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SUTTON PARK TOWN GATE 10 am Sunday 2nd July registration for walk for ALS & our sons late mother in law :0( HOPE TO SEE SOME OF YOU GUYS ,walk starts at 11am. Just ask for Barbara Jenney who as put this all togeather in memory of her Mom & Motonuron assosiation ( for give the spelling if it not...

Dek Carr, wendy is right with the pool & Bistro, its a fantasic little place been along time from when you could get food & drink at that pool. LOVE IT.

Yes GRIFFON, GEC had one of the best sports facilites Football,Rugby,Cricket,Bowls,Tennis, Golf, all played at the Magnet Club. We all so had inter dept Snooker,Darts,Badminton. MANY A HAPPY time spent enjoying a sports evening with some very good workmates. I miss those days ! All the best with...

Thanks for getting back on that kembar The one I knew had a nick name Porke ( he was as thin as a rake) was also a Birminjgha,m JP.

The GEC Left the Witton site when C A PARSONS took over the Turbine & Machine side of what GEC produced . The Magnet Club Building & Sports Ground was later sold off. GRIFFON if you take a look at the Topic on GEC WITTON you will find out more on the Magnet Club & GEC WITTON> Hope this may help...

Kembar,what was the drawing office Albert Wall worked? I new a Gordon Wall who worked in EDO do you know if they were related ?

Thank for posting that pic of the traning school, now you have put facesto names,I remember both Dennis Ryland & Freddie Payne from my days at Witton,thanks for posting I wonder were they are now?

Any one remember Derek Matthews 266 Park Lane one more Upper Thomas Street boy ?

Rob what year was that ? & can you post the pic ? please.

well is you are right Dek, then is that Cup the one we had stolen from New Town ??? :0)

could that note on the ball read " Aston RC School 1800" & like the aston boy football team of later years they are using the villa kit ?

Mrs Jacksons Cliffton Road ASTON in the 50s loads for free & if you were lucky you my even get a small bit of battered fish in them, O that does jog the old grey cells :0)

I worked with a HARRY BRISCOE at GEC in the mid 60s ( Large Rotating Plant Sales) He lived just off Dyas road Kingstanding, about halfway down on the right from Horthorne Road lights.He went to OZ were he meet with a road accident & was killed :0( I do not know if the was the same branch of...

Alf you & I most have passed each other many times at GEC dances & Fairlanes around the 60s I used to go to the villa Bowling alley to suport my brothers Bowling teams brian brewers Autospares, Villa Park A, M&B Brewers, to name but a few. I bet your sister would have known Jimmy Jack one of the...

The Magnet Club was my lunch time eating venue & as sylvia as said spent many a happy night dancing at that venue. Joined GEC Witton in thhe 50s as a drawiing office apprentice.

GEC GENERATORS from Witton work produced the Power from Hams hall & even the later Gas Turbine Station.

Great to see you guys are Keeping these areas alive in name & events My Mom & Dad told of many a family outing to HAPPY VALLEY I seems to have been a place for all the family as a HOLIDAY PLAYGROUND. Good luck guys

Well John, I remember the name But just cannot put a face to you?? Its great to have input re the GEC from all you guys Witton was a Great place to work It all went wrong when it started to be split up , I worked at the same desk for 5 companies (GEC .C.A.PARSONS, NEI , PARSONS PEEBLES.) Upto...

I am Gob Smacked :0) I have just found out why I did not skate to any organist at springhill I HAD HOCKEY SKATES & had gone to Bearwood (with The BARONS IHC) like Phil (Oldmohawk) I finished up at solihull.

I skated at Springhill upto when it closed as an ice rink & can never remember it having an organ? are you mixing it up when it became a roller rink?.