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    Birmingham Nightclubs of the Past - Memories

    Did anyone go to the cavern club in 1963-64.....does anyone remember "tex"..she used to do "war dances".she used to say she was half red indian. Never saw her in daylight so couldnt see if it was true or not but she used to wear a feather in her hair lol....
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    Birmingham Nightclubs of the Past - Memories

    where about in bradford street was it.
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    Birmingham Nightclubs of the Past - Memories

    thanks old boy i remember now cheers !!!!!!!!!!!!
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    Birmingham Nightclubs of the Past - Memories

    dont recall that one but i used to go to the sombrero on bristol road ....
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    Birmingham Nightclubs of the Past - Memories

    was the cedar club in solihull???? i used to watch pat wayne and his group and the rooney brothers there .pat was married to my sisterinlaw ....
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    Birmingham Nightclubs of the Past - Memories

    anyone remember the brum beat cavern .down summer hill.it was actually an old cellar but i loved it .water dripping off the walls .i remember seeing the mojos group there ...one girl i remember was "tex" she nicked my boyfriend he was called eddie furness. also gina lake ..it was a shilling to...
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    Balsall Heath.

    going back to conybere street balsall heath ..where are all the old neighbours ...peter and david ali.....mary and john deakin......mary hodgson.....anne bowe....kathleen riley.....pat copestick who had the off license .....gillian flelloand robin who owned the newsagents....any of the sleet...
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    Bishopsgate Street

    I went out with a bloke called billy evans and his brother colin who lived in bishopsgate street in 1960's.colin had a motorbike and we used to bomb down to stratford upon avon .to meet with other bikers and the weir....colin looked like a young john lennon ....billy was a brilliant dancer .we...
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    Kingshurst

    Hi .i moved to kingshurst from polesworth in 1970. No 15 .hemlingford road maisonettes.which have been demolished ...i lived upstairs .i hated it and left in 1972 moved to kingsnorton. The area was ok then but i had neighbours from hell .my sons went to yorkswood school ...i dont remember the...
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    Balsall Heath.

    i remember turnpike garage it was run by mr brown of browns garage frank street my brother alec worked there as a mechanic..
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    Balsall Heath.

    pauline what was the name of your sister who went to upper highate school ...can you remember any other names of neighbours in sherborne road. or school mates at mary street do you remember michael or alec leake......
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    Balsall Heath.

    pmc1947. thanks for the info ..on flower pot pub....i remember haden street now....where was wenman street ?????????????????
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    Balsall Heath.

    hi pauline sorry but the way my name was spelt LEAKE and i was born 4.10.1946.my sister wendy and i went to mary street school.my first teacher was mrs black who was an indian lady and always wore a floral wrapover apron.dont remember anyone until i went into mr purdons class in the annexe...
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    Balsall Heath.

    Phil do you remember the flower pot pub ..it was near balsall heath road ..was it wenman street ?? My friend diane whitehouse and i used to go there and sit outside waiting for her parents to buy us a bag of crisps.....
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    Balsall Heath.

    Pauline your name is familiar to me .do you remember any of the leake family who lived in conybere st.we attended highgate school for girls ..sandra coley nee leake
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    Balsall Heath.

    cheers phil thats it.....we used to sit on the steps with our guy fawke on bonfire night .
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    Balsall Heath.

    can anyone remember the public house in belgrave road right opposite frank street.there was a bus stop right outside..
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    Things you made at school.

    very true maggs ...when i say to my kids and grandchildren ."we didnt have luxuries in our day" they say well they werent invented then .typical.kids today arent satisfied with a toy car or book or jigsaw puzzle .its playstation games and computers .my own included .too much too soon i...
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    Things you made at school.

    being at an all girls school sort of sheltered me and my 5 sisters but we were all given jobs to do after school and if it wasnt done right first time you did it again .my dad always said ..do it right the first time .its much easier. and ive always tried to install that with my children and...
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    Things you made at school.

    hi big g. i had 4 kids 2 boys and 2 girls .regardless of their sex they were all taught to sew cook and clean both boys were car mad the younger one became a paramedic after having a kidney transplant the older one is still working with cars .the two girls both drive and the young one is as good...
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