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Re: Birmingham History Reading between the lines. BBC news and ' Jairmany callig, Jairmany calling. During the Second World War obtaining accurate war news was not easy for Birmingham folk or the nation in general. On one hand British reporting was censored and contained some elements of...

Re: Birmingham History Over the Garden Wall. ( Long before we all had private telephones ). Many times I used to see my mother reach under the Settee to select a shoe or slipper lying beneath and then go to the adjoining wall to Mrs S's house who lived next door. She would then tap the heel of...

Re: Birmingham History Sit Aboard Skating. ( The 1940 's ) . A pair of skates shared by a couple of the kids. This activity would be seen around some streets in Birmingham. Find a nice hard and smooth gradient ( Kingstanding was a particular good example with its hills and slopes ). A...

Re: Birmingham History The ' Whistlers '. Remember that happy sound. Birmingham lads and men would go about their life and share this talent with us all. You would hear it all around our districts. The ' Whistling ' Milkman, the Breadman and the Coalman as they did their deliveries. The '...

Re: Birmingham History A 1950's Holiday. Birmingham to Barmouth in his first car. Smashing. Two weeks paid holiday. Done the car engine ' Top overhaul '. You can't risk a long journey like this without doing that. First year that I've had a car so I hope that I've done it right. I've got a...

Re: Birmingham History An unusual Bus ride. ( With Walkies thrown in at no extra cost). Around 1943 we caught a Corporation ' 33' Double Decker bus at Perry Barr on route to Kingstanding. This particular bus was seen to be ' towing' some sort of stoke fire contraption built onto a small...

Re: Birmingham History Someone's smoking a ' PASHA' in here somewhere. This is not a written piece supporting smoking in any way. As has been said before " Nothing can convince an innocent kid not to take up smoking more effectively than a kiss from a chain smoking aunt". During the War...

Re: Birmingham History STOP ME AND BUY ONE. A great treat for the the kids playing in the streets. This person could be seen cycling down the road on a TRICYCLE with an ICE BOX mounted over the front two wheels. The sign written on the side of the box " Stop me and buy one " got the kids...

As you say oldMohawk, one wonders if the front line troops where receiving such news from the ' home front ' prior to the Truce. My guess would be that the ' Trench Lads ' ( on both sides ) where caught up in a totally unusual situation and where reacting purely individualistically.

Here is a further useful ' Link ' referring to that unusual event during Worlld War One. Link : www.christmastruce.co.uk/

Re: Birmingham History Schoolboy Playground Traders. I have memories of schoolboy Souvenir and Marble traders operating in the school Playground ( Peckham Road School, Kingstanding, around 1941 ). The ' set up ' would take place during school playground times. Something like 8 to 12 young...

The Christmas Truce. 1914 ( WW1 ). A concise article referring to this unusual event. www.historicaleye.com/xmastruce.html

Re: Birmingham History Brum Gang ? A video worth having a look at with reference to one of the old gangs in Brum. Namely " The Peaky Blinders". ( By Carl Chinn ). (1) Go to Google. (2) Input: Carl Chinn Peaky Blinders. (3). Then select : New Video with Carl Chinn.

Ref: Painting/Stories of ' Brum Characters from the past '. I hope that this link will show the latest Painting/Story. www.astonbrook-through-astonmanor.co.uk/roy_blakey.html#busker

THE QUEUE Sunday afternoon Cinema. The Commisioner comes to the front of the Odeon and announces to the people waiting to gain entrance " Two SEATS available and three STANDING at the back ". Various groups in the queue consider this. Typical comments following this announcement would have...

Birchfield Road dance school. ( Enid Goodwins ). Enid Goodwins dance school was a delight for many Birmingham people. Enid was the rather stern ' principle'. Her dance partner and assistant was Charles. One of her other dance assistants was Ethel. On the ' door ' was George, who would check...

Birchfield Road dance school. ( Enid Goodwins ). Enid Goodwins dance school was a delight for many Birmingham people. Enid was the rather stern ' principle'. Her dance partner and assistant was Charles. One of her other dance assistants was Ethel. On the ' door ' was George, who would check...

Re: Birmingham History Those Cat casualties Pauline. How's about the chances of a few Foxes knocking about and on the hunt around Yardley Wood at that time ?

WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND. During National Service and just having completed basic and trade training some of us guys where shipped overseas to Egypt. Our first stopping off place was a ' dispersal camp', where individuals where sorted out to join various working units depending on their...

Re: Birmingham History Our Snow Stock. ( 1940 to 1945 ish ). You know how kids love their SNOW and they like to make full use of it whilst it's around and then they find it all disappointing when it all turns to Slush and starts to disappear . Do you remember as a kid playing out in the snow...