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Can't have been easy,especially as she was such a beautiful lady.Still good to see you getting on with life,she'd have wanted that.

It definetely starts early.Also this problem has grown bigger over time. There always were idiots who could not be told,just now there are so many more of them.

Bev Bevan Famous musician,and of course now more likely to be seen on TV in various guises. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bev_Bevan

Trevor Eve The actor famous as the Shoestring detective. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor_Eve

The Chamberlain family. No doubt Brum's most famous politicians ever. Joseph the father,followed by his 2 sons Austen and the better known Prime Minister Neville. Famous of course doesn't mean good,just well known,and these are without doubt very well known.

Benny Hill,younger people only knew him for his TV show,but he was an established actor in the 1950s.

Right Stitcher,the problem is a sensible smack by a teacher could not only end the matter immediately,but acted as a deterrent to future problems. Now that group who have nothing to fear,and everything to gain from lack of discipline just have a field day.Expulsions/suspensions seem to be not a...

Can't be certain,but from bits picked up on round the net this probally has opened/closed a few times.

Yes Lyn,and no doubt you'll be adding even more to that list soon. Hope you can take the Hen and chickens out for now...if you mean this one? Was open a week or so back when I snapped it. Anyway off out for a bit of flirtacious fun,hope we can chat later. Tim

That's a sad list Lyn,some of those I knew,others knew of. It's an area the council never much cared for after the initial redevelopment,but it refuses to lie down and die,and to my mind some green shoots have been showing for years now. JUst a small note,do you mean the hen and chickens on...

Well in that case Doris I do take it all back...must have been complete torture to remember that obnoxious creature after you'd thought you'd completely forgotten about him lol. Just because they're famous doesn't mean they're nice.

That's the real problem,now we have a smoking ban a pub has to have an area they can heat and cover.The Lord Clifden's done it well,but what chance the Minerva? Probally why most of these pubs will die,or have gone already.Sad,very sad.

It all comes down to balance,and if it's one sided how much does it affect us. I actually benefited from the very occasional light slaps of my parents.My father hates violence,the result of active service in WW2.Seing people die,and being a confirmed methodist meant he would do no more than try...

Hi Lyn,and judging by the outside privvy situation for ladies I can see why it went out of fashion. People will only put up with things for so long,and a lady I know judges a pub by the ladies facilities.If they're below par she'll walk out immediately. The Minerva Vaults was a famous pub in...

You are dead right,both are at no 17 Great Hampton Row. Did wonder why it didn't sound so familiar.Old Atkinson's house,before Mitchels and Butlers. There was a bomb there during the war,few people got killed.

'Spare the rod and spoil the child' Sure it did us all no real harm Big Gee. Tim

Does sound familiar,but can't guarantee it unfortunately. Here's there chart enteries via everyhit. 6 Beat Tears Of A Clown / Ranking Full Stop Dec 1979 9 Beat Hands Off - She's Mine Feb 1980 4 Beat Mirror In The Bathroom May 1980 22 Beat Best Friend / Stand Down Margaret Aug 1980...

Well said Stitcher,and you more than most see the results of lack of discipline,and how it can affect god fearing folk. So it hurt? Should have used more padding lol.

As a little boy in the late 60s early 70s I used to walk the streets around there taking library books and the like to the old folks.Funny how the place has changed. A lot of asians had already moved in,this happens because wherever you go immigrants gravitate to the cheapest places they can...

Amazing how we survived. Actually the government seems to have banned most corporal punishment now,even schools lost it back in 1986. It could be overused of course,but for most of us a modest reminder of the rules was best done with a well placed hand movement.This really should be a matter...