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That's good news as I was Christened 'Tea Belly' and once drunk 8 cups in one go! Made me sick though.

Hi all, I've just had a message that my interview in 'Cycling Weekly' came out yesterday and is in the shops, there are several photos. Graham.

The secret of not blowing yourself and your kitchen up with a pressure cooker is not to over-fill. If the level inside gets too high then food can block the hole in the pressure valve causing the safety valve to blow or even the lid! This evening I made some lovely pea soup, my pea soup is...

rodgeyrog, there's a thread on the Mermaid with photos; click here - https://forum.birminghamhistory.co.uk/showthread.php?t=10319&highlight=mermaid

Brilliant Frothy! You have created a priceless piece of Birmingham history that with last for another centaury. Like Jim it brought tears to my eyes and I'm so glad that I made the effort to meet you all last November at the Tally Ho. I'm proud to call you my friends and my dearest wish is to...

I do most of the cooking at home, not that my wife can't cook she's good as all Belgians are, but I love cooking and I often use a pressure cooker. They are ideally suited for making fond for soups; especially pea or chicken for oriental dishes but I also use it for steak & kidney and rabbit. It...

Great link Len, thanks.:)

3 back of 66 Leamington Road, (3 Grafton Grove), Sparkbrook, B12 https://forum.birminghamhistory.co.uk/showthread.php?t=9940&highlight=Leamington+Road

Thanks Chris, this is from my group page on British Cycling's website and you can see Jack Bauer in our club colours. He is on his way to becoming a successful rider. https://new.britishcycling.org.uk/group/Kingsnorth_International_Wheelers Graham.

Very flat. I'm an honorary member of the 'Gentse Velosport' and of the 'Kingsnorth International Wheelers' a club registered in the UK but based in Ghent, Belgium. Cycling is very big here. Gorra goe now, Graham.

It's a route from my home in Belgium up into Holland and along the edge of the Rhine Delta.

If you look back on this thread you'll see that there is a 4 page feature coming up on me soon in 'Cycling Weekly' under the heading 'Rides'.

Good idea, it's from 'Cycling' (now cycling weekly) and I'll give it a try.

changinman, the story of my life! Just put that 1963 '25' in the scanner, sorry about the quality but it's been in a few wars and a fire! Click on the + to read.

In 1963, I was just 19 years old and did 54 mins 41 secs on a bog standard road bike in weather that you wouldn't send a dog out in. I was aiming to put the record of the shelf "for ever" but the weather was the spell breaker. This TT event was normally won by seconds but I won with 2 mins in...

Dave great photos! That's the first time I've seen that. Graham.

changinman, the Solihull CC has had some of the best riders in British history and at one time the whole British world championship team was compiled of only Solhull riders. Legend has it that Solihull obtained their team shirt colours, red, white & blue, because of this. Solihull had the first...

Thanks Fred, you're just about the only one that knows what I had to do to get this far, isn't it a shame that our mothers didn't live to see this day?

changinman, I don't know if you knew that I was in the Solihull CC from 1961-1966 and many times club record holder? Here is a photo from 1962, I was just 18 and tied with Les West in the Solihull Invitation Scratch '25'. In 1966 Les was second in the world’s road race and in 1967 I was world...