty bodice was all in one and used to shrink in the wash. I can always remember crying my head off cos' it 'urt. Then if we were going somewhere special Mom used to put rags in my hair so that my hair would fall in ringlets, and that b... hurt too. I reckon our Mom was a...

Harris family Dear Sylvia There are that many Harris's. almost as many as the Robinsons! My grandfather was Alfred Harris and his father and mother Joseph and Ann Harris who originated from Overbury in Worcestershire. The had 3 girls when they were first married, Rachel, Mary Ann and Jane...

Our Mom used to promise us a good hiding if we didn't behave ourselves a term of endearment was if my Dad addressed me as 'Cock' good night God Bless was another. Up the wooden Hill was another. a piece of dripping and a run round the table and if asked where he was going it was always to see a...

Looking for any Robinsons/ Harris/ Stych/ Gillams I've traced The Robinson Line back to 1840 when William Frederick Robinson married Betsy Parkes in the Parish Church in Edbaston. His father was Richard George Robinson, but I cannot get back any further without Parish records. William and Betsy...

Robinsons Hya Kandor The last Robinson I know of was my Grandmother who lived in Vicarage Road and died in 1954 Her name was Annie Harris. Her father was Richard Robinson and as far as I can see they all originated in Aston and thereabouts since the year dot. Does it ring any bells with you...

Most of these families originated in Aston Mainly around the old vicarage road. My grandparents were Annie & Alfred Harris and they had a greengrocers shop in Vicarage road. Annie died in 1954 when I was 8, but we had such happy times together they have been etched on my mind Any family or...