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The school was opened in 1959 and shared the same campus as Stockland Green Secondary Modern and Marsh Hill Girls Grammar School opened in 1960. Edit. A link to Marsh Hill Girls Grammar Tech is here...

I thought I'd posted the name of the mystery lady teacher - it was MISS GRAY !

Brought back some memories for me Astonite. I was a Yew Tree boy, but I was in the Aston cub scouts who met at the school on Monday evenings in the 50's and like you had to walk the length of Electric Ave from our house in Deykin. Dib Dib Dib !

Thanks Alf, it really was an interesting read.

I'm sure this topic may have been done, but I'm talking about the chip shops at a time when curry sauce, fancy sausages, pies and mushy peas were unheard of. All you could get was a piece of cod (or plaice if it was payday) and a six of chips. Salt from a large aluminium shaker and the vinegar...

Up to about 5 years ago I loved a good curry. Then suddenly I cannot abide it. I've tried my hardest to like :- Rice pudding, fruit cake, tea, bananas, coconut, hot milk drinks (I tried to be an "Ovaltiny" but could not stand it) all to no avail. I recall primary school dinners in the 50's put...

Two of my Dad's favourites :- When a coin was tossed he would call "What a cat's got". Naturally they assumed the call was tails....... But a cat has a head too. When he thought someone was telling a lie he would say, "You must think that I came up on the down train"

Why was it called "The Pines" ?

Do you recall that because of a strike at the London Palladium, Norman Wisdom and Bruce Forsyth performed a very long sketch about two paperhangers ? It is still one of the most hilarious slapstick routines ever.

I think our first TV was a Bush. Did they also make those long radiograms with the spindley legs ? How about all those gadgets they advertised under the name of RONCO. I suppose JML is today's equivalent. Remember the white/red light that you fixed to the car offside window and was...

We had a portable, battery radio, a VIDOR, which was about the size of a small suitcase and very heavy. We spent rainy nights in our B&B on holiday in Weston listening to Luxembourg fading in and out. What became of the Test Card (and I don't mean the cricket scores !)

We were given rather a false view of "The Empire" in our primary school geography books. They would say " Here is a picture of happy ladies picking tea for your cup or jolly farmers cutting sugar cane for your tea " It never said we had to pay for it........

The most ambitious advertising campaign ever attempted in the UK aimed at British children in 1956 in advance of the film. The product that came and went...... The Davy Crocket hat.

Thanks Lencops. Whatever happened to Parkinson's gas stoves ? Remember the screw top pòp bottle with the orange coloured washer.

How about Beechams Pills and Brylcream ? Can you still get Formica ? M & B Brew X1 and Ice Cream Soda

I am being an old romantic, but I remember with affection iconic products of my childhood that have disappeared, like Rinso washing powder, Spangles sweets, the Jubbly, Valor paraffin heaters, Hoovermatic Twin Tubs, kitchen cabinets with a drop down breadboard, Ballowall, Carona pop (delivered...

One thing within Japanese culture that held them back for many years was the idea of losing face. If an employee came up with an idea or a way of doing something better, he would rather keep it to himself and not tell his superior so the boss would not lose face by not having come up with the...

Much obliged Fatfingers. Now then, how about Callan - Edward Woodward and the great Russell Hunter. I have just watched an old episode of Frost where he played a police sargeant and he cracked me up. Who played the part of Toby Meres ? There was a spy type series called The Men in Room 13...

Certainly did Arkrite, I forgot about Rawhide, Maverick, Hawkeye and Wagon Train Do you remember the name of the cowboy series that starred Richard Boone ?

How about;- Sugarfoot Cheyanne (spelling?) Wagon Train Lamb Chop The Roaring Twenties - I had the hots for Pinky Pinkham (Dorothy Provine, who died recently) I had her name plastered all over my school bag. Cool for Cats with Kent Walton Fury Champion the wonder horse Sea Hunt (Lloyd Bridges)