My New Ring has arrived.
— πΊπππ πππππ πππππ π³ππππππ βοΈ (@KhalSir) April 8, 2021
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Art Deco
In 1941 the town of Derby was defended by several AA batteries. including Allestree, Littleover and Thulston.Three more were in Spondon, one on Locko Road, one on Dale Road, and a Bofors Light AA on the site of the garden allotments at Moult Avenue.
Many ATS girls were befriended by ATC cadets, including Peggy and her friends and we shared dances together at the Dale Road site and the Mission hut on Stony Lane. The 498 Bty was moved to Grimsby, Whitby and finally to the South Coast in 1944 for the D-Day preparations.
WW2 People’s War
The Search for Reg Harrison of Normanton, Derby
The search for Dr Raymond Chapman
Thank You Levi. G. Wright.
Scraps From A Cricketer’s Memory by L.G.Wright.
Covid Vaccination – I
Pear Tree Boy.
Jimmy Methven’s House – Found.
Jimmy Methven’s old house on Rosamond’s Ride has been found 
Diabetes.
Jack Kirby – Newhall United.
Thank You to Newhall United F.C who kindly sent me their match day programme in the post. Which includes my Craft Paper Cutting and Tribute Poem to the Legendary Jack Kirby of Derby County F.C. #NewhallUnited#FolkestoneTown
Paper Cutting
To view more examples of my work check me out on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/khalsir/
Derby Ram Trail.
“Derby Museums are delighted to share with you βThe Derby Ramβ
– a collaborative animated poem based on lantern slides found in our collection, in celebration of BBC Arts#MuseumPassionβ and to get you excited for the Derby Ram Trail.
The story features the Derby Ram, which according to legend was ten yards high with enormous horns and a huge flowing fleece, and tells how people came from all over to see it. We are excited that people will once again flock to Derby to enjoy the free family art trail from 27 May to 22 August 2021.
We hope you enjoy the boastful nature of the piece and we would like to thank all of the wonderful collaborators who took time out of lockdown to film themselves delivering this piece and Mediabox Productions for editing and animating this piece.
Sign up to receive trail updates at www.derbyramtrail.org“
National Poetry Day 2020.
The Search for Dan Allsop at Nottingham Road Cemetery.
The Search for Dan Allsop of Nottingham Forest F.C and Derby ‘County’ Baseball Club.
Football & Baseball Legend.
Dennis Allsop’s Pear Tree Teapot.
Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional
Priyanka Mehta
Every year 10th September is marked as the world suicide prevention day to raise awareness about the significance of mental health and well-being. The need to talk about depression and its adverse effects especially within the Asian community is more pronounced than ever this year in the wake of the coronavirus induced lockdown and loss.Β
βFootball should be an extended familyβ: the fans turning the tide on racism
Myself and Raman representing the Punjabi Rams.
#WorldSuicidePreventionDay
Hughie Gallacher House Breakthrough !
Hughie Gallacher Breakthrough.
The house number has been found. Just waiting for some support confirmation.
Projecting Grief.
Kalwinder Singh Dhindsa is an author and poet. He was a science teacher when his Dad died by suicide in 2006. His first book βMy Father and the Lost Legend of Pear Treeβ was published in 2016.
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Brook Street Pigeon.
Marion Adnams.
Nottingham Road Cemetery – Calladine.
Who’s Watching !
I’ve recently started collecting Cigarette Cards.
Check out what came in the post today !
Award Winning Moustache γ°οΈ
The Hollow.
A trip through ‘The Hollow’ in Littleover, Derby.
Derbyshire Artists.
The Normanton Brick Mystery.
So it seems this Brick of mine may not have been made in Derby but Normanton, Yorkshire. Although I collected it from the Normanton, Pear Tree neighbourhood of Derby. Not far from the old Normanton Barracks that was demolished in the early 1980s.
This Brick itself was collected from opposite the old Brick Yard in Sinfin and then taken home to Pear Tree. Yesterday it was found and dug up from a garden path with many other bricks like it.
Was it originally part of the Barracks? It may still have been? But to be honest even it wasn’t. It still says Normanton on it. And it was found in Normanton, Derby.
I’m happy with that.
I’m a Normanton Man π
The Search for Hughie Gallacher – Update.
I returned to Eastcroft Avenue to knock on some doors again today. In the process I met this lovely man, Philip Semple who took me on a tour of the area to visit his elderly relation.
We are now going to work together to try and find Hughie’s old house.
