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    Bill Dargue

    I met Bill when we were on the same course 'Rewriting the History of Birmingham' I still have copies of his work from that time.
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    MARY ANN HILL BORN TIPTON 1876

    Try this site its really helpful for the black country ancestors. https://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/
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    Family Myth

    Have you got Vesta's birth certificate?
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    All Saints Church Winson Green

    All Saints School/Church would be classed as Hockley and not Winson Green
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    Charlotte Hobson aka Cynthia

    Im sorry to say that Cynthia who you may remember and often turned up to the meets, sadly passed away last weekend. RIP Cynthia.
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    Enid Goodwin Dance School Perry Barr

    It was certainly a different quick step style to what I had learned at Nineveh Road
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    Winters of 1947 and 1963

    Yes I think they would cope, probably moan about it but didnt we all
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    Microsoft Edge

    Jukebox, thank you so much. I have gone through all the apps that mention Microsoft edge and changed default to Chrome, so fingers crossed it has worked. I will let you know.
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    Microsoft Edge

    Yes I use Chrome -
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    Microsoft Edge

    Whenever I open my laptop its Google which I like, but then it starts reverting to Microsoft Edge which I dont like so I reopen Google to use, but the same thing happens again. Can Microsoft Edge be uninstalled or is there any other way I can bypass it. (Windows 11) Thanks
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    GET WELL SOON ERIC....(cookie273uk)

    Get well soon Eric
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    Groups We Have Seen Live

    I watch Jools Holland and thought Andy Fairweather Lowe looked like Phil Collins. I remember seeing him a few years ago with Eric Clapton at the ICC
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    OLD BIRMINGHAM PHOTOS FROM STEVEBHx

    My Uncle worked there
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    Charles Arthur Street school Nechells

    Whats CA School
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    Birmingham Canal Boatmen: struggle for improved working conditions.

    My grandfather was a boatman - I downloaded this a couple of years ago which makes excellent reading. https://historywm.com/file/historywm/canalboat-people-tom-gidlow-new-23951.pdf
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    Winters of 1947 and 1963

    I remember,Paraffin heaters in the outside toilet to try and stop them freezing up
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    Areas of Birmingham (ish) Quiz

    Is this it?
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    Frederick Restall Ltd.

    Some families used to rent their front rooms out to other families
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    Frederick Restall Ltd.

    What do you mean by the same schedule?
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    Areas of Birmingham (ish) Quiz

    Woodgate?
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