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    11 Plus Exams

    One of the things that a lot of people either didn't know of have forgotten about the 11+ is that it was not based purely on the tests.it was dependant upon the number of grammar and technical places available in your area. It also depends on the number of places for girls, there were fewer, so...
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    Seaweed imported to Warwickshire

    My husband, who worked as a scientist with alginate in the 70s, says that sodium alginate is used as a stabilizer in chocolate milk and drinking chocolate. Alginate is extracted from seaweed.(makes the foam on the sea!) Perhaps the connection is with Bournville?
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    Register Office Broad St

    I was married there in Sept 1975
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    Strange toys

    I am sure that they used to sell trolls at Gills toy shop in Sutton Parde where I worked as a Saturday girl.
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    Lahai-roi The Grange 42 Park Hill Moseley

    If your Father is still alive he can apply for his adoption records. As far as i am aware you are not able to access them. You need to know the court from which the adoption was granted.
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    Canals of Birmingham

    On reading this this morning I know just how they feel. Our house is on the River Lea Navigation. Since lock down, going for my daily exercise walk. which I did before lockdown, has become a really unpleasant, stressful experience. The tow paths are like an Olympic training route for runners and...
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    Earley/ Hurley

    I was at school with a John Hurley at St Josephs primary school in Sutton Coldfield in the 1950s.
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    Scout Jamboree Sutton park

    Even though I was only 6 years old I vividly remember the Queen driving past and the Native Americans and Wigwams.
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    Childhood Memories Of Trains

    I was bought up in Rectory road Sutton and used to watch the steam trains from my garden. I also used to love standing under the railway bridge in Rectory road while they went overhead, The noise and that unforgettable smell of steam and smoke!
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    National Service

    Thank you.
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    National Service

    Brilliant. Thant you. I will look at the Sutton Coldfield history archive. Carolann
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    National Service

    Thank you.
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    National Service

    What is an M.U? I would be interested if anyone has any information on a Sutton Coldfield RAF Camp during late 40's early 50's. Any help much appreciated. Carolann
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    National Service

    I think it was a training camp.
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    National Service

    It has been interesting reading your posts about National Service. I am researching my family history and came across a link with the RAF camp in Sutton Coldfield 1949/50. I wondered if any BHF members were stationed there at that time. Carolann
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    Sweets We Used To Have

    After seeing this post I bought some last week, but like many things it was not as nice as I remember it. I found it oversweet with an unpleasant aftertaste. Still it only cost a pound for three bars and my husband ate the rest!
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    Pre-decimalisation money

    As Brownies in the 1950s we did "Willing shilling week" Not sure that would be an appropriate fund raising event now!
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    Adverts of yesteryear.

    I used to love Horlicks tablets.
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    Birmingham Accents

    It's what you say that is important, not your accent. We choose the words we say but our accent is part of our identity.
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    Peaky Blinders - A world away from Downton!

    Congratulations to Steven Knight on being awarded a CBE.
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