slotter47 Â Â 11 #1 Posted October 4, 2012 Anyone grow up on the Ballifield estate 1950's/60's Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
larryann   10 #2 Posted October 8, 2012 I lived on Handsworth Grange Crescent from 1960 till 1975, my parents still live there. I went to Beaver Hill. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
victormh   10 #3 Posted October 9, 2012 I lived at Swallownest during the years stated, but my cousins lived at 87 Handsworth Grange Road - Christine and Michael Brooks - parents were Hilda and Kenneth Brooks. Next door to them lived David Walker with his parents. All went to Ballifield School and now aged almost 70 From Grey Eminence - Subang Jaya, Malaysia Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Little tug   10 #4 Posted October 12, 2012 I grew up on the Ballifield in the 60's at 118 Handsworth Grange Rd Mick Brooks, Les Edmonds, Dave Walker, and Stuart Bray were mates of mine. We all went in the Everest pub. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
slotter47   11 #5 Posted October 13, 2012 hi,little tug  still see stuart bray went on a few holidays together and still goes to butlins rock n blues played cricket for handsworth st josephs and he still comes over for a drink at low drop what name would he know you by. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Little tug   10 #6 Posted October 14, 2012 Stu Bray knows me as John Wilson Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
slotter47 Â Â 11 #7 Posted October 14, 2012 Hi John, Â This is pete carr,hope all ok, will let stuart know you have been in touch so watch this space. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
johnparker   10 #8 Posted October 21, 2012 Hi there Slotter 47 and Little tug,  John Parker (David Parker's little brother) here. I remember you both well. I know John that you and Pat are living in New Zealand where our David saw you a couple of years ago. Any plans to visit Ballifield...before it's too late!  Peter, I was only thinking of you the other week. Years and years since I've seen you. Very funny man, very DRY. I now live in Pwllheli on the north west Welsh coast. Where are you now? I assume that you are retired being a few years older than me, and Im retired. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Little tug   10 #9 Posted October 22, 2012 hi john parker y r they pulling the ballefield down:):) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
slotter47 Â Â 11 #10 Posted October 22, 2012 Hi John, Â Good to hear from you after all this time,i am retired still in sheffield,seem to recall one or two nights at embassy and tiffanys along the way hope you are well and david too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
johnparker   10 #11 Posted October 22, 2012 Hi Little Tug and Slotter 47,  Slotter 47? Where does that come from? 47 - year of your birth? Slotter, though!  Anyway, what do you mean little Tug, are you saying that they are pulliing down the estate? Why?  Ballifield is/was BY FAR the best council estate anywhere and as a cop I saw many a council estate. Do you know, I was in CID at Hackenthorpe Police Station from 1981-85 and from there we covered Ballifield, Woodhouse, Handsworth, Beighton not to mention Arbourthorne, Manor and Gleadless etc. etc. ....and ONLY ONCE did I personally have to attend the Ballifield estate in an official capacity. Some unfortunate on Ballifield Road had had his house burgled. Ballifield, from a work perspective, just never cropped up in conversations/discussions. A great estate and a lot of good p[eople lived on it. ARE THEY PULLING IT DOWN? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
johnparker   10 #12 Posted October 22, 2012 Hi Slotter 47,  Pete have you heard of this, about pulling the estate down I mean? I know THEY HAVE demolished the old Handsworth Infants School. I saw that when I drove past a year or so ago. What a shame.  Pete, you ought (seeing as how you are retired AND still live locally) to organise some sort of re-union at the Everest for all the lads (and lasses) of that era. That would be great - well, I think so! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...