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Percy Shumer, was loved by my family,they worked so hard election time to support him.Remember the kids parties he organised, Great man

In very early 1960s lived in Tile Cross road,We kids would go to local chip shop called "Bedfords" They would sell us kids bag of scratchings for a penny.It was the bits of fried batter from the fish,If lucky would get bits of the cod mixed in.It was Heaven

Think Birdseye frozen rissoles ? from the early 1970s

Removing the Ambulance service from the control of Fire service in Birmingham was good idea.The creation of West midland Metropolitan service again was good for service,although at the time caused few strikes and problems combning salary and working conditions.I had moved by then to Chelmsley...

Thanks for that.I will follow your advice,

Thanks for link

Thanks for information . Think will need to have couple days in Brum and have visit to library. Thankyou all for information

Not sound very helpful department.Will have to try and make visit.When new library open?

Was born at 108 Gladstone road Sparkbrooke in 1948,Spent first 10 years of my life there and have great memories of the neighbours.We lived with my uncles family.who was bit of an eccentric. He changed his name from Leslie Kite to Don Cometa and started band called Don Cometa and his Latin...

Thanks for that,Will telephone them tomorrow.

I would very much like to look up some Birmingham newspaper Archives for 1900s.I suspect the archives would be held at the liberary? Being disabled and now living in Dorset makes it hard for me to make the visit.Would anyone know if there are paid researchers in the area that could undertake the...

I have death certificate for Gt Gt Grandfather. His place of death in 1920 given Model Lodging House. Rea Street.His age at death was 82.I have tracked him from his marriage in 1866,He and his wife appeared on census listings 1871.1881 and 1901.I know his wife died in 1905. Then to see him...

This was one of my shift Ambulances. It is shown here marked with the West Midland Metropolitan livery.

When I started on service in 1970s,We had the Bedford Ambulance.It was only the Reds that had the blue lights and two tones.They were adding blue lights to some of the older Ambulances,but they still had the bell on the front.Remember the new infux of Ambulances being delivered,They had the cots...

Hi Sue, Yes the book still in print. Really good read about brum in the 70s

Hi Sue, I was at Chelmsley Wood Ambulance Station at that time, I remember many names from Bristol road, It all went under reorganisation in late 70s, But names you mention do not unfortunatly recall, Tommy Nolan was one of my leaders when at Bristol road, There is great book called Blue lights...

Hi,I joined Ambulance Service in Birmingham in 1971,At that time stationed Bristol road,In and out Selly Oak all the time,I finally transfered to Dorset and worked on service there, Retired few years ago,Now do some work with Red Cross and local Drug rehab, Barry

Think you are right,Just seeing problems on news today about the care of old in hospital,Know easy to say but the old ward sisters would not of tolerated it,Sister was God MAtron was God almighty

Late 1960s worked in the Maypole grocery store in Hillwood road Northfield,They used to have sides of bacon delivered that i would have to bone out tie with string and then slice into rashers.Was at time busy shop.There was grocery lad who would go out on push bike delivering boxes of grocerys.I...