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Claribel, its nice to know someone remembers my uncle and aunt Bill and Edie Coates, also Mary, and the Pagets, Mary was my little bridsmaid at my wedding 1956 at Aston Church...Mary lives at Bridgenorth now and enjoying her retirement although has had a few health issues but is on the...

Could any of you tell me if a Mary Cioates was at your school, Mary is my cousin and lived in Church Lane and was about your ages....Brenda

Remeber we were told not to cross our eyes as we would stick like that.......was l the only one who used to do that....but my eyes never got stuck.....Brenda

Bernard, you brought back memories to me,when ron was in the RAF,he had seperate collars to his shirts l think it was 2 collars to a shirt, and we still have his studs laying around somewhere, he always hated having to wear collar and tie and still does, thank goodness for weddings etc or l...

This maybe off topic but could anyone tell me the name of the gown shop opposite the 33 bus stop on martineau street.....l got my wedding dress from there nearly 55years ago and just can'nt think of the name....l'm having a senior moment.....brenda

l was always told if you drank vinegar it would dry your blood up......never thought about this while eating fish and chips though....Brenda

l remember shopping in Lewis's basement around 1955-56 for my bottom drawer, mostly kitchen stuff...they had a wonderful array of domestic things in the basement, l remember l bought a tea service... can'nt remember the name but some of you grey haired surfers would remember it....it was a solid...

Ray,l knew the JW's area quite well my grandparents ( Wm Coates) lived in Church Lane and my mother was raised there,but l lived up the other end Copely st off of Burlington st, attended Burlington st school untill l left in dec 1950 l can'nt sat much about a hotel in that area as l left...

l've been away for so long l never did know if JW's had closed down before the fire or did the fire close it down.....Brenda

Ray, if it was arson could it have been a fire of convenience l wonder....Brenda

Ray, l worked at JW's from 1-1-51 untill l left for the USA in 1958, l was in the main building but knew the factory quite well, l hated to go in the foundry as it nearly always required me to get a new pair of nylons (which l could'nt afford) because of the sparkes, JW's was not known for...

Rowan, we had a fold down wringer and like you it doubled for a table , it also had rubber rollers and l remember it was light grey in colour....after that mom got a wringer that attached to the sink on wash day and was put up when finished using it untill next wash day, mom would always go for...

My dad always used Friars Balsam, we had a basin just for it always stained and never looked clean....my dad always closed himself in the kitchen when he used it,we would hear lots of coughing and spluttering etc, but it did the job, he filled the basin with boiling water add Friars Balsam put...

l remember the derbac comb it really hurt when our mom used it .....every friday or saturday night we had our bath ( tin tub)shampoo then be scalped with the derbac comb,nails cut and last but not least a good dose of syrup of figs.....l thought every kid in Aston did the same.....Brenda

We had a geezer never knew what it was to be without hot water, l thought we were really posh to have instant hot water......Brenda

Ray, how true how true....i'm sure all that filth and pollutation did make us healther or stronger it built up a resistance.....a little bit of dirt l really believe is good for us.......Brenda

Just think those of us who reared in Aston breathed in that air daily.....its a wonder we all survived ...Brenda

Jean you and l started out the same way thinking our hubbies could'nt do anything so much so they felt the same way....Brenda