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Jimmy Young recorded The Man from Laramie back when we did not get American records so we used to get British artists recording cover versions. Jimmy Young lived long enough for his record to go out of copyright because when he recorded it copyright on records lasted only 50 years.

I may have mentioned these items before. The Midland Red garage at Bearwood used to have a branch off the Bearwood Road tramline for the Parcels Express tramway service. During a clearance at one point of old items from Bearwood a friend of mine rescued the accounts of the bus company for, I...

Rev David Collyer had financial problems concerning the regeneration of the Nechells Baths. It is better that I say no more.

I have had five calls today saying that I have an urgent message from Santander. I don't know anyone living in Santander, Spain. Several I have not answered because they have been from the same 0808 number Yes I know that Santander is a bank named after a town in Spain.

I remember that scene in the 1950s but this looks older than that. The room to the left was a cafe and the house was also used by the Sons of Rest who seemed to have a base in all the Birmingham Parks.

70 years ago? I did not realise I was that old.

I went to George Dixon Grammar School which was split at that time between City Road and Five Ways. I used to collect the red 1d tokens from the school secretary if I needed to go between the two schools.

I have just come across this You Tube video which tells of the Chemical Canal and goes on to Rattlechain Lagoon

I can remember 'pig bins' in the road until just before the mid 1950s. All pig food now has to be treated so just collecting waste food is not allowed.

Many thanks for posting these photos. I am just wondering if any of our members who have access to newspaper archives can find the articles.

I have not read this yet but I thought it would be interesting https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/Girls-Grammar-School-1950s-1960s/

Never saw the film Clochemerle but I remember the 1972 TV series. Have actually been to the village on which the story was based Vaux-en-Beaujolais north of Lyon. It even had a Clochemerle sign on the side of a hill.

Years ago I was in the Plough and Harrow Hotel when Bill Maynard checked in. He had been booked as an after dinner speaker possibly by Round Table and he saw the order of business for the dinner and went off the deep end because they had scheduled someone to speak after him. He said that was an...

The church in the painting would be St Mary's, Handsworth parish church, which is in Hamstead Road so not the church you knew in Soho Road. However it appears that the church has lost the pinnacles on the tower at some time. The church you are thinking of could be St Michaels Handsworth which is...

I did not recognise the second master who was walking into church with Tom Rumsby. I presume Wally Walker had retired by then. I did recognise L.E.Olver (Leo) at the black board. He was my form master and maths master in 3B, his first year at GD.

Not officially but when we get near the bottom of the page there are sometimes about 20 links to be downloaded.

As it takes time for the 'embedded media' to load could I ask please that you give the title and name of the artiste/band in the text.

Songs of Praise today was the UK's favourite Christmas Carols according to an online public vote. The no. 1 was Oh Holy Night so what did the BBC do? They played Andrea Bocelli singing 'Cantique de Noël'. It was the English version that the people voted for not the French version. Not...

You will be able to see the Blue Pullman on Platform 5 at Nuneaton tomorrow (12th December) arr 14.57 dep 14.59. It is running from St Pancras to Crewe and returning via a different route. EDIT Since writing the above i have come across filmed two days ago. I have not yet watched it.

Never went to Tamworth but many of my school friends did. I never recorded numbers but spent hours on both New Street and Snow Hill just watching. Was the odd one out as I bought the Railway Magazine whereas everyone else bought Trains Illustrated back in the late 1950s