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Just found this on Wikipedia: Plans to end the neglect of the Churchyard In 2006, and indeed for over 25 years, St.Mary's churchyard has bordered on utter dereliction. It is a closed graveyard, with the apparently empty spaces to the south of the graveyard harbouring the final resting place...

I believe there are plans afoot to renovate the old church yard, following on from all the work done on Handsworth Park. If I'm correct, sinbad (Simon Beddeley), an occasional poster on this forum, is a leading light on the planning committee.

Yup, the Endwood's still there. There have been some rumours that it will be redeveloped into social housing but I think they've been reversed. There was recently a bit of a gun battle there between two rival drug gangs, the ones involved in the murders of the two girls in Aston on New Year's...

It seems to have moved around quite a bit as it is now on Hamstead Road, up a bit and on the opposite side to the church and just down a bit from the Endwood. My grandson went to the nursery there.

Rod, Thanks for that. :thumbsup: Derek, How Rod's done it is how I intended it, so thanks for passing on the picture to him - it's great! :) Langy, The Triton I mentioned was a hybrid. That Yamaha you had sounds more like a mongrel. :D Silver, Your father in law should be commended and...

Derek, I'd love to see that picture of the Bonnie. Any chance of posting it here? BTW, didn't the Bonnie get its name from the Bonneville Salt Flats where some of other the world record runs were made? (p.s. If you want to test your email try sending one to yourself)

Nice one, Jim. :nicetopic: That slice of epic engineering history should be commemorated. I recall my motorbike - petrol headed, mates raving about the Bonneville. Although they reckoned that was the best engine for some reason they preferred it mounted in a Norton frame, producing a Hybrid...

So that's where my copy got to then!!! :redface:

I had a book The Life and Times of the Tipton Slasher - Black Country Publications. As you do, I lent someone and never got back. Now, unfortunately, it's out of print. :cry: One of the facts I remember was he died virtually penniless because he always bet everything he's won on the next fight...

Alfie, I sometimes wonder what's going on in your head. This morning I see you've posted on Valentine's Day and liberty bodices!!!!:confused:

I bought most of my "trendy gear" at Nelson House but had been known to frequent Zissman's a couple of times. I bought my suits from Jacksons or Burtons. I always envied my elder, plush brother who shopped at Hornes.

Going right back to the first post, I want to know which of those attractive young ladies is our Wendy. :wave:

I too would be a little sceptical about the news as £150,000 doesn't seem enough to put it right seeing the state it's in. BTW, is this Liam O'Connor the bloke who did the old Crown up in Digbeth? That cost a lot more than £150,000.

Thirty bob job- a job that carried a tip.

The BBC tried to ban Shane Macgowan and Kirsty McColl for using that word. The Beeb had to back-pedal due to public demand.

If something was done not quite right but it'd do I've heard the phrase: "A galloping man on horseback wouldn't notice."... similar to shavedfish49's number 8 bus I s'pose. :redface:

I smiled when I first saw bilsat's duplicate posts. I thought he'd developed a stutter like Roger Daltrey singing "...T-t-t-talkin' bout my Generation".:D Of course my generation was the best, it's the only one I belong to - the only one I've experienced living in. Having said that, and even...

A travelling salesman dealing in the kinda stuff you'd see in a hardware shop; iron mongery, DIY, that sorta thing before the term was even thought of - certainly nuttin' to do with computer equipment.

Besides cleaning out ears, with a liberal measure of spit, it was also used as a general wet wipe for kids faces.

Degsy168, and with all the parking restrictions in the area and lack of a dedicated set-down point, it ain't easy for those with suitcases etc. to be dropped off by car either. :(