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I was an apprentice at the firm of W.C.Skinner,who built the factory G.tucker Ltd for the sum of £75,000 and often used to go there

Hi Alf, i knew most of the lads & lassies who lived in Wimpole grove, used to write to one of them when i was abroad. and Ray Mr Dolphin was a decent head master even though he gave me 6 of the best,as for the milkbar on Hawthorne Rd,that was our regular hangout as was the "Monkey run" bet...

Hi Astonian & Astoness sometime around 50 years ago i had a girlfriend who lived in Hingeston St, name of Christine then one day she sodded off with a guy from work did me a great favour though that was the last I saw of her

How about Palm Tofee? Peg bars&,troach drops? Five boy's chocolate bars

Hi Pom we just had distempered walls in our bedrroom, One night I chased a bug up the wall with a candle,and he went into a hole,turned round and he blew the candle out.

Hi Stitcher, You are so right it is invasive, I have tried for years to get rid of it, glad I did not manage it,i have tried it out some years ago but never until now on tomato's hopeI get a good crop

Heard a good tip off Gardeners World Programme as regards tomato growing...... Get some Comfrey,put it in a bucket,cover with water,weigh it down with a brick,leave a week or two then use the liquid on your tomatos apparently they love it!!!!

Hi Alf, what I use to keep the weeds down among the block paving is "Path Clear" just spray the area in September and you won't need that tool honest:greatbritainflag:

Hi Jean thanks for the aviation pics, i must have 100s of them as I used to go to all the airshows & Stations Brize Norton being a favourite as is The Shuttleworth collection of our "proper planes" have flown in a Dak, Anson,& Twin Pin

hi Guy's here's a couple opf pics I took at Crich Railway museum hope they are of interest to you deebee

Baron, Did that ad.state "wake up with a Gay"?????? LOL

Hi MSGK the fair at the beggars Bush was actually in Kings road, if you are in Kings rd and look towards the pub,then the fair was on the right hand side,of course they have built houses where the fair was,hope this is some use to you

Carol, if you remember the fairs at the Beggars bush well you must be around my age "Shush"

Hi mike, There were also a fair in Homerton Rd parl by the swings etc, also one up by the K'standing barracks I guess they were all before your time in the 40s

lovely photo "Wales" bet I knew a few of those faces Lived in Kingstanding from 1930/1965,remember "Stones"the news agent and that lovely fish & Chip shop,bet you would not remember the fairs that used to be held by the Beggars Bush before the houses were built/ and of course the King charles...

Two lovely photographs of our dear old "bull ring" the old lady who sold "handy carrier" was blind in the one eye,quite a charactor it was great to walk all aroundthe old rag market,and the pet shop where I bought some pigeons when I was a kid,crikey where have all the years gone? there was a...

They used to run those buses between Sutton coldfied And West Bromwich No.25 and Alf we still have a single decker Midland red bus working in the Tamworth area great to see it

Sorry Cadeau mispelt your monica

Cadeu I Did see the band somany years ago at the B'ham Hippodrome

Hi Judy, Red Ingle was a similar band as SpikeJones& the city slickers remember "I cried at your wedding" & "you always hurt the one you love" Crazy but I loved em