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    Highcroft Hall Erdington circa 1936 to 1950

    The old Highcroft hospital was mostly demolished in 1996 and new apartments were built upon the site in the 2000's, I think. The mental health service facility (Northcroft) was moved to modern buildings which are off Reservoir Road.
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    HAPPY NEW YEAR 2024

    A Happy 2024 to one and all! 1 - A bagpiper at close of business on this day in 1970 at Lloyds at the Rotunda. 2 - Auld Lang Syne at Centenary Square 1972. 3 - A New Year's Eve Ball at West Bromwich in 1970. (How it used to be done).
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    City Centre pubs

    It used to be "The Royal Mail".
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    School Dinners

    A Birmingham School at Dinner Time in 1961:
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    School Dinners

    Just one? ;)
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    CHRISTMAS WISHES 2023

    Happy Christmas to one and all! A Birmingham Greengrocer in 1947, Gingerbread hearts at the Christmas Market, Father Christmas at Lewis's and Cilla at the panto 30 years later.
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    Humorous And Interesting Newspaper Stories about Birmingham

    Nothing wrong with that chap's eyesight, he obviously had a steady hand too.
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    its janet hunts birthday

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    Birmingham Newspapers 1939-1945

    Sexagenarians and Septuagenarians do too... :grinning:
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    Christmas preparations past and present

    I'm with you on the sardine rolls Viv, although my Dad was happy to eat sardines straight from the tin (in oil as well as in tomato)! :eek:
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    Christmas preparations past and present

    Kraft Rarebit were the slices of cheese that the Co-op sold Viv and there were 8 slices in the pack, as I recall, obviously intended for those that could not be trusted to cut a piece of cheese off with a knife ;) :
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    Lynne Webb RIP

    My condolences to Lynne's family and friends, at this sad time.
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    Di Poppitt

    Sad news. My condolences to Di's family and friends, at this difficult time.
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    Social security office Beacon Hill

    Not quite Greg, I was transferred (for a nominal fee ;)) to work down in that there London in 1984. Thanks for reminding me of those grey metal filing cabinets and those codes, rules and regulations, their mere mention, brought back many a happy memory to this retired civil servant (give me a...
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    Birmingham museum and art gallery.

    The Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery web-site confirms, "We plan to reopen the museum sometime in 2024 – the exact date is to be confirmed." Their site (link bellow) includes a list of frequently asked questions, related to the lengthy closure...
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    Stockland pub closed down

    What a pity to see another well known Erdington pub close. I had hoped it would continue to trade as a public house after it changed from a Chinese Buffet "Modern China" to "The Village Green" and sold it's bowling green for flats, but Birmingham Live now reports that "question marks hangs over...
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    Scams: telephone, email, texts 2023, 2024

    I did and also reported it as Spam. It was clearly a scam, I just thought that I would highlight it as something that is currently being sent, should anyone else receive this or something like it.
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    Scams: telephone, email, texts 2023, 2024

    Just had this warning from Waterstones, which is a good reminder during this "Black Friday" weekend. I bought some books from them online last week (I still didn't click below though...better safe than sorry) ;): Dear Customer, The massive popularity of Black Friday offers opens a door to...
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