Hello To All From Me

Forgive me for not going through all the threads in this Welcome section - if i say hello to one, then i should do to all, and I don't have enough time
Thanks for the invite here - it looks like a very nice forum (and I do love the smilies too )

born at Heathfield Road hospital with 6 months of the 50's still to go - the Call The Midwife prog. on TV at the moment really gets to me with the stories and the background songs. - maybe I remember them days subconsciously.
I know when I was a teen in the early 70's I really liked 50's music, so even though I may be slightly younger than a few here I think I may have plenty in common with some.

Lived in Aston, (49 Parliament St. where mom had been born in 1930 and her mom and dad lived before her), until about 2 weeks off 10, then moved to Perry Common as they cleared the Aston slums.

From about 18 lived in a number of different parts of B'ham, (including Handsworth Wood and Erdington and Acocks Green), and then settled in Balsall Heath in '86 where I met and married my husband in '88.
We moved to Perry Common early last year to be nearer to my mom, who is now 82 and living in Erdington. Our 23 year old son lives with us, but I regret that my daughter and granddaughter still live near to where we used to live. Not having a car makes that difficult (as my health is not good and I can't travel).
Anyway - enough about me for now.
I look forward to getting to know some of you, and even, maybe, meeting some old friends on here.

Hi Marion, thanks for joining us, you are very welcome on here I look forward to your contribution and hope you get loads out of it too. SB

hello marion and a warm welcome to our little forum...straight away i noticed that you were a heathfield road hospital baby..ive been trying for about three years now to find a photo of that...also you lived in parliament st which was not far from where i was born in paddington st just off summer lane...just wondering if you have any pics of parliament st as they are so hard to find..i have a friend who lived there the same time as you but more likely that your mom would know them so could you ask her if she remembers the houghton family...

lyn