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Very sensible Lyn. My wife and I were invited to a pub lunch in Worcestershire for a small reunion on Thursday 31st March. For various reasons we declined. Three other couples did attend. To date, all 3 men have tested positive. They are each in their early eighties. Hopefully, they will only...

I notice that in the thread title and several posts there is reference to Canon Hill Park. It should of course be Cannon Hill Park. I don't usually mention spelling mistakes but if there is to be some sort of celebration in 2023 for the park then it's best to get the spelling correct.

Edward Eighth pillar boxes are not all that common due to his very short reign (20th January to 11th December 1936). After doing a Google search it seems as if only two of these pillar boxes have survived in Birmingham. One is in Digbeth (first photo) and the other is in Clay Lane, Yardley...

Happy birthday Viv. Enjoy Florida and hope you can still get local oysters.

Hi Viv. I have been away for a few days so sorry for the late response. Thank you for all the interesting new threads that you have introduced. Yes, spend more well-earned time with your family and hope we will still see plenty of postings from you. All the best.

Thanks Graham. It fills in a gap of those teachers who didn't teach me. I was taught French by Mr. Phelps and then Mr Swindon. Did you go to Camp Hill yourself? Oh, and a warm welcome to the Forum.

Very sad news. He was a person I felt I knew, even though we had never met. RIP Maurice.

I was once told this joke by a vicar in Ireland. "Why does the bride always wear white? Answer, "because all domestic appliances are white". It is, of course, not an explanation that I personally hold

Thinking of you Maurice. We both knew the River Cole and the Springfield Cinema near Knowle Road. Happy days. Get better soon. Dave.

Bit late for Valentine's Day but have just been alerted to an article that appeared in The Times on February 5th called "20 Romantic Walks with a Pub Lunch". It covers the UK and one of the walks featured is Joy's Wood, Moseley, Birmingham". The article explains that "this enchanting wood was...

Presumably there were steam sheds at Tyseley. Any photos?

Familiar to me as well. Yellow van leaving Sarehole Road where I grew up. The lower numbers of Sarehole Road, where the van is turning into the Stratford Road, were the oldest and consisted mainly of undetached houses up to approximately number 110. Sarehole Road continued up to the Robin Hood...

Julie Walters, born in 1950 at St. Chad's Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham.

Further info on Upton, printers, mentioned as the place of work in 1921 census for my 14-year old relative.

Further info on Upton, printers, mentioned as the place of work in 1921 census for my 14-year old relative.

Probably one of the main differences between the census of 1911 and that of 1921 is that the head of household has now a higher chance of being a woman due to her husband being killed in WW1. That certainly applies to my family with grandmother, a widow aged 35, with four children aged between...

Probably one of the main differences between the census of 1911 and that of 1921 is that the head of household has now a higher chance of being a woman due to her husband being killed in WW1. That certainly applies to my family with grandmother, a widow aged 35, with four children aged between...

A Happy and Healthy New Year to everyone on the Forum.

Happy Christmas everyone and to a year with less anxiety and restrictions compared to 2020-2021. Very much hoping to visit Birmingham again fairly soon. Best wishes. Dave.

My wife and I have carried out lateral flow tests a few times this month. This is usually prior to meeting up with small groups of people for a Christmas lunch. Trying to avoid eating too much turkey but going for a fish dish, as the main, if available. At present, we have three full kits...