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Another photo of the 1st year cricket team. As you can see no one could afford cricket whites and cricket boots in 1959.

You obviously left your education early Phil with great charisma and street wiseness we all can see!! You plainly absconded Phil as in those days you could leave at the end of the winter term at Christmas and Spring term at Easter not half way through?

Nico, thanks for your enthusiasm about the Whiskey a go go. The original place was and still is in Los Angeles. As I have written the one in Birmingham was only open for 3 years but was very iconic, as it was one of Britain's first all night clubs and was famous for its music, fashions and...

Phil our old friend Garry Burgess whom used to live in Brunswick Road Balsall Heath, sent me a couple of photos today, from where he lives now in Bergen, Norway. Garry is the captain in the middle of the 1st Hockey team circa 1961. Do you recall any of the lads of the time. I think I recall Ali...

Re: Alex Hooprers DanceHall. Stratford Road Sparkhill If Alex Hooper's was on the corner of Showell Green Lane? Where the 24 bus turned off the Stratford Road, then the whole building keeled over and fell onto the main road, not sure of the date though?

Steve check out the RITZ thread, spent many happy times there from 63 to 65 Bobby Summers

Here are some of the photos of this years Villa Cup reunion at Villa Park of Waverley Grammar School 50 years on. Kenny Copson with villa cup, Captain and centre forward. For the record and middle photo of remaining players ; Roger Simmonds,Keith...

Wow Ken what a great award of your schools soccer history! I only received badges but they till give me great pleasure to remember those moments and the friends I made at my school years.

Ken my mates played for Waverley Grammer School and mostly also my 1st Junior side South Yardley Armatures whom used to be the oldest Birmingham junior league team. I went to Dennis Road Sec Mod. Sorry for any confussion! PS. Ken I did meet your father Fred quite a few times over the years.

These are still my mates that won the Villa Cup in 1963 and what they are doing on the same date 50 years latter to the day to celebrate their Victory over Bartley Green School, Is there anyone on the forum who played for Bartley Green School?? 　 VILLA CUP WINNERS 50TH ANNIVERSARY 1963...

Ken I am not sure when they stopped giving those loverly adorable caps with tassels, as in 1962/63 season I received 2 badges which I still cherish one for South B'ham Schools and the other for Warwickshire Schools which I presume superseded the B'ham District team, I would have preferred a cap...

Ken great old photos can you name the players in both photos please?

Those where the days and the Ritz was the place to be for great bands and dancing. I do hope it has historic plaque placed there in the future? RIP

Boys inside the Ritz 1964/65 and at a recent reunion 2011, look at the awful wall paper in the down stairs bar!

Great reading Ken I also played for South Birmingham Schools in 1962/63 season, I was an honor to be selected as captain that season. We could have done with you as we played some great football but struggled to get the ball in the net. 50 years ago a lot of my old mates played for Waverly...

Re: The Ritz, Kings Heath. I'm like the old building Gutted!! Icon Brum building and disco club gone forever, left with just happy memories.

Re: The Ritz, Kings Heath. I would like to point out that I am not part of the organizers for this 50th year event opposite the Old Ritz building, further details can be found online

I will try but due to the photo hack it might not work, failed this time as photos on my old hard drive. Which photos are of interest too you Tony?

See interesting info below, might see you there? Show to mark 50th anniversary of The Beatles at The Ritz in Kings Heath on Friday 15th from 12.30pm The Ritz and The Beatles in 1963. Right: the venue is now a Cash Converters. It was a time when Beatlemania was just dawning – and the four...

When I went to St Mick's in Floodgate Street 1958 approx., we used to walk home past this building to Sparkhill and it used to be called Waverly Grammer School 1st and 2nd Year's. Some of my old mates went there. We used to spend the bus fares on penny dips where at a café in Digbeth they dunked...