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Looked into going to Brum on Sunday. 1st bus leaves Coleshill 11.10AM, Too Late! Or I could catch the train at 06.30 from Coleshill out to Nuneaton change there for Brum. Travel time 2 hr 45min. And they ask us to use "public transport" !!!!!!!!!!!

Looks interesting Alberta. I may well go to that one. Thanks for the info

Tough choice isn't it. It's a toss up between B'ham & B'ham. I shall have to think about this one, unless any other Ideas come in.

Wear Them with PRIDE Mabz

I've marched at the Cenotaph in London every Remembrance Sunday since I can remember but this year, I can't make it there. I can't go to the NMA either so where should I go within the West Midlands area? Where is there a good service and a parade worth seeing or even taking part in? Chocks...

Another couple of icons from the 50's you don't see any longer. By the way Elizabeth. I think you may be a little kinky.:D You can be locked up for sniffing seats you know.:P

A few more pic's for you Bernard. Not the best quality I know but I'm having to photograph, photographs at the moment [A TTACH]59645[/ATTACH] chocks

Yes! but ours was a red one.

Cheers Alf. I have hundreds of pics of 40's, 50's & 60's cars but I don't have a scanner. How sed is that? chocks

You could of always got a train instead back in the 1950's providing you did so before Dr Beeching got his hands on them.

Sorry Paul. No Cambidge and no Zodiac, will a Zephyr do? Chocks

A great and historic story spoilt by all the music & songs. It would be great as a serious film.

Elizabeth. The cars were beautiful, sylish and curvy, just like the women and equally as unpredictable. There ware so many British cars that they couldn't all be mentioned on here but suffice to say, most were still made in Brum. Just a few of the many Chocks

Many years ago I read a book (I can't remember it's title) but it clearly stated that many words and phrases and pronunciation used within the Birmingham Area, are very close to the traditional Saxon. This was because the Saxons had nearly 500 years of constant settlement within the area and any...

Great to hear from you Mike. Take it nice and easy mate, you'll get there in the end.:thumbsup: Best Wishes Chocks:)

Jim Dale only had a few hits if I remember rightly before giving up his singing to consentrate on his acting. "Be My Baby" was his biggest hit and he also did "Crazy For You" & "Don't Let Go". He was infact a very good singer. Lets not forget some of the other great British Rock & Rollers not...

Hi ger22van. There is a conection between the name "Coleshill" and "Ty-phoo". The guy who started the company lived in Coleshill (The house is still there) and he mixed all the blends in a front room of the house until he got what he wanted. When he was happy, he started the now world famous...

I wasn't born untill the late 50's so I don't really remember it but I still have a great love for the era. One of my hobbies is collecting 50's records , and i also love the aesthetics of 50's cars and aircraft. Lets face it, they had style back then, but what we have to look at it the legacy...

Cheers JohnO. This is the sort of thing I'm looking for. This is obviously a process that has been used for many years in different forms.

I work for a well established timber specialist that has been in business in Brum since 1923. Being nosey I started to look into the history of the company and found out that they started off by selling bags of sawdust. My first thought was that there must have been a lot of butchers about way...