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Peter Chamberlain
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This message was updated on 3/17/2007 9:00:23 AM by Peter Chamberlain

Laceyfields Farm
replied on: 3/17/2007 8:59:32 AM

What memories the "BACKS"conjures up situated behind the Council Houses on Milnhay Road,Brookvale Road and Lime Avenue.
Saturday and Sunday cricket and football
played according to season during the 40s.During the war(I Sound like Uncle Albert in Only Fools and Horses) my brother found a very small football in a Dustbin but it did not have a bladder.It was stuffed with rags and used most weekends,taken to school in the week and used in what we called Games Lessons.Sounds a little odd now but you could not go and buy a cheap Plastic ball or Football.If my memory serves me right the ball lasted about 2 years before Ken Goddard the nephew of Fred Kirk got a proper one as a birthday present from Fred.
For many Years we played weekend sport on the Backs even to removing Snow for the afternoon games and we were very proud when a regular player Barry Marsh made it on to
Aston Villa books as an Apprentice and later
played with Heanor Town.Cricket it produced quite a few good amateur players who played for teams in the then Border League.
To get back on to the Stick and Peggy it was played on the street by the Girls

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