I lived in Reeves rd, and also Reaside crst in the mid 80s to early 90s. We spent a lot of time playing around the Canal that runs along the back gardens of what were the three storey flats in Dinglemead. You could cut through a pathway at the bottom of Dinglemead and go through a gap in the fence that took you to the reservoir. The other end of the reservoir was some sort of factory that as kids we thought made toothpaste for some reason? Up from that was a swing bridge across the canal,where we used to charge the canal boats (Bardges) to open the bridge for them to save them stopping and getting off and doing it themselves. The other side of the swing bridge was a big field which used to be great for sledging in the snow as it had big verges going down onto the field. If you follow the canal to the top of Brandwood Rd, you will find what they called the 1/4 mile tunnel/Bridge. It was pitch black and very spooky if you ever got the chance to go through it. We took the workmens bardge for a little trip through it one day! We had friends who lived in Dinglemead and Family across the rd in Newick grove. Opposite Dinglemead just up the hill slightly used to be a Pub, can't remember the name, and the shops around the corner still look the same on Google maps as they did back then. Happy childhood memories from my years living around this area, and loads of friends. Looking back I now know it was a very poor area, but everyone was in the same boat and money couldn't buy me the memories I have of a happy and very active childhood in the 80s and 90s. Apple Scrumping, Brook jumping, BMX's and scootecks, Getting up at 4am to go down to Stirchley to earn some money helping on the milk rounds (A Runner). Playing curbbies in the rd and tracking around the estate, building Go karts out of old prams, car washing on a Saturday, wagging school a lot to play Super Mario in the small Arcade in Stirchley, or Rygar in the cafe in Kings heath. Going to Pete's boys club up by the Red Lion in the school grounds behind it, where for 15p entrance you could play on a full size snooker table and a six foot pool table, table tennis, darts and other stuff for hours on the evenings twice a week. And he also had a Great camp site at Earlswood where you could go camping for like 30p per night, get covered in smoke building your own camp fires out of broken wooden pallets, and cook your own grub! Great, Great adventures of a 80s, 90s child, something my children will never get the chance to experience! Wow, I got totally carried away inmy own memories then, but please do add more comments if you too spent time in or around this area.