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Thank you, Bishopsmate. I've just got back to my adoptive home in Salerno, Italy after a six-week grand tour of England and Wales. I spent eight days in the Land of my Fathers …… and a few days with a cousin of mine in Birmingham. Unfortunately I have few ties with Brum these days: one relative...

Hello there, barryjohn, Thanks ever-so-much for this additional information about my (our?) former school. I'll be passing through Bordesley Green in mid-August so will make a concerted effort to take a series of photographs of the new school frontage. Should anyone on the Forum live in the...

A great photo, Stitcher! Thank you. I lived in Blake Lane until 1968 so remember these shops very well. Has anyone on the Forum any news of Mr Bruce the Greengrocer's son, Roger? In the mid-60s he had a record shop almost opposite his dad's fruit and vegetable shop on Bordesley Green and a very...

Hello there, B28, It's extremely kind of you to have got in touch after so many months having gone by. Thank you. I sent off my request almost a year and a half ago in October 2010 ..... to no avail. That Christmas, however, I received a small package from a cousin in Northumberland. Her...

.... the Coventry Road, perhaps Hay Mills.

..... our flowers at the Salerno War Cemetery alongside an Italian-style 'wreath' laid by the dignitaries of a grateful neighbouring town.

I've set tomorrow morning aside for my annual visit to the Salerno War Cemetery. If there are any members who would like a flower placed on a specific grave, please let me know via an Instant Message (IM) the fallen hero's full name and I'll do my best to discover the exact position of the...

Thank you, Viv. Here's another one taken on the same day.

Here's an original, ageing photograph of the Town Hall. It was taken at four minutes past two on a day in late December - or very early January - possibly during one of the winters of the mid-seventies. It was about then that I bought a decent camera and started developing black and white film...

Hello there, Brock, There's a used copy for sale on Amazon at £8.95 + £2.80 postage. h**ps://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/070930188X/ref=sr_1_1_olp?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1319574941&sr=1-1&condition=used In activate the link, please replace the two *s with a double 't', i.e., https. David

Continuing my research into the school, I recently came across a photo which shows the ramp in front of the library down which we smoothed out our 25-yard-plus slides after a snowy or icy night. The slide was mentioned in Posts # 90, 94, 106. Hoping it will jog memories of fun mornings, here it...

I've been carrying out research into the history of Bordesley Green Technical School since January. Only recently did I realise that there were two versions of the school blazer badge : ......... this was sent to me by Brian Mann; and the second example belongs to Derek Rowe :

Getting closer....... https://www.flickr.com/photos/7430965@N05/4014198839/ ..... and this is my last attempt at getting any closer : https://www.flickr.com/photos/norfolkboy1/3504146546/ I think it's an International Harvester 955. And thanks to Bernie's interesting site TractorData.com ...

Hello All, Could I please thank you all for your ideas, suggestions, time and patience. I always say it's very important to know what it isn't, as it means that research can be concentrated elsewhere ..... so thanks to one and all. I think I've discovered the manufacturer. Please see...

Dek and Ernie, thanks ever-so-much for your ideas .... I knew this was a long shot and I tend to think it's a Fiat, if only because of its location. Could it possibly be a Lamborghini? John Deere tractors are also very common in Italy.

I think you're very much on the right track (!), Bernie, I know that the photo was taken in Italy. Thanks, David

I wonder if anyone on the Forum could shed any light on this as regards the manufacturer, model, years of production, etc. : ..... I'm told it still works ...... Thanks, David

No, Dermot, I'm not. I - like you - changed my alliance very early on and started playing with the oval ball ….. I didn’t even get to the football trials. Do you remember our rugby-playing mates: John Roche, Mickey Overs, David Yorke, Joe Gaffney, Chris Murphy, Andy Weller et al.? Rochie became...

Hello there, Dermot. What a pleasant surprise hearing from you again after all these years! How are you? Firstly, welcome to the Forum. You’ll meet some very knowledgeable and fascinating people among its contributors. I hope you enjoy it. Coming back to my post (#75), if you look again, you’ll...

..... with you all the way, folks! David