Fred, so you were born and went back to live in the same postcode B26.
When you drove/walked out of the Glade and turned left towards town, a few hundred yards down the road on the left, was there a Toy and Bike Shop? In remember having my first bike with stabilisers from there, it was a BSA 20inch with 20 inch wheels. Dad had it on Hire-Purchase. Can you remember the name of the shop? I have hunted but no luck.