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Maybe not curtains but perhaps vertical blinds, all the rage in the early '70's (remember room 966 South Eric?). Also on that picture is a 30 foot high Concrete Utilities Avenue 3D with Arc 2 bracket and a mercury lantern.

There has always been a tendency for billboard companies (with the agreement of the client) to crop the ad to fit the site. (This has now been extended to digitally stretching or squashing them but not in BCB days). The point being, as long as you get the essentials in, don't get too hung up on the fit.

Hanson's, like Banks's but harder (allegedly)

The fat is removed by centrifuge these days, not by gentle warming and skimming as in the past. Post war, the cream was the premium product and the skimmed milk was fed to the pigs as it was the by-product. Nowadays the faddies like the full skim to drink (yuk) and the cream is the by-product. It is exported by road tanker to the Netherlands where it is used to make spreads like Clover, then re-imported. Bear in mind that to supply the super dairies like Wisemans, Droitwich raw milk is often brought 200 miles, again by road. Food miles? carbon footprint? Don't get me started!

Eh?

A little bit me a little bit you - monkees

Meet Me Halfway - Black Eyed Peas

California Dreaming - Mammas & Pappas

Heartbreak Avenue - Maisonettes

Ansells was brewed in Aston, Birmingham, and distributed over the whole West Midlands area at least.

After I was robbed of my BR pension, Babcock pension and Metal Box pension, I contributed no more. When the mortgage is cleared I will retire from the paye 8-4 job and we'll carry on fostering till we drop dead. Simples.

Dreamers Ball - Queen

Crystal - New Order

I think that the relay cabinets (location cabinets) were made by the signalling contractors such as Westinghouse, Tyers and SGE. I suppose they could have subbed out to Millwards, but I bet someone knows. Eric??

Pump Up The Volume - Marrs

Good morning chaps. Filthy weather in Borsetshire today. Toddler up all night. Still no work. Still no redundancy. Still no advice.

Away in a Manger - almost everyone in the western hemisphere

Just been to "We Be Petz" in Stourhampton Retail Park, but unfortunately they are quite sold out of Huskies, owing to the newspaper reports. A similar thing occurred in Borsetshire DIY when I asked about a 6 man sledge.

There Must be More to life than this - Freddie Mercury / Queen

Golden Brown - Stranglers

War - Edwin Starr

Tragedy! - Bee-Gees