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Hi All, The heading for this job offer should have been "APPOINTMENT OF SPOIL SPORT" Old Boy

Hi All, Who arranged with their latest girl or boy friend "Meet you under the clock at Snow Hill Station"? Many of us did. It was easily recognisable and could be reached from any part of the city by public transport. Old Boy

Hi Kato, The remains of anyone executed were buried in the precincts of the prison. Chris Beresford )Old Boy)

Geff, I, too, was evacuated to Evesham on 1 Sept 1939. It seems that you probably also attended Waverley Grammar School. You are apparently about 12 months older than myself so we probably did not know each other. Chris Beresford (Old Boy)

Roy, Your post at 772 shows why the medical profession and the like are now getting worried about child obesity. In addition many of the school playing fields have been sold off for housing. For instance I was very familiar with the playing fields at Henry Road and Belcher Lane. Are they still...

Hi All, This series of photos shows that Birmingham, without doubt, was once a city of 1001 trades. Old Boy

Hi All, A well known clock was on the Samson P H at the top of Green Lane near Blake Street, Small Heath. Is the pub still there and, if so, has the clock survived? Old Boy

Hi All, The score so far is Pro Proms Nil - Anti Proms 5. As far as I am aware the grammar schools do not seem to have Proms. Is that an indication of the greater intelligence of the staff of those schools Old Boy

[QUOTE=Roy Blakey THE BOOKIES RUNNER. These characters would operate in the factories, offices and pubs collecting bets and monies from their clients ( often being mates or friends ) and then deliver to the registered bookies. Any winnings made the return journey. Another illegal carry on, but...

Hi All, Once again the pages of The Birmingham Mail are full of photographs of young people dressed for their School Proms. When did this American mockery arrive here? They never had proms when I was at school, not even school leaving parties. You just said cheeio to your classmates and...

Hi, My wife remembers your geandparents. They had a daughter Mary who married David Woodhead who lived in George Road. Are these your parents? Chris Bersford (Old Boy)

Hi All, You are right, of course, Eric. During the war both the Luftwaffe and the Allies used area bombing tactics. That is they attacked heavily industrialised areas without a specific target in mind. The equipment the had would not allow the precision attacks that we hear of today...

Hi, It looks as though a great time was had by all. I wish I had been there. Chris Beresford

Lyn, I see that you have thanked Mike for his post at 2104. Do you intend to go there next weekend to see if these nefarious actions are still taking place? Chris Beresford

Hi Badpenny, No. He definitely came from Bournbrook. His proper name was Geoffrey Paddison; Old Boy

Mike, Thank you for these excerpts from the newspaper 100 years ago. What fascinates me is that they report what happened in every detail. Todays papers just tend to give the bare facts and the rest of the paper is full of articles some of which are of interest but most are rubbish...

Hi All, There has been recent discussion on the Forum respecting the Coat of Arms of the City of Birmingham. This reminded me that for many years B'ham City Football Club proudly carried the badge on their shirts. This was probably from the time they changed their name from Small Heath...

Re: When did you first se the sea? Hi Lyn, I have just sat and watched the video. I thouroghly recommend it to anyone who has not watched it. What a responsibility those adults took on who looked after the youngsters on their day out; The children in the film will now be in...

Hi Smudger, I agree with you but sometimes newcomers to a country are simply not aware of the local customs etc. However, in this case, if anyone strips off on top of Snowdon or Ben Nevis or even the Lickey Hills they would be done for offending common decency or some such thing. I have no...