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. Oh thank goodness I didnt have the goose grease treatment, I don't think I could bear it. I think the purple stuff may have been gentian violet Bob.

Hi Mikejee that sounds like it could be the problem some of them have been older posts I have been looking through, thank you for letting me know at least i know now I am not just missing them!!

Yes remember all those and I don't even know if pink lint is still around. Wedding ring worked too. I havnt heard of cascaras must do a google search. Seltzers yes remember that and Andrews liver salts was good too

Hi Everyone, I love this forum I am often on it, however occasionally someone will post something and say here is a photo...but I cant see it... there is no "attached file" I don't have a problem for the majority of the time with viewing photos but occasionally there is an odd photo here and...

They look just like the one my husband lived in while growing up in Bickley Grove Sheldon , they were eventually pulled down and replaced by new houses. There were quite a few round there, at the time ...Merlin Grove, Haydyn Grove etc.

I too was shattered by the Aberfan disaster , I was 16 years old and lived in Birmingham. In 1983 I was once again reminded of it. My husband and our daughter and son emigrated to and started our new life in Lara, Victoria, Australia. When my children started school at Lara Lake school in Lara...

My son called his stomach/tummy his "stummy" and the chimney was a "chimley" .....cute!

I have always loved malt loaf but its not available in Australia I always bring some back when I visit UK. My sister sent a recipe and I have made it a few times, it is tasty and I enjoy it but I cant get that lovely gooey texture to it. Sad as it is one of my childhood favourites.

Oh my goodness Nico I am speechless....that is so sad , they would never get away with it today, all that caning ,belts with pumps, kicking and belts round the ears , even the treatment for the girl who had to sit under the piano !! As you say the humiliation of it, for trivial kids stuff and...

Hi sheldontony , Yes there were some great school trips I went on one to Switzerland around 1963 when I was in lower school at the sheldon heath comp , we took a coach to the channel ferry stopping in France then onto Aeschi, Switzerland, stayed in wonderful hotel typical swiss chalet with...

Hi Elmdon Boy, No sorry I don't remember him , there were a number of telephone engineers working there but I cant remember him.

Hi Phil, thank you for posting the map , that is exactly where I remembered the coal merchants , great to see it on the map. As you said they then built that large building on the corner. I also remember the bowling green at the back of The Three Horse shoes, we occasionally went there with our...

Hi Lindloo I vaguely remember a coal merchant in horseshoes lane as I walked that way to work I think it was near to Coventry rd end but cant remember the name of it. Wendy

Thats right there was something int he old Golden eye ointment, we can no longer get it here in Australia. if you need Mum used witch hazel for bringing bruises out. Black jack for drawing out impurities or splinters and pink link also for drawing, havnt seen that for years. We also used what...

Hi Sue yes I remember the marbled plastic cups . only remember the blue and pink cant remember the green cups haha

Hi Bills Hi Bills lad, I lived at 81 common lane(flat roof) as a child , did you live near the Marshalls and the Robinsons?? I think the Robinsons was the last one in the line of flat roof houses. I was friends with Margaret Robinson . Wendy

H i Robert I lived in one of the flat roof houses in common lane and my husband lived in the prefabs in Bickley grove. My best friend lived in Hayden grove prefab she is still my best friend 55 years later.

Hi Elmdon boy, Yes I remember the shop that sold sweets and being at one stay in a class on the top floor. I remember going over the pond in the winter when it got frozen over. Cant remember the popeye cartoons haha. Did you move away from sheldon? Did you go to the sheldon comp?

Hi Dianne, i worked at the Sheldon Telephone exchange when it first opened early 1970's was that the era you worked there. I think i remember you ? I left in 1975 to have my first child. My maiden name was Hellon. Do you remember Dot Robinson, Hetty, Pat Parrish, Chris Taylor (gardener), Lyn...