In a recent unplanned excursion into the dark recesses of my loft I came across reminders of fond memories of the past......
First, an apology for poor image quality: In my defence, M'Lud, I ask for the following to be taken into consideration: the age of the original transparency (1965), the fact the pic was taken with a low end fixed focus Instamatic camera (do you remember those? The film came in a cartridge for easy loading) and it's a second generation image, enough of the sorries.....First transparency (more to follow): BB Camp, Torquay August 1965, the plaque on the gate post reads:
Boys' Brigade Companies: 52nd, 61st, 67th and 75th Birmingham and 3rd Sutton Coldfield Coys.
Can't remember why my mate was in full uniform, band ready, might have been Sunday Church Parade.
My company, 3rd Sutton Coldfield, was based at The Chester Road Baptist Church, can you identify the homes of the other companies mentioned on the plaque?.......Ah, Happy days......
P.S. Was my mate lucky to avoid court martial for being improperly dressed? If I remember correctly, correct cap position is: 1 finger depth above right ear and two fingers above right eye.