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Yes nine mens morris is a very old English game, very simple to play but difficult to master.

Late to this thread.We do have to take some of the explanations with a pinch of salt. Morris Dancing ( I am an occassional dancer) is usually made up of a "side" of six men for cotswold, and eight for yorkshire Longsword, and up to eight for Border Morris. It originated from a mixture of...

Whoops sorry been away missed the news about the Chinese resaurant. Good move I think.

Come on Wetherspoons only you can save it

Saw Simon and Garfunkle there 1967??ish . Brilliant. It is a pity that we have no theatre thatr stages plays. All the West End productions that tour, can't come here as there is nowhere to perform. Hip only does big shows, Alex, smaller musicals. I have had to go to London twice to see good...

Nothing wrong with penny winkles. Used to get them at the old market then catch bus to Kiddi or bewdley to go to bungalow at Northwood Halt, eat them on the bus. Still get whelks from Market. Once when my mom was getting me mad at not eating packed lunch (I had footie to play at lunchtime)she...

I lived in Great Barr from 1948, and remember dad kept two pigs in a sty at the top of the garden. It was some ministry of food scheme. does anyone have any info. He only got rid of them in about 1958.

When we went to see film (Odeon, Sutton), some silly noise and giggling at the back, manager was called and noise stopped. At the end as we exited the culprits (Lads about 12years) were being harangued by all the "more mature" cinemagoers, and being told how silly they were. They were V...

Been to see the |London show (Puppets is a silly description), and just been to see the film. Both absolutely brilliant. Yes I had a cry , Spielberg can do that, but there are no fancy tricks, just a good story well filmed. You must see it.

Sylvia, am still in close touch with Pat and Val if you want to contact them I am happy to assist.

Re: hare and hounds..kingstanding. A previous poster said it was run by Bill and Elsie Edmundson...It was Edmunds , Elsie was my Aunty (Dads ssister). Went ther in the 60's to many family partys.

Christmas couldn't start until Father Christmas came to Lewises!!!

My mates brother married into the Pitts, greengrocers . The fish and chip shop was owned by an expoliceman, and had a lovely Alsatian. Was the chemists, Gittins, and up the hill was a shoe shop and barbers. As kids when we went to have our hair cut he always did the adults firest and made us wait.

Sharijam, I was Foden Rd 1950's no.98

Different school, Handsworth Grammar.I had the "Stick" for smoking, gambling, playing the wag,fighting, and not doing homework. Did it do me any good...no, I smoke, don't fight,(too old) or gamble(too broke). Did it do me any harm?....don't know. I have a respect for authority, even though I was...

Agree with Alan. The archives show that Germany had detailed plans about the "germanisation" of Belgium, and a series of forts on the channel towns, and the isolation of Britain from Europe so that they could develop a large merchant marine and Navy. War would have come with disputes over...

I used to get off the 51 at the Hip in New Town Row on my way to Nan's shop at Gt Russell St, so that I could look at the photo's advertising the strippers, at the Hip.Am I dreaming or did I see Max Bygraves there when I ws a Kid.

Thanks for reposting Mrs Smiths shop. My Nan was Mrs Jones with a shop down the Rd opposite The Justice, Frankfort St. She used to get me to run up to Mrs Smiths shop if she had run out, ot take stuff if Mrs Smith had run out. Can you imagine Tesco doing the same for Asda?

I read somewhere that generally Cut throats were used by barbers as they were V difficult to use on your own face.Most men didn't shave in the week. Toffs grew moustaches and beards and sideboards. The American King Gillette invented the safety razor and gave a razor to all the American Troops...

I was an Amstrad 8256 perso., bought in 1983 it did my accounts, and payroll and word processing. Glynis you were very advanced to have a scanner. I joined Lucas' at Gt King St as a commercial apprentice in 1965 and spent time in the computer room...all those puched cards and the carbon pencil...