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Daron Griffiths	by Bronwen Irene Williams (Member 10240143) on 2-Oct-2009
Daron went to Arthur Terry school initially then Riland Bedford after we moved to a flat in Four Oaks. Daron learned hairdressing at Ian McLeods in Mere Green then became under manager at Clippers later before moving to Burton On Trent Staffs. He has the big 40 next year which I would like to make a memorable occasion shared by everyone. Get in touch with his mother on 07951118417 Reply

trying to find childhood sweetheart	by Paul Riley (Member 10240562) on 12-Sep-2009
can anybody help me locate JANE PAGE used to go to arthur terry in four oaks ,had two sisters joanne and sharron having trouble finding her i know she is married and has kids useed to live near burntwood i think ,her family still live in four oaks any help finding her would be much appreciated Reply

New Inns Four Oaks	by Stephen walton (Member 10239464) on 5-Aug-2009
Can anyone please tell me if this place is still going. I played for the bowls club there for a couple of years and played against them for many more. Is it still called The new Inns or has it changed its name. Thanks Reply

Looking for old Art friend	by Sue Hudson (Member 10238753) on 7-Jul-2009
This is Sue Gamson (now Hudson) who is wondering about Pru French last seen mid 60's at Sutton Art School, Sutton Coldfield. Reply

1980's supermarket	by sarah hayward (Member 10238557) on 29-Jun-2009
can anyone tell me the name of the supermarket that was where laura ashleys is now. I think it shut down in about 85/86 thanks Re: 1980's supermarket by Stephen walton (Member 10239464) on 5-Aug-2009 I think it was called Mac market but I may be wrong as there was also a supermarket where Argos is Re: 1980's supermarket by sarah hayward (Member 10238557) on 6-Oct-2009 it was international Reply

Qualified Plumber with a Water Mark - new to the area	by P Bradburn (Member 10237218) on 3-May-2009
Clear Flow Plumbing has arrived in Sutton Coldfield. A small business where our qualified plumber works hard to give the highest quality workmanship and a price you can afford in these uncertain times. Our qualified plumber operates a 24hr Emergency Call Out Service on (07951) 674 295 but you can call with general queries and to book our plumber for routine work on (0121) 378 3194. Alternatively you can email through on PDBradburn@gmail.com or visit our website at http://www.ClearFlowPlumbing.co.uk ... more >> Reply

Old friends from Sutton.	by Bob Straughan (Member 10236408) on 27-Mar-2009
I was at RB 1959 - 1964 and lived at Rectory road. Classmates, Dave Edwards, John Beadman and obviously others. Also friends Hank Wood known for Chess and Tim Mott. I was in the church choir and a bell ringer and knew Susan Watford and her horse and Anne Williams. Would love to hear from them or any info regarding their whereabouts. Re: Old friends from Sutton. by Tony Bradbury (Member 10242981) on 9-Dec-2009 Hi, this is Tony (Antony) Bradbury, and my older brother, Peter and I, too attended Riland Bedford in the same period as yourself. I contacted the school (it has a new name) and they had no records for any old boys or of school activities. This is a crying shame. I did make contact with Robert White, but, sadly, he died of lung cancer last year. Names I recall... Malcolm Bradbury; Trevor Foster; Barry Peace; Greg Hernden (He is a postman in Mere Green) Alan Harrison, (My cousin, and lost touch) David Telling; David Broughton; Steven Willson... We were all in 3G for a while. I recall faces, but cannot,for the-life-of-me, put names to them. As they come to mind, I shall tell you who they are. As for my, I now live in Damascus Arkansas, in the good old USA... phone 0011-501-472-8233 ... more >> Re: Old friends from Sutton. by Bob Straughan (Member 10236408) on 14-Apr-2010 Hi Tony like you I would probably recognise your face. Fellow pupils John Beadman, Roger Hoult, Dave Edwards (came to school on motorbike with sidecar), Andrew Waller to name a few we all had hair and aspirations then, now we are old grey and balding and reminicing how sad are we? My memories of some the staff are quite clear, Jack Brooks engineering, Bert Hickin RE and maths, 2nd Headmaster was M cGinn, Gardner (Popeye) english we tormented him terribly. An extremely attractive french teacher who had me wanting to leave for France. Thomas was PE, We all obviously benefitted from our stay there and am now looking forward to retirement in South Wales. I visited Sutton a few months back it has certainly changed the parade has become a shopping complex, but the main areas outside of the centre seem mosty unchanged. I used to attend the church choir and bell ringing played rugby (as prop) I now have the right shape but not the energy! The cricket club in Rectory park was a spring / summer activity, grass cutting, match scoring etc. Anyone remember me please make contact. ... more >> Reply

Joan Chapman	by Wendy (Member 10230364) on 24-Jan-2009
JOAN CHAPMAN, are you out there somewhere? (1950s pupil at Sutton Girls, formerly of Coleshill Street) From Wendy, nee Cross Re: Joan Chapman by Wendy (Member 10230364) on 30-Mar-2009 Happy 68th. Birthday, Joan. From Wendy (Cross) Reply

