RE: OUR MEMORIES OF GROWING UP - 17

#241 by mikejee , Sat Jan 04, 2014 1:00 am

Quote: Sheldonboy wrote in post #235
I was a Baked Spud man but I decided to Jacket in.

All you need is a bit of buttering up

#242 by astoness , Sat Jan 04, 2014 7:31 am

Quote: mikejee wrote in post #241
Quote: Sheldonboy wrote in post #235
I was a Baked Spud man but I decided to Jacket in.

All you need is a bit of buttering up

#243 by Slow Jo , Sun Jan 05, 2014 7:58 pm

Anyone remember the sixpence saturday morning rush at the villa cross handsworth,with flash gorden swiss family robinson,and cartoons, it was a good morning out.

#244 by Sheldonboy , Sun Jan 05, 2014 8:01 pm

I don't but what year was that.?

#245 by astoness , Sun Jan 05, 2014 9:46 pm

Quote: Slow Jo wrote in post #243
Anyone remember the sixpence saturday morning rush at the villa cross handsworth,with flash gorden swiss family robinson,and cartoons, it was a good morning out.

jo the villa cross was my local pic house..went every saturday morning...do you want to see some pics of it as ive got one or two ???

#246 by Slow Jo , Mon Jan 06, 2014 7:19 pm

Yes please lyn,it was mine as well,for many years,well fancy that,we may have passed each, other who knows.

#247 by astoness , Mon Jan 06, 2014 8:55 pm

Quote: Slow Jo wrote in post #246
Yes please lyn,it was mine as well,for many years,well fancy that,we may have passed each, other who knows.

last film i saw there was true grit jo...will sort some piccies out and post them for you..

#248 by lynne webb , Mon Jan 06, 2014 9:10 pm

We used to go to the Newtown Palace, or the Flea pit, for the Saturday matinee. Mom gave us 9d each, 6d to go in and 3d for either sweets which we bought on the way or an ice cream when we were in there.

#249 by astoness , Mon Jan 06, 2014 9:16 pm

lynne next to the villa cross there was a little shop....actually its still there as its listed...we used to go in there and buy a little glass of tizer....happy days..

#250 by lynne webb , Mon Jan 06, 2014 9:25 pm

they were happy days lyn, we were so innocent.

#251 by astoness , Mon Jan 06, 2014 10:08 pm

Quote: lynne webb wrote in post #250
they were happy days lyn, we were so innocent.

well i dont know about you lynne but im still relatively innocent..

#252 by Sheldonboy , Tue Jan 07, 2014 7:04 am

Quote: astoness wrote in post #251
Quote: lynne webb wrote in post #250
they were happy days lyn, we were so innocent.

well i dont know about you lynne but im still relatively innocent..

You two are living in La La Land

#253 by astoness , Tue Jan 07, 2014 9:19 am

Quote: Sheldonboy wrote in post #252
Quote: astoness wrote in post #251
Quote: lynne webb wrote in post #250
they were happy days lyn, we were so innocent.

well i dont know about you lynne but im still relatively innocent..

You two are living in La La Land

but of course SB..its the best place to live dont you know.

#254 by Slow Jo , Tue Jan 07, 2014 12:24 pm

As you come out the cinema is it the little shop on the left,we use to walk up villa road to the polar bear ice cream parlour,if we did'nt spend our money inside.

yes jo the shop is on the left as you came out of the cinema..ive posted some pics on new thread..birmingham picture houses..

#255 by denniscarole ( deleted ) , Tue Jan 07, 2014 10:35 pm

Anyone remember buying stink bombs when growing up and letting them off on places like the bus or school classroom great memories of innocent fun on the run.

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