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Aston Road 150 yds below Aston Autos on the corner of ????? then moved to Perry barr area

Just catching up, I also worked at MCA, started in 1963 for3 years. Brian

Hi Barry, Is your Mum "Christine" ? I worked at MCA in 1963 for 3 years when she worked in the office , You Grandad had a Vauxhall Cresta and the van driver Albert was always taking snuff. I rode my bike in front of your Mum's mini one night when it was foggy so that she would get home safe...

There were 2 sides to Aston Autos, The Bike and opposite the Scooters, there was also a machine tool shop attached to the bike side near the spares shop

I worked for MCA ( Motor Cycle Accessories) in 1963 Mr. Mason was the Boss, Albert was the van driver but it was also a part of Aston Autos, They let me buy a Leather Jacket ,with tassles, for £5 and a Triumph Tiger Cub for £5 on easy terms as an employee. Derek Timms worked on the scooter...

The Wilkes shop with the van outside ( laundry & dry cleaning?) was driven by Brian ??. Jean who was the shop assistant married Brian and moved to a house on the Yenton, Erdington and then to Marsh lane,Erdington. I believe they had 2 children. We used to get our comics each morning from there

Hi Thomas, We lived at 2/208, what ages were the kids, we are now 73,75,77 & 81 , did they go to All Saints do you know? Brian

We used M&B sports ground off Cape Hill for our school sports at HNR

we lived at 2/208 Park Road just past the corner of Abbey Street, left there in 1961

I recall walking to HNR school up Lodge Road and the residents asking us through the railings to get them cigarettes from the shop opposite

Fred Hanks was the Dad and their bike shop was in Slade Road, Erdington, Norman was always smiling as I remember, he used to collect spares from MCA when I worked there arriving on a old bike and box sidecar

I worked at Pearks on the flat after school, cutting the cheese and butter, cleaning up and delivering the groceries and also taking ham hocks to the Soho road shop, I got knocked of the bike by a No 8 bus in Icknield street and after that they did away with the part time kids.I got an after...

My Brother Ken was a compositor also, somewhere off Key Hill I believe

1947 is right, many thanks, here's hoping

did your Mum live on Tyburn Road / Kingsbury road? Harry Walker's Daughter worked there as well, she drove a metropolitan car

Many thanks, bit new to me

Hi Ken Sadly, Ken passed away aged 22, a brilliant guitarist but suffered heart problems, John lives in Tamworth, and me in Devon,Regards, Brian

Kenny had a Sister,Diane, his Parents played in the Sally Band and Kenny played trombone, they lived in Whitmore St, Hockley, I went to HNR school with Kenny from 1962-1966 but lost touch soon after

Dad worked for Walker Bros transport, drove W24, we lived in Park Road

Just caught on, we lived at 2/208 Park Road, Derek Wardle and Johnny Boyle lived quite close I think, Dad drove for Walker Bros in Wharf St, lots of kids, Philip & Keith Bird, Jeffery Kedney?, John Reynolds, Johnny Evans, the girl who worked at the paper shop, Jean ? married Brian who drove for...