Post by rogergreen on Oct 10, 2009 18:12:50 GMT
I started as a messenger boy at the age of 15 in 1960, I began by delivering telegrams in Birmingham City Centre on foot from the head post office in Pinfold Street. After a short while I was transferred to cable and wireless in Newhall Street delivering telegrams on a bicyle. I stayed there until I was 16 when I was able to start training to become a messenger boy on the GPO bantams. We did our training at Sutton Park for 3 weeks. I remember one of the chaps was called Chris Sullivan who later took up acting. When we all passed our test I was transferred to different offices in Birmingham covering sick leave and holidays and after about 3 months I was then transferred to Erdington where I stayed until I went into the Postmans Office.
While I was at Erdington I remember Jimmy Knight who was tragically killed at the age of 21 in a cliff accident at Tenby in Wales. Also I remember Dave Buxton I don't know what happed to him when he left. Also there was somebody called Moody unfortunately I have forgotton the names of the others. The Gaffer at Erdington was Tommy Jenks and also Pat Hart was in the teleprint office.
In 1972 when I was a PHG and was unable to get a transfer to Cornwall as a Postman so I left and went to Cornwall where I took a 4 year training course with British Gas and later became a service technician. I lived in Cornwall for 32 years and when retiring from British Gas my wife and I decided to emigrate to France, we have been here now for 6 years and we like it very much.
I would like to go on the say that while I was a messenger with the GPO it was one of the most enjoyable parts of my life, something I will never forget and I have many good memories of it. I hope one day that I will be able to come to one of your reunions. So please keep me in touch with everything and you will find enclosed a picture of my pride and joy which I take to shows in France.
Rob Attwood
While I was at Erdington I remember Jimmy Knight who was tragically killed at the age of 21 in a cliff accident at Tenby in Wales. Also I remember Dave Buxton I don't know what happed to him when he left. Also there was somebody called Moody unfortunately I have forgotton the names of the others. The Gaffer at Erdington was Tommy Jenks and also Pat Hart was in the teleprint office.
In 1972 when I was a PHG and was unable to get a transfer to Cornwall as a Postman so I left and went to Cornwall where I took a 4 year training course with British Gas and later became a service technician. I lived in Cornwall for 32 years and when retiring from British Gas my wife and I decided to emigrate to France, we have been here now for 6 years and we like it very much.
I would like to go on the say that while I was a messenger with the GPO it was one of the most enjoyable parts of my life, something I will never forget and I have many good memories of it. I hope one day that I will be able to come to one of your reunions. So please keep me in touch with everything and you will find enclosed a picture of my pride and joy which I take to shows in France.
Rob Attwood