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Sorry i don't remember the pub Lemonella but I bet the bread pud was lovely. I have lived in Australia for 36 years but still make bread pudding occasionally :yum Wendy

Thank you for that ...lovely story about the temp sorting office :) It prompted me to google maps it...it looks exactly the same as when i was a kid! That was 60 odd years ago.

We had our engagement party in a hall at the TA Barracks on Barrows Lane :) almost 50 years ago. Is the TA still there operating as a TA??

Hi Elmdon Boy, Yes I remember it as the Baggies, I dont know why it got that name haha. I lived on Common Lane that backed onto it . We spent a lot of happy days playing over there too.

What wonderful childhoods we had it was pretty safe for kids to wander around and have fun. We didnt have bikes when we were kids I would have liked to cycle about. We were so lucky weren't we? You would never let your kids roam around now like we did would you? Things have changed so much.

What amazing childhood memories flood back when Chelmsley Woods are mentioned, we lived in Sheldon and it was a long walk when we were little but no one ever complained, our family always took picnics baskets with us and spent a whole day playing, picking bluebells and just enjoying the...

OOOh never thought of that :eek:

Hi JohnO, My daughter told me a few months ago that my eldest grandson (23) went fishing with a magnet... he caught a bike ...:rolleyes: I am not sure what he was hoping for but he had a bit of fun. Wendy

Sadly that is so true William. Wendy

Hi Bob, It was so scary for kids and the memory of it never leaves you as we can see from the number of members recalling their stories of school dentists. Its a wonder we ever managed to attend a dentist ever again :mask: Wendy

I Thank you Mikejee, great photo's, what a great effort was put into the dress that day. I would love to have been part of it! I have fond memories of a visit to the Black Country Museum in 2001 with my sister and brother-in-law when we visited family in the UK. Wendy

Oh it is more relaxing even in the waiting room....a little low background music and magazines scattered around. Wendy

Hi Linda it sounds like a childhood memory of Christmas at our house. Always shiny coins hidden inside the stocking and a mandarin wrapped in coloured silver paper . Our presents were also in a pillow case. Happy memories of family together enjoying Christmas even though times may have been...

It's a wonder any of us go back to the dentist year after year :confused:

Our local school Dental Clinic was Harvey rd, yardley, I remember myself and my sisters sitting in the little waiting room to go in. I was around 6 and had to have 6 of my milk teeth out :eek: I remember the awful smell of the gas and sitting the small basin to rinse out ....I looked after my...

A chemist is a dream job for a young girl :) discount on make up.

O Oh yes, sorry Edifi that is impressive for a 13 year old to be a treasurer. I got carried away thinking of piglets haha. Wendy

Wow you certainly got around for a young one even before leaving school! I know most of those places you talk about, I was often at the ice rink as a teenager and I lived in sheldon all my life till we came to Australia. Oh, Happy days, lovely memories.

How cute , were they fully grown or young piggies?:)

Well I enjoyed working there for a few years till I left school , Wendy