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There was a barbers/tobacconists on Monument Rd next to the Ivy Bush and they had a fantastic range of cigarettes/cigars/tobacco. The owner retired and the shop and stock was bought by an Italian fella @1975 and I used him for a couple of years. I remember him saying that when he moved intwo...

Wonderful photo's :)

The Midland had its own water supply, a well IIRC, I wonder if its still used?

One of his last 'performances'. What an emotive video.

Sorry if this has been linked before https://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/en/search?keywords=birmingham&country=global&year=all

Great to see younger people keeping older music going and getting feet tapping

If this don't get your feet tapping you just ain't got rhythm

My G5RV is half wave and does OK, the vertical (only £60) skips the UK, I might work far north of England on a good day, in 7 months I've only worked two other Welsh stations using it but...it does a grand job working Europe, east coast USA, Russia, Scandinavia on voice and I've worked Brazil...

I've got a the earlier one U5RV IIRC and that works well, lets me into a couple of repeaters but to be honest 2m is dead round here. On the Xiegu G90 I've been playing with CAT control/FT8 digital and thats a bit of fun. My shed has served me well, started off running off a battery but put...

I learned morse aged 11 when I moved in with my step father (now silent key) and he said the best way to learn is to listen, turn your radio on, leave morse on in the background and do something else, read a book or something. One day you'll be sitting there listening and "a switch will flick...

I'm waiting on my ancestry DNA test but signed up and found out some good stuff about him and my other Grand Father Arichibold (sometimes Archibald) Miller, South Staffs serial number 8585.

My Grandfather Richard Baker married Beatrice Marshall there 12th September 1904.

Well, after a nine year break I'm back into family history, waiting for DNA results from Ancestry.com. I think I've found his father but waiting confirmation, if I'm right I've found a very interesting family connection. Many thanks for past contributors and hope your all well; keep safe folks.

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Re: wood https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faggot_(unit) and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cord_(unit) I'm a silver haired Bushcrafter :)

Not the same as they were; they were a good meal but are now cheap and nasty with only an 11% meat content :( A local butcher makes his own and they are fantastic :)

He's ten, now head boy in a School in South Wales and we could not be prouder of him.

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My father in law was one of many miners who helped after the tip hit...very very sad