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    Greenway Street, Small Heath

    Hello Terry, in 1891 at 4 Greenway st ( the house I was born in )there was a family of 10 living there by the name of Goode. I found that on the Freecen website. Pat
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    the co-op small heath

    Opposite Greenway st was a Co-op dry cleaners it was only a small shop my friends mother used to work there, when I worked at Glarrys Gown shop just up the road from there and as I was the junior in the shop I used to take the other girls clothes in for cleaning and my friends mom suggested I...
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    Cadbury's Bournville Factory

    Cadbury''s I retired from Cadburys about 8yrs ago I worked on the milk tray belt for about 15 yrs when it went on to automation, I worked on various packing belts before that. At the end of 2008 I have heard the milk tray line is moving to Poland, some of the workers are taking redundancy...
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    WW1 Street Memorials & Rolls of Honour

    Greenway St Hello Brumie Nick, Did you live in Greenway st ? Yes I have seen that photo before I am on it ( Pat Harris ) are you ? , I guess you had it off Sammy, did you go to the School reunion for Tilton Rd & Ada Rd School, Pat
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    WW1 Street Memorials & Rolls of Honour

    Hi Terry, Very interesting the Greenway St Roll of Honour, I was born in Greenway st at No 4 I don't remember the Roll of Honour but My husband does he lived at the top end of the street, Your Cousin Muriel was my best friend I did catch up with her about 18mths ago, my Brother is still in touch...
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    Cadbury's Bournville Factory

    Yes you are right its all to do with public health nowdays, some summer day's it was to hot for the chocolate so we were sent home and still got paid . but then the air conditioning came in and some times it was quite cold we had to wear body warmer to keep warm even in the summertime. I have...
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    Cadbury's Bournville Factory

    I worked at Cadburys for 25yrs I retired about 7yrs ago, It was great in the early days it was it was so much fun we always had a laugh and we could eat has much chocolate has we liked if it was in the room you were working in, and it all tasted lovely because it was freshley made,
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