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Hi all does anyone remember The Park Keeper ginge in Aston Park you were worried if he caught you in there after 8.30 / 9.00 i think it was respect back in them days . Raz

Hi all does anyone remember the School Board Man he would appear walking down the road in a mac carrying a brief case looking for children who had wagged time off school i don't think kids would be afraid of him nowadays . Raz

Hi all i had a mate who lived in Vicarage Road 1950s to the 1960s his name was Victor Baker , when i was a lad we put up a small tent in his garden with another lad well the other lad burnt it down accidentally myself and Victor went into the garden in the morning and found it luckily the other...

Hi all i think the tower blocks were Birchfield, Calder and Tweed and i did maintenance work on them between 68 to 72 i also boarded up some very old Victorian houses opposite lifting floor boards from the inside and finding old photos 100 years + of people was very scary especially as it got...

Hi Morturn yes i worked out of James Street Sub Depot on Lozells Road as an apprentice from 68 to 72 and worked in the Perry Barr Lozells and Handsworth areas and at times pushed a hand cart along the road with tools and materials in , nowadays they all have vans don't know they are born , and...

Do people remember Sash Cord Ken who would replace peoples sash cords in the old wooden windows in the Birmingham Area , that was a job i did as an apprentice with the Housing Dept a dirty dusty job and i don't think tenants were too happy if i replaced them after they had newly painted their...

Hi Malcolm i was born and bred at 32 Clifton Road and i am nearly 69 years old i think you had a brother , i must have played with you and your brother when we were kids my brother Barrie who has passed away were around your age , they were good days until the Expressway came through and wrecked...

Brilliant photos Ray i use to play in Aston Park in the 60s football etc and just wandering round Aston Hall in the grounds i suppose your not allowed to do that these days , shame Raz X

Hi izzy we didn't need a fridge in Aston the house was so cold , one coal fire to heat the whole house but we were probably healthier for it . Raz X

Hi Kath i remember back in 1969/1970 me and my mate Kenny Cottier both bought suede jackets from a shop in the Great Western Arcade they were great we thought we were the bees knees, they always looked good and expensive. Raz X

Hi Lisa there was a Jim Duggan i worked with at Severn Trent Water, i was a Joiner and he worked with the gangs putting new pipes into the ground , he also did a lot on the union side. Raz X

Hi Wendy was your maiden name Hillier because i was born and bred in Clifton Road Aston and there was a Wendy who lived at the back of our house (32) did you have ginger hair Raz X

Hi Aston lad, i remember when i was in the juniors at UTS a lad lost his life in a fire it was at Christmas time that was so shocking at the time i can't think of his name at the moment PS It might have been Brian , i think he had ginger hair Raz X

In the Juniors i think the headmaster was Mr Spinks ,and there was Mr Gill , Miss Foulkes she was lovely and a nice young teacher Miss Sales , Raz X

Hi Aston lad i was there at same time i remember some of the teachers at the annex they were Mr Davis , J F Jones , John Whitwell [nice bloke] , Mr Clarke, Mr Hall and the art teacher Mr Evans + a Mr Tewana who hit me across my face and perforated my eardrum he would sacked or promoted if it...

When i was in the infants there was a nice teacher Miss Hewitt and headmistress was Miss Craig who ended up marrying Mr Jones from the seniors , it was nice going into school through the hall, which was warm and smelt of polish , the school had them nice big cast iron radiators no central...

Its like now in life they never want to sort out the bullies they just say you need councilling , you get bullies now that send poisonous emails about people they are just cowards and HR Depts will not do anything about them because they are mates with them HR always back the managers ...

Hi there I seen The Kinks at the Plaza when i was 14 years old they were great , that would be back in 1966 that's when they were proper groups, they make 1 hit record now and they are classed as a super group not in my eyes . Raz x