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    Forum operating problems 2024

    It cannot be the Forum else we would all experience problems
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    Atkinsons Brewery

    I was born 1/89 Queens RD first entry down from brewery, I believe the houses belonged to the Brewery, I can remember as a child in the thirties feeding the huge dray horses out side the brewery. During the war they allowed the public to use the basements as a shelter. The Queens Hotel pub...
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    its vivienne14s birthday

    A Very Happy Birthday Vivienne. Eric
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    It's NOTSHARP ( Steve) Birthday today

    Happy Birthday Steve. Eric
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    St Chads Cathedral

    Bev, by all means. I believe that painting was won in one of our 'meets' raffle by a member many years ago. Eric
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    Forum operating problems 2024

    If its a forum problem why does it not affect all members ?? I, like many others have no problems. Someone suggested ad blockers, something I do not have.
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    Happy birthday Lumpammer

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY LUMPAMMER
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    happy birthday to eric gibson

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY ERIC from another ERIC
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    happy birthday strawberry hunter

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY KAT ERIC
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    another pub closure

    If people do not use their 'local' then surely they have no option but to close ?? Eric
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    Happy birthday, Pete mwOnjm

    A Happy Birthday Birthday Pete. Eric
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    Market Hall 1835 - 1963

    In 1939 we moved to Shirley and every Saturday our Mom took me and my 2 sisters to see our Nan in Aston, we caught the 154 Midland Red to the Bullring walked up the hill past Woolworths to the Market Hall for some cockles and mussels it had a roof on then, then continued to Martineau Street to...
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    HAPPY NEW YEAR 2024

    A Very Happy New Year to all members
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    Its Brenda Barr's birthday

    Many Happy Returns Brenda
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    Villa Tavern Villa Street Hockley

    I painted Villa Tavern many years ago for a member. Eric
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    CHRISTMAS WISHES 2023

    A Very Merry Christmas to all members Eric
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    Lyndhurst Estate Erdington & Park Road Aston

    Rosemary, Attached is pic of Park Road, Aston, looking down to Church, Aston Park on left and Sycamore pub top right. This would be about 1950 because of the 3X tram (Witton to Martineau Street) which I caught many times, I lived in Queens Road bottom of hill 1s right 1930/35 and 1943/48 (Am 93...
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    its janet hunts birthday

    Happy Birthday Janet. Eric
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    Birmingham Municipal Bank

    I opened my first Bank a/c at the Municipal Bank Aston Cross about 1944/45 after starting work (we left school at 14 then). Eric
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    Di Poppitt

    How sad, another great member gone, a painter like myself. RIP Di. Eric
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