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Hello Jean My Great uncle used to run the Sunday School in Yew tree Road at one time his name was Jim Nicholls. My father was also Church Warden there for 13 years. The Weavers used to live Witton Lane Annie Weaver was my Brown Owl when I was in the Brownies at Deykin Avenue, I can't rember...

Astonian Here is the photo hope it works, I think you will find Miss Rice and Burrows on the left hand side of the photo. My mother is also on this photo, Mrs Warman the vicars wife, and many other ladies I remember from childhood....I think it was The Mothers Union, and probably taken in the...

Hello Astonian I have a photo of Miss Rice and Miss Burrows, they were so sweet. Not posted a photo before, would someone kindly give me aclue please Linda

Yes thank you everyone you jogged the little grey cells Lovers Walk it is Linda

We used to take our cat to the PDSA in Lichfield Road. I lived in Yew Tree Road so we walked, Serpentine Road, Holte Road Hill along Aston Hall Road and then that long passage by the side of the station? Anyone remember its name is it still there? I always went with my father,usually when it...

GEC/Parsons Many of my family worked at GEC /Parsons Witton over many a long year, and I beleive my Uncle played cricket at the Magnet Club.......is that where they had the children's parties....I went to a few of those...but that is over fifty years ago so do not remember too much about them.I...

Double Knack Well of course the 'double knack' which led from Yew Tree Road to Village Road Witton?Aston was really useful as we went 'down 'it to buy our frozen 'Jubblies' from the shop at the other end......4d if I remember correctly. However it must have been useful for the people at the...

Round the block I am sure we also said going round the block. Now , how about going down 'the double knack' an alleyway or 'entry' leading from one road to another. I wonder whether this was aparticular phrase for this entry or did it apply to all. let's see who recognises it?

My Mother used say San Fairy Ann she also used the expression San Fairy Tipcat.....tipcat as I am sure you all know is a game using a shaped piece of wood anda long stick. But what that had to do with WWl who knows oh well san fairy ann.

How about Aston Parish Church St.Peter and St. Pauls

See you later When I was young 'see you later ' meant, see you later that same day. I was really confused when I moved to Oxfordshire, as see you later meant the next time you saw someone not necessarily the next day. Before I realised I wondered why people said it when they did not mean it...

They were always pikelets to me Mmmmm pikelets with lots of butter. Pikelets as I found out when I moved here 25 years ago (Oxfordshire) are flatter and larger......the pikelets of my youth had changed their name to crumpets....confusing. However, after all this time I think I have got used to...