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Such sad news. Chris wrote so well about Streetly and the Chester Road, on which he and his family had lived. I found his memories to be a fascinating read, as someone who has also spent many years living in that area. My thoughts are with his family and friends, including those on this site -...

I would, a little violent at times and a little near the knuckle at times, but I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it, it is quality viewing imo.

Some photographs from previous international games staged at Villa Park (during Euro 96): 1 - Scotland v Switzerland, 2 - Scotland's winner against the Swiss, 3 - Scotland v Holland, 4 - A match ticket £35. (during 66 World Cup): 5 - Argentina v West Germany, 6 - Spanish fans on the Witton End...

Nice to see that the city will be hosting another major sporting event in 30 months time, when Euro 2028 comes to Villa Park, along with many thousands of European football fans. The stadium will host the following 4 games: 11/06 Group stage: C3 vs C4 15/06 Group stage: B2 vs B4 20/06 Group...

I was outside The Station in Sutton Coldfield this morning (not waiting for it to open this time :)) but, as I've mentioned before @ #1392, there are some nice examples of current sign writing, brickwork and ghost signs to be found there - picture 3 top right "Stouts":

These are three Christmas films, that I will happily watch over and over again:

Sorry I'm a day late.

Yes Dave. Perry Barr won't be the same without the track, I passed it after yesterday's game last night and there are just piles of rubble now. So easy to destroy for those that have no interest in sport and would rather build yet more flats, where once speedway and greyhounds brought the crowds...

I did Dave and appreciated it, unfortunately I didn't see it before posting myself. :oops:

Perhaps that's why they were in such a hurry to knock it down Lyn? ;)

Graham Warren or Arthur Payne perhaps?

At least they kept the rise to the current inflation rate....not :rolleyes:. It looks to me like they are going through everything with a fine-tooth comb, in an attempt to find some way to get some more money into the government's coffers and they couldn't wait until the budget to announce this...

Sorry, I'm a couple of days late.

This was on BBC Midlands News last night. It's good that these issues are being brought out into the open, sadly the Council's spokeswoman's comments suggest they have little or no interest in the upkeep of these buildings, when they have other irons in their fire, that they would rather...

There are two other threads "Speedway Perry Barr" and "Planned housing village at Perry Barr", that contain details about the site at Perry Barr, that may help clarify things for you Richard.

If they do discard them Mike, I do hope they will give those that might appreciate them, the opportunity to give them a good home. That said, they really shouldn't be just be discarding them in any case, they are not their own to decide to be rid of, they belong to the Council Tax/Ratepayers of...

I have used Erdington, Sutton, Streetly and the Central libraries. They are a great way for everyone to be able to read such a wide range of books, without buying them, particularly for those without the means to fund such frequent purchases at the time of borrowing. The libraries also have...

From the Geoff Thompson Collection:

I also liked going up to the top floor when I was at school and reading the original copies of the old newspapers that were kept in large binders, before they were later transferred to microfilm.