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    Haddon and Stokes Digbeth

    hi mel, of course your welcome,but just been informed in the last 10 minutes the malt shovel at stonebridge has closed.new venue is the malt shovel in barston lane, solihull. b92 0jp.can you both make it, let me know asap. regards bob.
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    Haddon and Stokes Digbeth

    hi claire, thank you for your reply,have informed bob kaine and we look forward to meeting up with graham again after 50 years or more. kind regards bob.
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    Haddon and Stokes Digbeth

    hello again claire, just incase you happen to see this reply its to let you know that we ex.apprentices are meeting up on the 27 of april at the malt shovel stonebridge island 12 noon,we have booked 2 tables.a very good and old friend of grahams, george somerville will be there. all the very...
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    Haddon and Stokes Digbeth

    hi claire, so good to hear from you, I new graham very well and remember sheila too. graham,ron,robin and pete grainger were top guys to us first year apprentices along with 4 or 5 others of their year. as soon as I send this this I will call bob kaine and let him know we have made contact with...
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    Templefield Road Stores

    I lived at 35 templefield 1947-1961 son of harry allcock, I am sure 32 must have been the shop owned by mr. and mrs nichols . I was born there in 1947 and left in 1961 ,the only other shop I knew on that side of the rd. going down in numbers was on the corner with cattle rd. which was an...
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    Templefield Road Stores

    hi nick, I was born in templefield st. 1947-1961, No.35 bob allcock. was your shop owned by mrs nichols and dan.
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    Haddon and Stokes Digbeth

    hi.mary, I too would like to find out about clive,who was agreat mate as apprentices, along with ron akril,graham smith,and pete grainger. If you do hear of any of them or anyone else who worked there up until it closed down please let us know. regards bob allcock.
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    Cattell Road between the Atlas and Arsenal St

    hi nick I lived at 35 templefield st. until 1959. bob allcock,
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    Templefield Road Stores

    I lived at 35 and youre shop must have been nichols, the club was opposite the honours house and called templefield social.on the corners of the street off garrison lane was jackie jobe, coal merchant,and on the other side was an ale outdoor called calverts. at the other end of the st. was...
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    Haddon and Stokes Digbeth

    HI BOB, THANKS FOR YOUR REPLY,[ SPENT A COUPLE OF MONTHS AT SMALLS LEARNING ABOUT PRESS TOOLS.A FEW NAMES YOU MIGHT REMEMBER ,JOHN MONROE, KEITH NEWBURY, BILLY BRITTON. I DO REMEMBER TOM AND LlOYD ALTHOUGH JIM COCKROFT AND DAVID PLANT RAN APPRENTICE TRAINING IN MY TIME AND MY GOOD FRIEND BOB...
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    Haddon and Stokes Digbeth

    yes I worked there from 1962_ 78,bob allcock,ex apprentice,new all the somervilles,sadley recently met up with george and paul at alex,s funeral. until the lock down we,ex workers, have regular meet ups at the briar rose in bennetts hill.
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    Whisky A Go Go

    bob, this is bob allcock replying, no wonder you had the sack from neighborhood watch, I was at leos funeral and spoke to youand micky carny,eddy,chimpy etc.last year leos son passed away 1919,was at the funeral at hall green along with chimpy. If you get chance send me atext on 07765195522...
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