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    Groups We Have Seen Live

    Having just read about the passing of Laurie Holloway, pianist, composer and musical director, reminded me that I went to see his wife Marion Montgomery give a recital at the Birmingham Conservatoire, must have been 1980s or 90s. She is probably best remembered as resident singer on the Michael...
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    Groups We Have Seen Live

    That reminds me - I missed the Black and White Minstrel Show from my list! Palace Theatre Manchester.
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    Groups We Have Seen Live

    At the Odeon, New Street - Shirley Bassey, Sasha Distel with Olivia Newton John; at the Night Out Lonnie Donegan, Jack Jones; at the NEC Neil Diamond, and a charity concert organised by Jasper Carrott which included Chris de Burgh, Jamelia, Shaking Stevens; at Solihull Arts Centre George Melly...
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    Photo repair please

    Lovely photo!
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    happy christmas 2024 thread

    Happy Christmas to all BHF members.
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    IN OUR GARDEN 2024

    Still tipping down!
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    Bishop Vesey and his Grammar School.

    Yes the blazer badge is still used and can be seen on various Bishop Vesey web site photographs.
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    Bishop Vesey and his Grammar School.

    Bishop Vesey’s grammar school.
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    Bookmarks - help

    Thanks for your suggestion Janice. After some messing about I found that clicking my username in the blue band at the top of the page brought up the options 'Your Account' and 'Bookmarks' so all sorted now.
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    Bookmarks - help

    I’m using Safari (iPhone)
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    Bookmarks - help

    Having saved a couple of bookmarks I can’t find them! Where should I be looking?
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    car reg look up please

    Not according to https://www.car.co.uk/media/guides/number-plates/uk-number-plate-area-codes#DVLA_old_area_codes The problem is that various local authorities were issued with registration codes which were only used for a short time. For example Solihull had XC (I had VXC307N) but I can't find...
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    car reg look up please

    DBH Would have been Luton
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    Picture re-touch

    In order to keep the aspect ratio of the two pictures true to the originals, the result of reducing the space between the two results in a larger gap at the top and bottom. No problem if you would like further mods. An alternative is to cut the right edge of the lower picture which allows the...
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    Picture re-touch

    Is this better? I can modify the spacing if you like but It won't be till tomorrow. This should print to A4 (I think!).
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    Picture re-touch

    Not sure it's possible Ray unless I've got the wrong end of the stick! The two photos both have an aspect ratio (W x H) similar to A4 so they won't go side by side on an A4 page. I have copied the pics to an A4 sheet to illustrate. Let me know if I'm barking up the wrong tree.
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    tidy up please

    Not sure if the red bottle was supposed to be there so I've done one with and one without!
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    Photo restoration request - J Froggatt

    or converted to greyscale:
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    tidy up please

    Joart - where is/was the Ewe and Lamb?
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