Alum Rock Saltley

[howky]

i was born in arden road in 1961 my dad worked at the morris commercial for a short time

[Joewoen]

Howky, do you remember a Christmas, early 80's when it snowed heavy before Christmas.  A significant number of Gypsies who were travelling to Ireland for Christmas were caught our by the weather and  had to spend Christmas in the industrial park opposite our houses.  They were true Romanies and had beeatiful caravans.  I did  feel sorry for the security guards for the estate who sat in a small van all over that freezing Christmas.  They need'nt have bothered though, the travellers kept themselves to themselves and left  no mess.

[howky]

no i cannot remember the gypsies probably because in the eighties i spent most of my time at my girlfriends now my wife who lived in bordesly green so i spent my time in the country girl pub or the gypsys tent on cherrywood road

[howky]

does anybody remember the paint factory in bordesley green road arthur holdens and sons i worked there from 1977 to 2005

[Steve]

I recall Holdens, I worked there for a few months in the 60's. I Did filling out, Centrifuge operating and colour matchers always asked my opinion as my colour vision is/was 100%

[howky]

do you remember any of the people who worked there i worked in the resin department and my supervisor when i started was joe prendergast

[Ray Harrison]

do you remember any of the people who worked there i worked in the resin department and my supervisor when i started was joe prendergast

There was a girl in the office name Joyce (nee Dixon) an old friend from Inkerman st. I was there repairing a forklift.

[Steve]

do you remember any of the people who worked there i worked in the resin department and my supervisor when i started was joe prendergast

Being on Security there, we didn't have many admirers, there were so many scams going on it's no wonder the firm lost 3 million and had to be bailed out by the gov. '64 or '65 I think.
 I recall a resin shop, was that  where they made the fibreglass roofs for the Gypsy Jeeps?

[frog338]

Hi Guys,
just looking at pictures. the school at the top with tower is Shaw hill school, Anthony Rd, the road on the left is Hazelbeech rd. Naesby school is behind this position on the right ,with nansen school on the left. on the later picture where the house have been knocked down( numbers 79 & so forth my mate lived there. I lived in Jackson Rd, next one down from Anthony rd/ :-)

[Phil]

Hi frog

Welcome to the forum, we are always glad to receive any extra information from ex residents of any area or district we post about.

[howky]

i went to shaw hill school from 1965-1971 i still have a class photo