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Hi CARALINA I well remember the PALLIASSE. I went camping in 1949 with the boys brigade to RHYL. On arrival we were given one to fill with straw from the barn. They were not very comfortable to sleep on i can assure you. KEN

Hi all while i was in Weston-super-mare today i saw a van with Kleenezi as its logo. I remember years ogo he called on his bike.Case on the back broom stales on the cross bar. I seem to remember another firm very similar ,or am i dreaming??? KEN

Hi jayne yes i am ken harris.i do remember your dad.his story of fetching the papers from hydes on warwick rd is quite correct.any idea what year that would be???? Ken

Hi jayne just remembered the names of 2 people we delivered papers to at that end of formans rd. They were the following,hones they had a son called sid,and the others were named busby. Ken

Hi ask your dad if he remembers the harris family next to claytons fish shop opposite bromyard rd.my sisters name was janet. Ken

Hi great pictures.my dad lived at 109. He always told me of the rd before they built a permanent bridge over the river cole.he said as a child they would hang on to the back of the horse and carts as they went through the river.its the first picture i have ever seen of it.once again many...

hi all [IMG][/IMGrepost of 1949 team

hi all repost of 1949 team

Hi all repost of formans rd school teams 1926-27, 1949-50, 1951-52. Ken

Hi paul yes we turned out hundreds of fit young men in only 6 weeks in those days. From all walks of life. Ken

HI ALL ANOTHER TRY.PHOTOS OF P.T.I.s AT HILSEA BARRACKS PORTSMOUTH R. A. O.C.1954-1956.WERE YOU THERE???

Hi wrong spelling. It was brown hopwood and gilberts

hi it was BROWN HOPWOOD AND GILGERTS

HI ALL Unfortunately the photo has been lost on this post. PICTURE OF PREFECTS AT FORMANS RD SCHOOL SPARKHILL .SEPT-DEC 1950 KEN Edit. FORMANS ROAD COUNTY MODERN SCHOOL, Sparkhill.(27) Forman's Rd. Council Sch. opened 1907 by Worcs. C.C. Accom. 760 B, G, I. B and G depts. united 1910.(1)...

Hi all spent some years in the boys brigade at the church in the late 40s

Talking of paints that are no longer on the market.what happened to permaglaze from tyseley in the old days??? Ken

HI ALL Just got back from brum after a 3 day visit.While i was there i met up with an old friend from Sparkhill.We were talking about our old times in the 50s.On a monday night we used to go to ST JOHNS hall just inIVOR RD.There used to be a Monday night dance with a large dance band.Other...

Hi all talking of yardley wood,my gran lived at 156 glastonberry rd during the 40s and early 50s.can any one remember the local marching band.the billsley arcadians they were called.what happened to them??? Any ideas

Hi all an old army friend of mine from leeds has joined the forum today.he is tracing his family tree.in the magazine brummagem oct 2009 there was an article about alex mcclure an old bham city player from many years ago.it seems that my friend and paul meereis are distant relations ,related by...

Hi all this brings back many happy memories.i was lucky to live next door to claytons fish shop in formans rd sparkhill during the war.mom used to help out chipping the spuds on the hand chipper.but the to things that stick in my mind are,the fact that our front room never needed to have any...