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    Items that have faded away

    Hi all in the 40s-50s you got a free one if you were the 4th person to use the machine.who says b.o.g.o.fs are a new thing
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    Birmingham on Sea

    Hi all just drove along weston sea front.deserted,donkeys out of work but the good news is that the sea is in. Ken
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    Birmingham Schools Football History / & photos

    Hi bob thanks for your remarks re photo.i will now answer your questions.the cap is special as he had played for bham county schools as well as south bham like the others who are wearing caps.that picture is the only proof that he had won it.after school on that day he rushed down formans rd and...
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    Birmingham Schools Football History / & photos

    Hi all this is apicture of formans rd team 1926-1927.what a record.the lad front row 3rd from left is my uncle fred harris the old ex capt of bham.
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    Formans Road School Sparkhill

    Hi all Edit. Unfortunately the attachment is not available. formans rd school staff v school cricket team 1950.note the lack of kitt.
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    Ansells Brewery

    Hello jean both my wife and i did not know any of the people you mentioned. Niether of us worked ansells.it was our relations who have now passed on.we are just left with photes and memouries ken
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    Suez Crisis

    Hi all i was stationed in belgium at the time.allthe heavey armour on the way from germany to the conflict put up over night on the way to the boats at antwerp.all the flights at xmas 1956 were cancelled for leave as the fuel was needed.we had to come home by train and ferry.it was a very rough...
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    Old Birmingham Schools - Changed Or Demolished

    hi all formans rd,building still there but now a muslim faith school.pictures 1949-1950 and 1950 -1951 football teams and 1949 gym team. Edit. Unfortunately the photos on this post have been lost. A link to Formans Road School thread is here...
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    April 2011 edition Fred Woodley article

    Hi all just reading in april mag about fred woodley and his dulcimer playing. You can see some pictures of a young fred on the following sites. Formans rd gym team 1949 and birmingham schools football history and photos.
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    Birmingham on Sea

    Hi all just to let you all know that the weston toll road is now free of charge. Well worth a trip along between weston to sand bay and kewstoke
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    Groups We Have Seen Live

    Hi all at 14 years of age i did not realise i was watching a legend. Who would still be going many years latter. Ken
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    Groups We Have Seen Live

    Hi all one name has not come up yet.maybe its my age. Frank sinatra birmingham hip in the late 40s.the place was half empty.he was then at a low ebb.
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    Ladypool Road and surrounding streets...

    Hi sue the reason i asked was that the west was part of my aera i lived in formans rd and went to that school .i left school the year your mom left. Ken
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    Ladypool Road and surrounding streets...

    Hi east or west
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    Birmingham Schools Football History / & photos

    Hi bob thanks for your compliments ken
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    Birmingham Nightclubs of the Past - Memories

    Hi bob thanks .i remember now. A bit of the subject but did you see the names you asked for on the picture of formans rd school team .also i have posted a latter team ken
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    Birmingham Nightclubs of the Past - Memories

    Hi all was that then called the castaways ???
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    Anyone recall ROY MARTIN ?

    Hi old boy cyril scored 72 goals in 291 first team appearances.he also scored 88 in 95 regional matches during the war. It would be great to have someone like it to day.he alsoplayed a few games during the war for blackpool andnotts forrest.it was great standing on spion kop watching my two...
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    Anyone recall ROY MARTIN ?

    Hi baz i forgot to say that he was up against a full back position with my uncle cyril trigg.he came to brum just after my other uncle fred harris had retired ken
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    Anyone recall ROY MARTIN ?

    Hi he was transfered to derby county 1955 played 81 games for them
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