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My auntie lives in Cleeve Road, they moved in there after the war and she still lives there now at the grand age of 90. Sue

Re: the peaky blinders Bet you can't wait Lyn, dads cousin is coming over just before Xmas from Australia, she is nearly 80 and coming to London with her friend,but making the trip here to see mom and dad, she was last here about 20 years ago, so we are excited too. Sue

Congratulations to you and Hilary on your new home, hope you will make some of the meets still! And thanks to Warren and the moderator team for keeping things going in your absence. We are in Rhyl next week, will play I-spy while we are up there for you. Sue

Going through the station for the first time since its revamp on Thursday, will be interesting to see the changes!

There is usualy one every year Carol,Wendy will probably be able to provide more info, she helps out at it. Sue

Maggie gollies are deemed as not politically correct, so had to be removed from the jars in case they offended people!!

My duaghter Kates friend was one of the crew on the Tornado as it went through New Street, Sophie is a gorgeous blonde and if you saw her, you'd never put her with trains, but she is curator at the Kirklees Railway in Yorkshire, last year she was at the York Rail museum. Sue

Sorry we couldn't make it this time, spent a hot day moving my daughter from Merseyside to Coventry, only for the car to play up on the way home!Glad you had a good time and safe journey home Shirley. Sue, mom and dad

Old Boy, we had a lovely weekend break at Keswick Youth Hostel a couple of years ago with Owens rugby team, the food and rooms were great and right alongside the river, would thoroughly recommend it! Sue

What a great piece of family history Caggyken Sue

saw them yesterday too, they really are a beautiful sight. Sue

Whatever was available I think Phil, there wasn't an organised system as far as I know, unless it was an arranged deal with the hospital Sue

Viv, I remember that, had just started my training in Selly Oak and loved the smells till we worked at Cadburys when they took on extras, then like you it became overpowering! Would love to go back to those days though Sue

Like you Boro Keith, chocolate, Ansells and HP sauce are the evocative smells for me, worked at Cadburys to get extra cash, and my journey home was past the other 2. The old fashioned hospital smell too always takes me back to my training days at Selly Oak, and some of the lotions we used to use...

So it isn't cannrcted to one specific trade My great grandad was listed as a journeyman in one of the census, but there was no indication as to what his trade was, he had been a domestic gardener at one point and also had a dairy round, would either of these class as a trade Sue

us too Lyn, Owen had his phone but couldn't get it set quick enough as we were walking Kates dog and he had her lead! Sue

Flew over us too, think it may have been a Lancaster from the colour scheme, and size, definitely wasn't a Spitfire, can tell them by the engine noise! Sue

Isn't it funny how you are saying how much you hated leggings, now they are my most comfy item of clothing!! Sue

Carolin and Sylvia, that idea takes me back to one of my first senior school cookery lessons, we had to have the wicker baskets with the covers and had made Angel Delight - mom was disgusted anyway at making packet mixes instead of cooking - and mine would not set, we'd had the milk amount...

I reckon they were all saying thank goodness for that, the bus has arrive at last. the children look fed up and the adults not much better! Sue