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Went to Life Saving practice on Thursdays at Woodcock St around late 1960's I think. RNLI.

Love this thread ty. I watched "The Running Man" on talking pictures the other day. Never knew it was a 60's film.

Smashing pictures of Woolies earlier. I also remember the Wilkinsons store a bit further up which must also have been a fairly early one.

Apparently the museum was open at Soho up until a few years ago and it was then sold off to Birmingham museum. So the artefacts should all still be somewhere at Birmingham museum.

Yes, Peter Holland, Sarah and Mark. Good days those. I worked under Bob Kelly. We still used to have the tea lady for cakes and tea at about 10 and 3 in those days, I think.

Yes all those names remembered. Simon Cardall went on to become a manager in Supply chain later on.

Remember it well 1990 - 2017 worked in Engineering.

I remember Pendry's well and Mr Pendry and the fish mongers next door :)

Thx Viv sorry to hear that. Yes, as you say, and Averys was especially a very family oriented business in those days. ( Also my previous post should have been directed to Astoness, sorry ).

Started at Averys 1975 (apprenticeship) worked there until 1985. Great apprenticeship may be you were in the plating shop then Astonian ? we did a week in there. I always remember the bloke in there working really hard. My grandad, dad, mum and brother worked there too. Great days :)

Sorry I've been away but it is great to see our infamous running man still running and causing questions. Great to hear all your comments and thanks OldMo for this legendary thread always hits the chuckle muscle.

Foster Brothers, next to Handsworth market. Got my school blazer from there c1966. Always was too big for me, mum said I'd grow into it. Fosters had those vacume dispensers for the change that was sucked over to a cashier somewhere else in store.

TY. #1984 could it be a vegetable crop ? organic, carrots ?

Gr8 memories of good old Averys. Apprentice there in 74. Worked there until 1986. Worked in Tech/TMD. A great place to work. Still have my wellies from the stores dept.

Hello gr8 to be back and our running man is still a mystery I see. May I ask what Knickebein was ?

Thanks Eric, we've got the message matey and taking the necessary precautions. But understand your point thanks.

Livery Street. A great phrase used by my mum too and I remember it well. Livery Street = was much longer before the Queensway was built across it. I'm sure we must have had these before ... but here goes ... Up the Apples and Pairs. Put wood int ole.

Its a very interesting ramble Maria. There is a good you-tube video about Carl Chinn and the peaky's, well worth watching. Was it me or was this second series a bit more aggressive ? Good question .. probably not the sort of family to get associated with I guess.

Is there any connection to Peaky Blinders or is the TV series just a fictional link to the Garrison ?

Memories - I heard somewhere that we remember everything its just remembering how to retrieve it. :) Sometimes it only takes a picture to trigger things off. #1381 Erdington pic Phil - I wonder if the girl in the foreground was looking at the photographer and thinking ... ... if he don't move...