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All the best Alan, look forward to hearing from you again Cheers Mate

Eddie Miss you mate!!

One of my family favorite LOved the walk up Barrows lane to the pub, Long gone burnt down is now houses grat shame

The many many times I have waited at those bus stops in the cold and wet. memories!!

One of the jobs that I had, working for William Bloye the sculptor in the 1950s was repairing WW2 bombing damage to the Cornices in stately homes in Birmingham. Plaster of Paris, broken and chipped very intricate work

Thanks for the info John I remember that some of you did do a lot of walking

I loved Jazz and American Big bands during WW2 We would listen to the Armed Forces Network on the wireless

I know there were Barrage balloon and aircraft gun sights on Church Rd and Harvey Rd across from the school in Yardley during the war I remember seeing them

John B Found this photo of I think Brian Butterworth do you remember him and know if he is still around he must be my age 87 or so now he was a good friend good TT racer also

I know a while back, several members of the club did a lot of walking hiking, etc, I have often wondered just where the Athletic part came from. Was the club involved with football or cricket at one time? Huh John B?

In the 1940s 1950s, Living on Moat Lane, in Yardley Brum26 Mom would shop every day, at the stores down the street from us. Fresh everything every day, NOW going a GOOGLE street view, the very same stores are now houses, shops all gone. Of course, Tesco or some such not far away.

"Jack Simpson" was a great cyclist with the Midland C&AC (Huh BISH!) But think he was from Yorkshire. He and his wife had a cafe on the Cov Rd we would meet at by Elmdom A/P Real nice chap I even beat him a couple of time in races

Get born and retire at the same place!!

This must have been after my band played in the 1950s we played upstairs at the Swan in the front

That was my band, if it was the one in the 1950s we played the Swan and many other pubs around Yardley and Brum Packed then in we did, But after I left in 1957 for the USA I understand another bad used our name

I think we lived on the Causeway, it backed onto the park then through to the Coventry Rd all long gone now

Yes I did that also of course we could have been visiting someone thanks anyway

Im going to spend a penny