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Re: Cadbury's Bourneville Here in Aus, the battle still rages - Monarchy or Republic - I don't care as long as they don't take away my long weekend. I will spend it crying in my cornflakes over our sad loss this morning to Germany and then it's back to the computer and "Find My Past" seeking...

Hi Grog. Many thanks for the info I will bear it in mind as I continue my searches. However I would much prefer to be "on the spot" and it's a bit difficult at the moment from this distance ( a cold and windy Mid North Coast of NSW, Australia. Regards and best wishes and lots of luck with your...

Hi Len. The pic is well appreciated and I agree we are "off topic" but it doesn't take much to jog the old memory bank. Pete.

Hi Len. Photos (of the church) bring back many memories. Many thanks. Pete. (OldBrummie) ps Totally unrelated to St. Cyprian Church, memories of Bertram Mills and Chipperfields Circus's on the parkland on the other side of Coventry Road.

To anyone who might visit this Thread, I am researching my family history. My family (Platt) were members of St. Cyprian, Hay Mill and had a long association with the church and its Parishioners. If anyone knows where I might find access to the Parish Registers/Records (if they still exist) I...

Re: Cadbury's Bournville Hi Mossy - point taken. Regards, OldBrummie

Re: Cadbury's Bournville Greetings To You All. I am spending much time on the internet seaching out my family history, specifically on my Mother's side - the name being Chinery. A (handwritten) document has come into my possession that was written in August 1984 and it lists a number of...

Hi again Dave. Looks like another Lewis family. They lived in Lyndon Road a couple of doors from home and although I knew who they were, I didn't "know" them that well. Thanks for responding anyway. Regards, OldBrummie.

Hi Dave Gray. I don't recall the name Lewis from Wilmots but the name does ring bells in Sheldon. I'd be interested to know what the address was in Sheldon. I spent my first 23 years in Lyndon Road - just up from the Sheldon Cinema - before moving to Aus at the end of my apprenticeship. Old...

Re: Cadbury's Bournville What Apprentice Brummie says is right. We have to stand up to these Multi-National Corporations who really care for nothing but the almighty dollar (pound). Here in Aus, exactly the same story. Our "Icons" are being swallowed up at a rate of knotts and there is very...

Re: Cadbury's Bournville Hi Paul. Yes it's true. Kraft Foods are attempting the "Take-Over" but Cadbury have stuck up two chocolate coated fingers. Google - Cadbury Takeover. Or try link https://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/09/08/2679671.htm Old Brummie

Re: Cadbury's Bournville For all you wonderful "Chocoholics" out there, here's a bit of news that may or may not have caught your attention recently. Cadbury Australia/New Zealand decided to "improve" its Dairy Milk Chocolate by removing the "Cocoa Butter" and replacing it with "Palm Oil". This...

Re: Cadbury's Bournville For "Gaward" from Melbourne. Hi George. In ref to your post 1st Oct last re: "Bournville Works & The War 1914 - 1919". Can you contact me on [email protected] please. I'd like to talk to you about the book. By the way, I'm just up the road at Port Macquarie. Regards...

Greetings all. Have just found this thread by accident. I am an ex employee. I was apprenticed at Ammington Road in 1958 - first job after school. Did the full 5 years but not all in the factory. After 9 months in the Training School I suffered an industrial accident which saw me off-work for 4...

Hey it pays to read through the whole thread before one adds a comment. Sorry Judy. Like me you also remembered "Ronnie Scotts". They were great nights and I still have many of the LP's I purchased as a result of seeing and hearing my Idols. I also had the good fortune on a number of occasions...

Hi Derek. I also remember Mandy. She was a "friend of a friend" and yes, she was a stunner. But then she moved on to London and we saw much less of her. However I do remember one time when she came back and drove through Solihull in a powder blue Cadillac Convertible, with the top down, to the...

Hi Polly. I can throw no light on Harry Kettle other than to say he was a big man who was well respected. I was at Wilmot's from about July 1958 to July 1963 and Harry Kettle was still there when I left. I did not have a huge amount of personal contact and learnt next to nothing about him...

All this started with the reference to castings and moulders and here we are with a Prime Minister. I'll explain. Having re-discovered Hoskins & Sewell and a reference to Key & Hoskins I decided to try to see if they were linked to Hoskins & Son. - No success but I did find something I had...

Hi Polly Kettle. I'm being kept busy today. When I joined the site I didn't quite know what I was letting myself in for. Now I see you're researching "Kettle" - naturally. I worked as an apprentice at Wilmot Breeden and the man in charge of apprentice training was a Harry Kettle. Is he one of...

Hi Bordesley Exile. Thanks for the link. I have no recollection of any connection between Key & Hoskins and Hoskins & Son but certainly, pre early 50's there may well have been a connection. Old Brummie