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Had my slide rule, used at Handsworth Tech. in 1944/45, until few weeks ago. Read of a nine year old lad in Torquay building his own Museum, so sent him that, with a number of other things, that were like me, old and ancient. Suggested he gets his friends and family to guess what they all were...

Must be a bit slow on the uptake as only just come across this site about the GEC. I, [ Neville Johnson], worked there for about four years until the middle of 1958 in the test room of Small Motors. Due to age can't remember many names apart from Bob ? the foreman and Herman Herman a labourer...

It was indeed Slade Road infants and Junior school, the Star Cinema next to it. I loved in Abbey Road and like Smudger spent many happy hours in Brookvale park and the Star Cinema

Hi Vivienne. I was taken with your Corinilla, shown in #185. I ordered one and it came this morning. Whilst only a small plant it is lovely and in bloom. Love to see all the photos of various plants on here, thanks to all who put them on

Hi Janice, In the war it was advised that where possible identity bracelets were worn. I presume it was for the sake of identifying anyone who was killed away from home. Everyone was given an identity Number and this was engraved on the bracelet or whatever you had. We all had one and I still...

A perfect picture too. I used to take close ups of flowers, but due to what they call an "essential Tremor" can no longer do so much to my disappointment.

That is a beautiful Camellia Dave. What a pity the flowers don't last longer

Just come across this thread. I also went to Slade Road school, starting in September 1936. In those days never had a nursery school or anywhere else for children to go before starting school. Even all these years later I still remember my first day. Never parted from Mom before that, so as I...

Wont even let me open it !!

As usual, knew someone would come up with the answer. What great folk we have on this site. Thanks for that

Somewhat confused about this being February 1939 as the National Service Act didn't come out until September 1939. Also I didn't think women were included for N.S at that time, or am I confused as usual?

Only just come across this thread today. Timely perhaps because I am just sending off a box of old 'goodies' to a nine year old lad, I read about in Peoples Friend a few weeks ago. He has started a little Museum in his Gran's shed. It really inspired me and as he was interested in things...

Do take care Richard. We had it last August and unfortunately I had never felt so ill. But I suppose at 90 didn't expect any difference. Had to call the GP about one condition but receptionist fobbed me off so phoned 111 and had great help My real reason for writing was to say that like Richard...

Like Smudger I remember vividly walking on the ice in Brookvale park, as well as taking a bucket to get water from the standpipe there when the mains had been damaged during the war. There are many other, what might be called, minor things such as Lily of the valley breaking through the tarmac...

Like Smudger I remember vividly walking across the lake at Brookvale park when it was frozen. And things like going there for buckets of water from a standpipe during the war when the mains had been broken by bombing. I have also been stirred to remember seeing an Uncle in London just after the...

Great skill you have there cookie

Many years ago I was visiting someone in Birkenhead. there was a thunderstorm on. She was standing in the bay window and whilst talking pointed towards something she was talking about. At that moment there was a flash of lightening and we saw it hit the end of her finger, travel up her arm and...

Just thinking of the outcry there would be today at such hard sentences being handed out. Maurice, just read your post #5. Did not realise the Farmers were founder members of Hockley Salvation Army. I knew the Farmer family in 1956 - 58 whilst there and before I went into Salvation Army College

Great photo. Do we know anything about her? Would she have to get a licence from the council if she did it these days, or even wear a hard hat in case the peas bounced back.

Don't know if anyone interested or maybe already have it now, but the new issue of Computer Active out this week has a comprehensive article on the new Windows 11 giving guidance on whether your computer will run it and explains the new tools. I have it delivered but maybe in the shops now