Would Extra Income Make A Diiference to Your Life in 2009?	by David Taylor (Member 10103609) on 31-Dec-2008
Hi Many people are worried about the coming year with redundancy, Credit Crunch etc. Would you like to join a business part/full time where these difficult times make your services even more attractive? We are a Footsie 250 P L C Company and our distributors get paid for reccommending their services, not just omce, but every month. Just imagine getting paid for ever, for one reccomendation, have a look on my website :- www.securityforlife.info Kind Regards for 2009 David ... more >> Reply

Mark Griffith - Bishop Vesey	by Emma (Member 10232347) on 1-Oct-2008
Is anybody still in contact with Mark Griffith who left Bishop Vesey in approx 1988? Reply

Looking for LONG LOST PEN PAL - TRACEY DILLON FOWLER ROAD SUTTON COLDFIELD	by Rita Zahara (Member 10223620) on 24-Mar-2008
HI! Rita Zahara here from Singapore. I am desperately looking for my long lost pen pal TRACEY DILLON from FOWLER ROAD SUTTON COLDFIELD WEST MIDLANDS B75-71W England (that's the last address i have). We last wrote to each other in 1984 when she last wrote to me that she was expecting her baby in Dec '84 and she would name her baby, LANCE if a boy or KERRY if a girl. She has a friend name Jane Tyler . My last address was Block 8 Queens Road, Singapore but i have moved from that address. Tried writing to her but no reply. Please reply me if you happen to know her. ... more >> Reply

sutton park girl	by demoned2 (Member 10218520) on 13-Jan-2008
does anyone remember the girl who used to hang around sutton park,swimming bath end,she used to have sex for cash with certain guys,or maybe you was one of those guys i remeber her slightly wonder what happend to her is she still there? Re: sutton park girl by Mo Blank (Member 10232512) on 7-Oct-2008 Yes, she is still there; she was my sister, and I used to send her out to earn fish and chip money.. Reply

Old Sutton Coldfield	by Rob Carruthers (Member 10218281) on 18-Dec-2007
Does anyone know where 'Highlands', Sutton Coldfield is/was? It is an address from around 1905 Re: Old Sutton Coldfield by Iain Sanders. (Member 10249107) on 27-Jun-2010 If it was a house called 'The Highlands', lived in by Mr & Mrs Pickering - although I visited often I don't remember just where it was. Mr P. was a Leader in The Crusaders Sunday school, so if you can contact them (or indeed look in a '60's phone book), you could get the address. It was a big house with a very large garden. Reply

looking for ex pupils arthur terry	by paul riley (Member 10217137) on 25-Nov-2007
i attended 80-84 have been living in oz for ten years plus love to here from ex pupils Re: looking for ex pupils arthur terry by Nicholas Ian Bradbury (Member 10220939) on 6-Feb-2008 Hi, I wemt to arthur terry 1976 to 1979, I know its not realy what your looking for but hey Im trying. Nick. Re: looking for ex pupils arthur terry by Mo Blank (Member 10232512) on 6-Oct-2008 Hi Nick, I was at Author Terry with you, but you won't recall me, but I recall you, you were the one that liked mashal arts. You never even looked at me, but I fancied you and your other brother, the married one, but I don't remember his name. I live in New York now, and I'm married to a airline pilot. I fly over to stay with my mom in Mere Green twice a year. Do you still live there? Best wishes. Mo. Reply

gary gibbons	by marycrombie (Member 10207553) on 10-May-2007
hi if you know gary stag weekend benalmadena 27/4/2007/ ask him to email me thanks Reply

contact	by marycrombie (Member 10207553) on 6-May-2007
hi im looking for gary gibbons stag weekend vistamar benalmadena 27/4/2007 -30/4/2007 anyone who knows him can you pass this message on and either get him to email me or let me know if you know him Reply

