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Bob As i said before the cap was issued pre war to one of my old schoolfriends brother. When i played for the district in 1951 all we got was a free coach ride and a free lunch. They must of started to issue the badges at a later date

Harry forgot to say if you wish to get in touch direct its no problem. First e-mail me then i can give you my phone no if you wish KEN

Hi Harry This is Ken Harris,remember me?? Have a look at posts171 172 178 on this they will take you back down memory lane . Nice to see you are still around. Iam now living in Burnham on Sea now,been here 7 years. KEN

Perhaps they are invisable like the ones in the old flee circuses.

You only went to the Tyseley if you were realy desperate and had seen all the films showing at the other local cinemas. We always called it the flee pit in the late 40s-early 50s

Nice to see memorial to Army School of Physical training ,did my P.T.I course at Fox Gym at Aldershot in Nov 1954

Hi If you go on to the website, ROBERT OPIE there are thousands of old signs, post cards of days gone by,including the golly. Give yourself plenty of time,it is very interesting. Ken

My dad lived in Formans RD in a house that can be seen in the picture. He often told me about the way they would hang on to any carts passing through the river. In the early days it was known as Formans Lane.

Hi Maurice You should have done what i did,borrow me dads mac. Iused to get free tickets to the Rialto,from Mrs Clayton at the chip shop. She had a board outside the shop advertising the Rialto ,and got complementry tickets,she used to give them to mom for helping in the shop ,,

Did the diskery not start in Martinue st in the 50s???/

Why not a true Brummie to open it???. Who would you choose.

One of the worst things about N/S at Hilsea barracks at Portsmouth was the facilities for washing up after meals. Outside the canteen was a large galvanised tank of luke warm water[no fairy liquid]. If you were on an early sitting it was not to bad,but on a latter sitting you had to break...

The worst one i came across was a RSM Hugo at the Army School of Physical Training atAldershot . The only time i have ever had 2 haircts in one day,even though my name was down in the barbers book he made me have another one. Ken

You are right about the name,it was up on the outside of the works. The name Lush appeared as a small logo,it was easier to say than Rowland Hartrick. Ken

The original Lush works were on the Warwick Rd about 200 yds along from the Mermaid pub. Afew of the lads from Formans Rd school went to work there as upholsterers when they left school in the late 40s, and early 50s.

You can not beat a cup of Bovril, with salt and pepper.Used to have it at the Blues.

HI ALL Iwas watching some baseball on tv last night.My mind went back to the late 40s-to early 50s. Baseball hed become popular thanks to the American service men stationed here. Ithink there was a local league formed ,many of the teams were from local factories. I think that one team played at...

HI ALL Ihave just been reading about some of todays work shy.It took me back to my memories of my dad. He started work at 14 at the Rover Tyseley in 1922.By 1939 when the war started he was what they then called a chargehand. He had to switch to working nights. He worked 7 nights a week in 10...

HI Talking about the jabs,as an ex P.T.I, one of our rotten tricks was to get the squads doing wallbar exercises after they had had them. KEN

I ALL just come across this receipt from my late inlaws wedding .June 6 1931. 2 cars and a photographer for 30 bob ,the reception was most likely held in some ones front room. Happy days 3 3