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I remember buying my mum 4 large chrysanthemum blooms every month for 10 Bob from the sellers, buying 6 was more than I could afford from my Wages ,but she loved them
I always remember Wonderful Woolies at Alum Rock, mum let me go on the 55 bus to buy all my Christmas gifts from there , Handerchieves for uncles, bath cubes for my aunts
Spent most of my Saturday mornings at the Beaufort as a child , cheering on the goodies and hissing at the baddies with a few sweets,then again in my early teenage years, mostly in the back row ,thanks for the photo it bought back many memories
I was at Hodge Hill County modern school from 1959-1963 I remember being in the playground and watching all the cars,some posh others not so arriving for a days horse racing on what is now the estate ,or was when I left Brum in 1969
I was a 9 year old Brownie when I went to the jamboree at Sutton park, what amazing memories I still have autographs from people around the world who were there then, I belonged to 231st Brownie group that was held at Stetchford Road school , not sure if that’s still Castle Brom or Ward End , I...
I’m sure my Aunt used to live in a Prefab in Shady Lane back in the 50’s I used to think it was so posh when we visited her except when the metal doors banged shut ,