Birthday time!!!! Day two....

We were off to meet up with members of the Birmingham History Group for our annual 'do' today.   We don't know where we are going or who we will meet ................. life is an adventure.
We caught the train into town but then found out it was going to the Jewellery Quarter so we didn't have to change - bonus!!
We found the pub quite easily, just round the corner and close to the station - 

The inside consisted of three rooms and the forum members filled most of them!!!  We all got chatting and drinking - the wine was excellent - Postie, (thank you for the drink) who ran the Forum, put a tab behind the bar which we thought was very kind of him, it certainly broke the ice with a lot of folk.  PJ ordered lunch for us two -we had fish & chips.  The meal was really good value for the money, a plateful - very full - for just under a fiver - bonus!!  
I won a book about a Birmingham boy from 1911 onwards in the raffle and the bottle of Cava, which we had donated, was won by a couple who had come all the way from Winnipeg in Canada - us Brummies get everywhere!  
Slowly folk started to leave and we gradually became a small group in the room to the right of the door in the picture.  We chatted toBernard, ColinB, Ragga and Bojolus - interesting chats which included Birmingham changes, research, our introduction to the Forums. 
We left about 16.00hrs,  PJ had been chatting to the locals there (we might just go back another day!) who were really friendly as well.  We wandered across to the station and .......... the train was going straight through back to Tyseley - bonus!!!
Altogether a really good day out, not only having good food and drink but meeting some very nice people.  

From Canada

Postie looking at the
raffle prizes

some more 'good friends'

 Jimbo says it all in this little verse ................

It's Saturday, it's 12 0'clock
I'm off down "The Meet"
I think i'd better hurry 
or I may not get a seat

But being with a "lady fair"
Carolina, a true Brummie wench
when we get to The Jewellers Arms
we find ourselves a bench 

There's Bisopsmate and Brian C
David Fowler and Chocks 2
Key Hill Brian and Pete R
and look, there's Sister Sue

Shera, Ragga, Irene and Pam
Their cousin Brian too
thanks to all Jim's badges
I now now who is who

A special mention for the girl
who made it a success
so take a bow our guiding light
Lyn, aka Astoness