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I am about to update my research interests as I now have links to Williams - Laura married and Albert Alexander Stocker and I am still working on this line - may be of interest to some researchers - will update my research interests as soon as I get answers from others etc.. I am researching...

Cromwell, I am reading most days and do really love the old pictures - I do wonder how people kept so cheerful. Like I said my grandparents remained cheerful and found the things that survived amusing to no end and so did neighbours and other family members. The picture of the pub with the...

Cromwell, Do you know these pictures are amazing - my grandparents did tell me as a child about stuff that went on in the war etc.. and despite their active parts in whatever they did during and after these times - there were things that made them laugh!! Times must have been so tough no matter...

Jacqueline = I used to go to school with a Debbie Bick - she lived Mapleton Road / Pitmaston Road area of Hall Green area in Birmingham during the late 1970's we were in same class at school - but I don't know who her family was so it may not help you - Bick is an unusual name and I never knew...

Alf & Rod - that's the stuff!! I remember how sticky the tin used to get urgh!!! I was in the supermarket this morning and was looking for this stuff - do you know it now comes in squeezy type plastic bottles now with flip type caps!!! But I reckon it won't have the same taste?? I remember it...

Jerry it is called Golden Syrup - tate and lyle used to make it I think. If we were having a day where my mum was running low on granulated sugar - she'd put a spoonful of golden syrup on our porridge for breakfast!! Really nice too :smitten: My mum used to put some golden syrup at the bottom...

My mum used to say "So you think I'm an Octopus? - How many hands do I have?" and she'd then wave her hands around at us when we were annoying her >:D

Dennis - my grandmother used to say "put wood in hole" as in close the door too!! She also used to say "you are not made of glass" - if I were stood in her way/view of say the TV if she was watching. I sippose it was her way of saying "shift out of the way - I can't see tv" :2funny: :2funny...

Astonian, So if I take a different religion and practice these on the relevant days of week - does it mean I can retire early?? :2funny: :2funny: Can you see me explaining that one to hubby?? I have taken up new interests?? :2funny:

My mum used to tell me that she used to have Rhubarb to dip into sugar in paper instead of sweets when she was a kid - suppose I was very lucky I had caylie with a lollipop :smitten:

One of my parents friends used to deal in antiques and during his travels he came across a huge stuffed Bear must have easily been 6 foot tall - he let Crossroads use it on set for a while it was by the reception desk in those scenes for a while!! I always remmember sitting watching Crossroads...

WOW!!!!! Now that is "True Brummie Grit" do we take it "It's business as usual" :2funny: :2funny: My dad will so love that photo when I show him it - I guess not a lot will stand in the way of opening time?? :smitten:

You are right Sylvia - Bestcover is a Knight - can't think how I came up with Kevin ha ha but knew there were others!! (Maybe off Genesreunited - maybe a Kevin contacted me from there?? - easy mixed up in my long searches isn't it? )

Sylvia - thanks for that (saved me a job listing my people ha ha) mine are B'ham midlands etc... and still very much a work in progress etc.. - if I spot anything from that way I shall let you know - but so far my family seem very much midlands based for now!! My searches are spreading further...

Sylvia - I have lots of Knights in my tree stuff - I will sit and write a list later on names,years and addresses etc.. that I have collected so far and will PM them to you - we never know?? (sorry stuck for time now need to trawl Tesco's :tickedoff:)

Peter, That picture is brilliant - my mum & dad can remember the trams :smitten:

Alf, Thanks for that - what a nice story the Cadbury story is!!! :smitten: Very good company wasn't it in changing so many social standards of living etc.. - I read loads of this years ago and was amazed by how forward thinking they were!! I always loved the Cadbury story as they were so good...

Well Cromwell - my mum was doing it in the 1960's (I began school about 1968 ish?) and my mum was doing it when I first went to school - so it must be before then I am sure. I don't think there were too many cars on the roads when my mum and dad went to school in Birmingham in the 1950's - so...

Chris - you may be right - my mum used to know everyone in the "trade" ha ha and all the Police officers etc.. from the areas. My mum loved it as a job as she knew all the children and parents in the area etc.. and it was perfect for fitting around school holidays etc.. when we were all...

Chris - yes I can remember my Lollipop Lady too - cause she was my MUM too!! :0) My mum did the crossings in Nechells on the main Road when we lived in Nechells in late 1960's (cause I was at St Matthews school when she did it there. Then Later on would have been early 1970's through to Mid...