WINSON GREEN

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=215 BGCOLOR="#CC3366" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="04106732dkcfyw.png"> <div> <B>ANY STORIES OR PHOTOGRAPHS YOU WOULD LIKE</B> <B> PUBLISHED ON THIS WEB SITE </B></div> <div> <B>PLEASE CLICK ON </B><A HREF="id8.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact "><B><U>Contact </U></B></A></div> <div> Ted wins the NIACE NATIONAL  SENIOR LEARNER of the year AWARD 2005<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="5e5c8980.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="152" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT></div> <div> <IMG SRC="b7d96cf0.jpg" border=0 width="150" height="207" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> "BRUMROAMIN" </div> <div> <B>by TED RUDGE</B> </div> <div> <B>Tells the story of the Romany gypsies from </B>and the history of <B>"THE BLACK PATCH"</B> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B> ted.rudge@btinternet.com</B></FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>£11-95 </B></FONT>Including a lot more about our area that has never been published before with a . Foreword by Professor Carl Chinn MBE</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="4c1998c0.jpg" border=0 width="153" height="140" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> H M PRISON WINSON GREEN </div> <div> Viewed from Villiers Street</div> <div> <IMG SRC="4c29f8d0.jpg" border=0 width="159" height="141" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> (Birmingham Asylum)<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> ALL SAINTS HOSPITAL<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <IMG SRC="4c39c830.jpg" border=0 width="156" height="131" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> WORKHOUSE</div> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=95 style=" border-bottom: 1px solid #CC6699;" BGCOLOR="#CC99CC" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#993366" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B> Birmingham, England. </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B> </B></FONT><B> </B><B> </B><B>|   </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Birmingham, England. 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LADYWOOD MIDDLEWAY </div> <div>  <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >FRIDAY 30 OCTOBER</FONT></div> <div> Thank you for attending it was a great evening </div> <div>  </div> <div> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++</div> <div> NEW</div> <div> <IMG SRC="c33c80c0.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="268" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>     <IMG SRC="c36c81c0.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="284" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   <IMG SRC="c34c8170.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="279" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>           Books <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#990033" FACE="Arial" >£12-99</FONT> + 1-50p&p                                   Calendar <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#990033" FACE="Arial" >£5</FONT> + £1p&p<FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div>                                    <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > order your copy from  </FONT></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>   Ted Rudge,118 Cropthorne Road, Shirley, West Midlands, B90 3JJ</div> <div>   or <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" ><U>email</U></FONT></div> <div>  <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >ted.rudge@btinternet.com </FONT></div> <bR> <div> ********************************************************************************************************</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="4fb5e4e0.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="78" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>                                                                              </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.bgfl.org/carlchinn/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.bgfl.org/carlchinn/">http://www.bgfl.org/carlchinn/</A></div> <bR> <div> ******************************************************************************</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="4b24b970.jpg" border=0 width="75" height="151" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> ODE TO WINSON GREEN</div> <div> by </div> <div> FRANK THORNHILL <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFBF0" FACE="Times New Roman" >03/0906</FONT></div> <div> I have written my thoughts in the form of an ODE.</div> <div> To tell you of my life as a kid, in my humble ABODE.</div> <div> Some of you reading it may find it FUNNY.</div> <div> But what must it have been like raising kids without any MONEY.</div> <div> I have lived in this city all of my LIFE</div> <div> I have witnessed its triumphs, its troubles and its STRIFE.</div> <div> When I think back to how it was THEN.</div> <div> When families could number four, six, eight, or even TEN.</div> <div> Our house was quite tiny; in fact it was small, but very still NEAT.</div> <div> When you opened the door, you were straight onto the STREET</div> <div> The pavement outside was covered with GRIME.</div> <div> But to me it dain`t matter, after all is was MINE</div> <div> The area I lived in was then called a SLUM.</div> <div> But to me it was my home, my house, and also my HUM.</div> <div> No telly for me, when I was a KID.</div> <div> No one had got one and nobody DID.</div> <div> .</div> <div> We had gas in our house, and no ELECTRICITY.</div> <div> For the wires hadn't got to our part of the CITY.</div> <div> Fridays were washdays for our mom and ME.</div> <div> And I`d light the fire under the tub, on my bended KNEE.</div> <div> In the “brewhouse” she'd mangle and maid, rub and then SCRUB.</div> <div> All of that washing that came out of that copper TUB.</div> <div> She'd put in a “blue” to make the clothes clean and BRIGHT.</div> <div> Never did find out how “blue” turned black mud into WHITE,</div> <div> We played in the gutter, the road, and the STREET.</div> <div> Cos that’s where your mates where, and that’s where you'd MEET.</div> <div> We didn't have gardens, no lawn or a SHED.</div> <div> And most of your mates slept three to a BED.</div> <div> If you mate had a birthday that lived over THERE.</div> <div> You would go to his party, with spoon, plate, and a CHAIR. </div> <div> You sat down and ate whatever you'd GOT,</div> <div> And pleased you'd been asked and so gulped down the LOT.</div> <div> The loo was a building built at the BACK.</div> <div> The side entry was cold it was bleak and BLACK</div> <div> That’s how it was in the times way back THEN.</div> <div> I do hope for mankind that don't come back AGGEN.</div> <div> We played hopscotch, marbles and also FOOTBALL</div> <div> We also played cricket, with the wickets drawn on the WALL.</div> <div> When Christmas came round you hoped you'd get something you'd like/</div> <div> And if you were lucky it may be a BIKE.</div> <div> The house that I lived in is long, long GONE.</div> <div> Replaced by council with a bright shiny ONE.</div> <div> When I think back to what it had BEEN.</div> <div> I'm glad I'm a lad who lived in WINSON GREEN</div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="4b82d640.jpg" border=0 width="45" height="100" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>***************************************************************</B></div> <div> HANGED AT BIRMINGHAM</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="9e1faa10.jpg" border=0 width="250" height="161" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="bd8c8200.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="288" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Work is almost complete on "Hanged at Birmingham" and is due in the shops later this year </div> <bR> <div> MANY THANKS TO ALL WHO SENT STORIES TO STEVE THE BOOK WILL MAKE VERY INTERESTING READING.</div> <div> THE BACK COVER OF STEVES NEW BOOK  SHOWS THE WINSON GREEN PICTURE HOUSE IN THE BACK GROUND.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> WHEN THE BOOK IS OUT WE SHALL LET YOU KNOW.<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#3300FF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" >ted rudge 05/07/09</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> ***************************************************************</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="4aa96b10.jpg" border=0 width="150" height="177" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> **************************</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>