Riland Bedford	by Mike Smith (Member 10195796) on 17-Oct-2006
I was 'student' at Riland Bedford - left in 1959 (or so) Does any-one remember Roger Thomas, John Dillon from that same era. I also remember Bert Hickin - scary!!! I am living in Canada and would be pleased to hear from any-one the remembers me Re: Riland Bedford by Anna Bolic (Member 10196912) on 5-Nov-2006 John died in '74. Re: Riland Bedford by clive mitchell (Member 10199996) on 30-Dec-2006 Mike, I remember John Dillon and Roger Thomas, Alan Weaver, John Griffiths. Roger, you and I were members of the first ever Riland Rugby team Re: Riland Bedford by Bob Harlond (Member 10128872) on 16-Feb-2007 Not much to add but I belive I was there from 1956 - 1960 are thereabouts. Remember Bert Hickin and his flying chalk and board rubbers and a few of the other male teachers. Bill Roberts the old headmaster who went on to John Willmot was a really good guy - his replacement was a bit of a sop. Still in touch with Pete Bromwich and remmeber many guys and a few gals (too many) pretty well too. Now living in Canada in beautiful British Columbia and have been for 26 years. There were some amazing people at the school at that time and it would be fantastic to hear from some of them. Best Regards Robert Harlond (Bob) ... more >> Re: Riland Bedford by Charles Kallay (Member 10209279) on 11-Jun-2007 I was there 55 to 62 one of the first 4 to take A leveles I remenber Sid Luck and Bert Hitchin the eraser thrower / math teacher Re: Riland Bedford by Alix Morgan nee Norton (Member 10130672) on 28-Jun-2007 Have been trying to contact Charles Kallay who left a message on Riland Bedford board.l lived in Holly Lane and you wrote to me many years ago and l,being unwell at the time,never replied.Would love to know how life's treated you.My parents are now both dead and my younger sister,Mary-Ann,died suddenly in April 2006.My brother,Euan,lives in an old bus in a tepee village in Wales. Re: Riland Bedford by CHRISTOPHER BARTON (Member 10213265) on 2-Sep-2007 iWEHT TO RYLAND BENFORD 1952-1956 ANYONE OUT THERE REMEMBER THOSES DAYS Re: Riland Bedford by CHRISTOPHER BARTON (Member 10213265) on 2-Sep-2007 REMEMBER BERT HITCHIN AND PUNCH BROWN MY FORM TEACHER WAS PALMER Re: Riland Bedford by CHRISTOPHER BARTON (Member 10213265) on 2-Sep-2007 ANYBODY KNOW WERE MARGRET BISHOP OR CAROL BISHOP ARE NOW RYLAND BEDFORD 1952-- 1956 Re: Riland Bedford by steve darby (Member 10229476) on 21-Jul-2008 steve darby riland bedford 56_60 i remember lots of your names now living in devon Re: Riland Bedford by Mo Blank (Member 10232512) on 6-Oct-2008 Hio there. I remember Burt Hickin, too, and of course Punch Brown, Smiler, Llewellin (gym and sports), and the other gym teacher, the Scots guy (yup). Who was the head, why it was Jim Maginn. I can see his face as he canned my backside...och! Then there was Brettle, the woodwoork master.. Peter Day the music teacher (boy did he ever have a bad temper!) Then there was the skelleton who tought Techi ncal drawing, he was always scatching his crotch! I took the vaginity of the metal work teacher's daughter HA!(name I have now forgotten). I would like to get in toutch with thye following.. Barry Peace, Bob Wite, Stephen Cook, Trevor Foster. I now live in the USA and own a store with my wife. www.mariashomemadefare.com email me at mo.blank@yahoo.com ... more >> Re: Riland Bedford by Robert Jagger (Member 10234800) on 25-Jan-2009 I remember the school well. Was there from 1970 to 1977, I left the 6th form for the navy but for the past 19 years have been in Germany where I married. If anyone remembers a boy called Robert Jagger, it would be great to exchange experiences. Re: Riland Bedford by Tony Bradbury (Member 10242981) on 9-Dec-2009 * Re: Old friends from Sutton. by Tony Bradbury (Member 10242981) on 9-Dec-2009 Hi, this is Tony (Antony) Bradbury, and my older brother, Peter and I, too attended Riland Bedford in the same period as yourself. I contacted the school (it has a new name) and they had no records for any old boys or of school activities. This is a crying shame. I did make contact with Robert White, but, sadly, he died of lung cancer last year. Names I recall... Malcolm Bradbury; Trevor Foster; Barry Peace; Greg Hernden (He is a postman in Mere Green) Alan Harrison, (My cousin, and lost touch) David Telling; David Broughton; Steven Willson... We were all in 3G for a while. I recall faces, but cannot,for the-life-of-me, put names to them. As they come to mind, I shall tell you who they are. As for my, I now live in Damascus Arkansas, in the good old USA... phone 0011-501-472-8233 ... more >> Reply

Old Work Mates	by Doug (Member 10193843) on 19-Sep-2006
Looking for old workmates - people who worked at Stechley Dry Cleaners 1965 1970 Soho Road Handsworth, very close to the corner of Grove lane. Ada Smith, Vera Kluznick, Terry ?, and margaret Reply

Budgiekiller is an evil wikipedia user	by Visforvengence (Member 10190955) on 9-Aug-2006
Budgiekiller edits the pages so that pro wife beating pages are allowed he is evil a shit of the first order i hate him. The bully is an evil shit. I call him Wikipaedo. Reply

reclaim unlawful bank charges	by shaun (Member 10190850) on 8-Aug-2006
thought there might be a few people interested in this site www.consumercorner.co.uk/ It is a forum that has been set up to help and advice people on a wide variety of consumer issues, one of the main topics at the moment is reclaiming bank and credit card charges, together we have helped reclaim over �100,000 in 4 months. all the advice and help you need i s there, take a look over it excellent site and community, please register so they can help you. all the leeters FAQ's templates are there free of charge. it is a none profit site just intended to help others. thanks in advance. and i do not wish to upset anyone on here just trying to help peole out. __________________ claim all charges back added by your bank, credit card, loan etc. Free advice in our Forum www.consumercorner.co.uk/forum ... more >> Reply

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