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I had hair, a waist line, I could run, I played at football and could buy a pint for less than 50p.

Dave, I don't think I ever managed 6 burgers but I did eat my fair share. And yes it was a very long time ago!

Dave, yes I did on Sunday night. I never actually did any DJ'ing but quite often made an idiot of myself dancing. I also went to the Sportsman's Arms Coventry when they closed the Rio down and the DJ moved there. He arranged a coach that used to pick us up at the Yew Tree and take us to the...

Dave, Thanks for getting back to me. Again I am sorry I never picked up your earlier post. Congratulations on your Ruby anniversary a mean feat these days! Like you I haven't seen Keith for years and years, my dad saw the family in about 2002 when Keith's dad, my dad's brother died. He went up...

Alan, I am really sorry I missed your message. What a surprise to hear from you. What load of meomories to bring back. I remember your sister Joyce and brother Robert, he gave me an old pair of football boots. I remember we went on some huge bike ride and I borrowed Joyce's bike and it...

Dave, I amreally sorry I didn't get the usual note to say I had a message on here. Great to here from you. I used to live in Outmore Road opposite the college (which has now gone). I am pretty sure I knew you via my cousin Keith Robinson who lived in Garretts Green Lane for a couple of years...

Hi Stef, you wouldn't be the lad with the surname so hard to spell for ignorant grammar school boys, we called you 'Chic'? Malcolm Robinson (I used to sit alongside Rob Woodford's row in the double row next to David Palfrey.

Geoff, I remember you well. After spending weeks trying to get a date with a Wilfred Martineau girl called Miriam, she dumped me because you told her I had said awful things about her. But don't worry I don't hold grudges! Really though, how are you obviously living the high life in sunnier...

Hi Colin, If you lived in Leycroft Avenue, do you remember the absolutely gorgeous blond girl who lived in Leycroft and went to Sir Wilfs. I think she would be three or so years below our year, maybe two below yours.

Hi, I was a prisoner in Central Grammar School during the sixties, one of those gormless idiots who used to stare longingly at the fence hoping at least one of the girls there would find me mildly interesting. Sadly........ We did occasionally meet up as we got older, I can remember the Mackie...

For information, Central, Byng Kendrick & Sir Wilfred Martineau are now Tile Cross Academy. They have set up a website for old pupils to join an Alumni Network and Facebook Group. It is very new only about a week or so old but no doubt will grow. The links are:- Alumni Network...

Are there any of old Rio guys & gals out there still. Sunday night was the 'progressive/rock' night. I first went with a gang of mates from school around 1969/70. The music was superb, the DJ excellent. There were also several notable personalities there too. A Stones fan and a Who fan who were...

Found a couple of photos of the lab taken at the same time as the Birmingham Post article photos were. First one is me and Bill Beavan (sitting). The second me Bill and Harry Kaye our boss! Still looking for the works magazine!

Found a couple of photos of the 1962/63 Blakenhale trip to Blakenberge Belgium. It was 'third year pupils and fourth year pupils'. The first one only shows me part facing the camera. The second is a group of us watching a lady making lace. Hope someone recognises themselves or a friend. Malcolm...

Hi, Yes it was quite common in the Refinery area of the factory for the guys working the furnace to be given salt tablets. The furnaces were huge and obviously phenomenally hot. Also tons of metal had to be loaded into them, usually shoveled or thrown in, in sacks. This was very hot and...

Thank you so much for all this information. It was a great shame a simple accident caused so many people so much heartache. Now you have mentioned the name I remembered it was Alan Evans who went to Belgium. He was in the year above me. We went to Blakenberg and on the beaches then there were...

Hi, I couldn't recognise your dad from the photo but I did know a John Stokes who worked in the Refinery as a castor. When I knew him he was a powerfully built guy, quite tall and very strong. He was really friendly, worked really hard and was very well liked by us in the laboratory and his...

Thank you so much for the information. I lived in Outmore Road and I only knew Hadland because of the Farmer family, my mothers uncle, aunt and cousins and a few school friends who lived there. I seem to remember a lad called Evans who was in the year above me at Blakenhale and he went on the...

Just picked this up Kern I have been on holiday for a week. I hope the move goes well. Let me know when you have settled in, I will keep in touch and if you can ever get up to Brum we can try and get a meeting arranged between us all. Malcolm

Hi, sorry I have only just picked up your question I have just got back from a weeks holiday. As I said above I worked in the laboratory and a lot of the guys in the refinery used to bring their samples up to us to be analysed, plus we were often in the refinery delivery analysis results to the...