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What will happen if this Virus is still about and the Games are cancelled ? Who compensates for the huge financial loss?

I had my jab last Saturday week and was given a card (size of a credit card) to keep in my wallet, on the back it tells me which vaccine I have been given, in my case Astra Zeneca and the date it was given. Eric

Thanks mikegee, that explains it, I had the Oxford-Astrozenica jab. Eric

I have noticed quite a number had to wait 15 minutes after receiving jab in case of a reaction, so did my sister in law who went to same centre as I (Bosworth) but I was told no need to wait so left straight away. Eric

I have spent numerous painting holidays abroad and my favourite place was the Dordogne in France at a village called Saint Leger, the attached painting was painted on the spot and given to a French man named Patrick (?) who liked it and invited me to dinner with himself and Wife, gave me a...

Alberta, my son in law who lives in West Heath Birmingham is only 67 and he had his jab last week !!! My 2nd one is at same clinic 1045 17 April Eric

I had a letter from the NHS offering me the jab at Millennium Point, but I did not want to go there living in Chelmsley Wood, contacted my doctor and he booked me in at Bosworth Med Centre a 15 minute walk away, had the inoculation yesterday, in and out in 7 minutes, next one same place April...

Was there a clothing shop called Lathams around there ? I seem to remember back in the 60's going there with my Wife, quite a large shop on some corner. Eric

After coming out of the cinema my Wife and I usually called in the Bodega, forgot where it was. Eric

My sister in law who like me lives in Chelmsley Wood and is 85 had a letter a few days ago telling her she would have to go to the Millennium Point Centre for her Jab on the 12th (today) but the following day her local doctor called saying her local surgery would do it this coming Saturday...

Maypolebaz, I should imagine they were in WW2 they look old enough, this was 1948 and the war had only finished 3 years ago, must have rejoined as regulars like the rest of us. Eric

Noddkd, Sorry, no idea what those white badges are, did not notice them till you mentioned it, I notice I am not wearing one otherwise I would know why. Eric

Great video, pity about the graffiti. Eric

Neville Chamberlain was associated with Birmingham, was he a Brummie - and what about Tony Hancock ? Eric

I did a painting of that pub some years ago for the owner. It has sad memories for me, we lived round the corner in Queens Rd and it was my Dad's local and he had a heart attack on leaving and died, this was many years ago when Pat Collins Onion Fair visited twice a year at the 'Tip' next...

mwOnjm, just checked, so I did ! sorry about that, memory is not what it was. Eric

I did not realise there was such a thing as a left handed rifle, I am left handed a was issued with a standard rifle in the RAF and had no problem firing it. Eric

MY brother in law's name is Bick, Arthur Bick, 86 year living in Glascote, married to my 86 yo sister

There was a 'Bob's Models' shop in Hobs Moat Road up to a few years ago where I purchased my wooden period model ship kits, but now gone, now have to buy on line. Eric

When I lived in Queens Rd Aston ages ago my 2 favourite local cinemas were the 'Vic' (Victoria Playhouse) and the Astoria, Aston Cross, never was keen on the Aston Cross cinema, only went if there was a particular film I wanted to see. Eric