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    Handsworth Technical School

    hi Yes Mr Osbourne and those Fags. I use to see min on the Midland Red Bus route into Shirley during the 1960's and 70's. Lost him when I passed my driving test in the early 70's. I forgot that fag ash. Mike Jenks
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    Tony Butler

    Hi Yes Tony Butler. Perhaps the foundling Father of Football Chat shows. He could make the 3 hours sound like a cup Final. The sound of a goal at the ground if it was your team made an afternoon. Very outspoken but a brilliant entertainer. You either loved him or hated him. Worth a footprint in...
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    Handsworth Technical School

    Hi Yes Rupert Jackie London was a great Teacher. Just hated boy's who wasted his time the Schools time and their time. His methods were quite brutal to them. He was alway's respectful to me and I had no trouble with him. Mike Jenks
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    Mothers on BMD's

    Hi Mothers name is a valuable tool in building up Family trees. Using the Family Sir name and the Mothers maiden name and the registration district the whole Family is traceble. Often the Girls of the Family will marry in the same registration district. Mike Jenks
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    Handsworth Technical School

    Hi Just scanned my first report.Summer 57. I forgot Jackie London was our Form Teacher for the First Term. We all waited that first day and after a while of confusion we were marched out of School down Union Row and into a Church. Around the back we clattered into a Wooden Building. This was...
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    Remember hand signals

    Hi I know its now illegal bit most drivers often give a smile to some sought of hand sign. Letting fellow moterist in and allowing traffic congestion to be reduced by letting a fellow motorist turn right in front of you. Anothe one is allowing pdestrians to cross the road. A lot of care is...
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    Harry Patch

    Hi Share all the thoughts from everybody. Remembrance day will not be the same without you. RIP Harry Mike Jenks
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    Central Fire Station Hq

    hi Agree with everybody. Looking at its pure Historic content these are a valuable content for Carl chinns programmes. Super pics thanks a lot. Mike Jenks
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    Yates’s Wine Lodge Central Restaurant Corporation Street

    Hi At the top of Yates there were 4 Snooker tables. My mate Roger amd I would be outside before it opened. We had to ron up 4 flights of stairs to the Top. Great place spent hours up there. 1960 to 1964. Had a nice small Bar up there. what a life. Mike Jenks
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    Severn valley railway.

    Hi Had a wonderful day in Cornwall on the Bodmin Railway. It seemed timeless on the Station and the various Yards. Great place. Mike Jenks
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    New Street Station From 1854 - 1966

    hi Yes ragga a 0-6-0 LMS at the Far side of the Midland Railway Side. The Bull Ring Buildings around Smallbrook street are visable at the Top. I guess we are somewhere around platform 10. Great picture A similiar position today Mike Jenks
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    Gil Merrick

    Hi It was 1957 the year Villa won the Cup. Blues lost 2-0 to Man Utd and Villa beat the Albion. Len Boyd retired the year earlier. Possibly the end of an era the Mighty West Midlands teams at their highest. Blues qucihley lost their way Albion and Villa survived possibly Villa with the...
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    Wright's Rope Works

    Hi The Factory became a Land Rover Plant and in my days it produced all the welded Chassis Frames. The Layout was ideal the long lines previously used to draw the wire ropes was ideal for the Layout of the welding lines. Sadly it was part of a 13 plant closure programme in the late 1980's. For...
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    Formans Road Sparkhill.

    Hi Yes on the corner of Leominster road. We were about 3 doors down. Opposite it was wasteland. I think there was some sought of disater there back in the 20/30s Mike Jenks
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    Formans Road Sparkhill.

    Hi 156 Formans road outside the Bus Stop. Following the death of my Grandad in 1955 my Nan finally finished up there. Often Dad who owned the house lived there whilst he was buying and selling houses. I stayed there on many occasions and worked closely by Hills precion Diecasting and Lucas...
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    New Street Station From 1854 - 1966

    Hi No wonder I never saw you on the bridge at Stechford. Locked up in your mates house. I think the diversion began between 8 and 9am. The roar when the Aston signal went up was deafening. From our house you could just make out the trains moving towards Lea Hall. Tried with 10x50's Bicnocs but...
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    Bilberry Hill training centre Association of Boys Clubs

    Hi It allowed Leaders to support youngsters in Youth Club sports activities. It wasnt part of the Duke Of edinburghs scheme this was more for invidual activites. Im not sure of today's teaching and Training on this side of Youth Club Activities. The Youth Club Leaders Course is some 3 years...
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    Bilberry Hill training centre Association of Boys Clubs

    Hi Managed to dig out one of my old certificates 1967 ouch. Others i have dont specificaly mention Bilberry Hill but this one does. Happy day's Mike Jenks
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    Bilberry Hill training centre Association of Boys Clubs

    Hi In my day's it was the Headquarters of the Birmingham Association of Boy's Clubs. A movement championed by Frankie high kicks Vaughn Lead by Jack Hickman it was a training centre for various Youth club activities. Mainly leadership roles.I did several courses there over my 5 years with the...
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