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My wifes mom was an usherette at the Clifton and Beacon and she lived in Hamstead, her name was Margaret Humphries, lived on Coniston Crescent, do you know the name at all, I think the manager at the Clifton was Mr Walls. Andrew

I remember that video box, howmany times we had to repair the films on it, they were 16mm film an in very poor shape, it set by the front windows on the right by the stairs to the balcony. I was glad to see the ack of that thing. I would always work the weekends as 2nd as the chief was always...

Could you give me the facebook site address or what I should type in to find these pictures. Andrew

A friend of mine in France has one of the Silver Blades badges and I am hoping she will do me a scan of it for me to post here. Andrew

Hello Keegs Many thanks for you letter, as I am now in my 60's its realy great to hear from people who skated back then, I don't recall the names you posted above but I will check facebook for any names from that era, I have a page on there too, lots of pictures. I remember the speed skating...

The Cinephone Opening Here is a link to British Pathe of the opening of The Cinephone on Bristol Street. https://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=40393 I was 2nd projectionist there for a couple or years in the late 60's. Andrew.

Greetings. The Cinephone had the Drukers Coffee shop on the floore above the entrance, the special was beans on toast, it was close to Bristol Street Motors as recall, there is a short film of the opening on the Pathe News site.

I can remember the years 1964 to 1967, the band on stage called the Wyane Fontana & The Mindbenders, I would be there most Friday and Saturday nights, I remeber the skate shop just as you walk in, bought my stuff there, the plastic skate bag over the sholder with the blades badge on them, the...

Projectionist: I was a projectionist way back in the 60's at the following cinemas: Odeon Perry Barr (4th) Plaza Stockland Green (3rd) Cinephone Bristol Street (3rd & 2nd) then part time. Beacon Walsal Road (part time) Clifton Walsal Road (part time) After that I just worked at Tucker...

Re: DJ at Silver Blades Andrew Hope I can remember The Silver Blades when I was a teen, and from skating club at the IMI, I met a lot of young ladies there, the last one I married, I hope one day the City rebuilds the rink to its former glory. Andrew Hope. Canada.