He also filled me in on eX Rams players who lived nearby.
Charlie George lived at New Mount Close. Peter Shilton used to live at Blagreaves Hall, the old home of the legendary Colonel Vassal Charles Steer-Webster #DDay
The Search for Hughie Gallacher in Derby.
A little breakthrough…. as I was reading the occupation of the father you will have noticed me stumble on a word.
Having conversed with Peter Seddon it seems that word was the name of the house.
ARDLUI
Searching for Methven and Field.
Searching for Jimmy Methven on Rosamonds Ride, Littleover, Derby.
Searching for Jimmy Methven at St Chads Road, Derby.
In relation to Zofija Kaczan, she was actually attacked further up the road and tragically died in hospital a few days later.
Ernest Walter Hives, 1st Baron HivesΒ CH MBE
(21 April 1886 β 24 April 1965), was the one-time head of theΒ Rolls-Royce Aero EngineΒ division and chairman of Rolls-Royce Ltd.
Hives was born inΒ Reading, Berkshire. During theΒ Second World WarΒ he was closely involved with the design of theΒ MerlinΒ engine as well as numerous later Rolls-RoyceΒ jet engines. He began his working life in a local garage. However, in 1903 he got a job working atΒ C.S. Rolls‘ car company, after fixing Rolls’ car.
Searching for Edgar Field on Fairfield Road, Derby.
“In May 2008, a photograph of the 1876 England team was discovered in the archives of the Derby City Council Local Studies Library by Peter Seddon. Field had sent the photograph to the Derbyshire Football Express, and the picture was used in an article published on the 50th anniversary of the match. This is believed to be the earliest known picture of an England football team”
St Peter’s Church, Littleover.
A visit to St Peter’s Church to see Freda Bedi’s father’s name on the War Memorial as well as to locate the grave of Vida Winifred Steer-Webster.
The grave of Vida Winifred Steer-Webster. The wife of Colonel Vassal Charles Steer-Webster OBE. A D-Day Legend. #BlagreavesHall
Charles is located/buried at Markeaton Crematorium.
Arthur Wharton Statue.
A trip to St George’s Park home of the England National Football Team to meet the legendary Arthur Wharton.
William Morley Sr. & Jr.
A visit to Uttoxeter New Road Cemetery, Derby to locate the grave of William Morley Sr., one of the original founders of Derby County F.C.
Junction Street
For more information about the early history of Derby County F.C refer to this book, “The Men Who Made the Rams” by Peter Seddon.
The Search for Archibald Lee ‘Archie’ Goodall.
Earlier today I went on a search for the legendary Irish footballer, Archibald Lee ‘Archie’ Goodall.
The first location I visited was his old family home on 29 Wolfa Street, Derby.
The second location I visited was Nottingham Road Cemetery.
John Goodall’s Gravestone in Watford.
Black Jack.
Steve Bloomer’s Grave – Nottingham Road Cemetery.
A visit to Nottingham Road Cemetery, Derby to locate the grave of Steve Bloomer.
Steve Bloomer’s Grave
Guided Tour of Location
The last time I was at Bloomer’s grave 12 years ago I’m sure I noticed the grave of his Father, Mother & Brother close by.
I did not notice it around today? That’s why I was wondering if Bloomer’s grave had been moved and why I found it so difficult to locate this time?
Heavy J Studios.
Negro League Baseball.
Thank You.
Baseball.
A Letter from AmericaΒ π²
What a lovely giftΒ βΊοΈ
When Raman was in Derby HospitalΒ π¬π§Β for an appendix operation. Tony ShrekΒ πΊπΈΒ asked if I had a favourite Baseball playerΒ ππ½Β Jim Rice (Boston Red Sox)Β β
Tony sent Raman 2 @Topps @MLB Baseball Cards from his personal collectionΒ β€οΈβΎ
A Jim Rice Card and a Steven Matz Card (Artwork by Blake Jamieson).
Hughie Gallacher.
This is Hughie Gallacher.
Tony Hancock.
This is Tony Hancock.
Alan Turing.
This is Alan Turing
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Home Away From Homeland – Racism.
“This is all about racists and anti-racists – you’re either in one camp or the other”
Author and poetΒ Kalwinder Singh DhindsaΒ – who has faced racism throughout his life – discusses the Black Lives Matter movement.
He also shares one of his recent poems at the start of the video.
#khalcast 3
The Derby Chat Show – Mo Suleman
I appeared on Radio Derby Sound earlier this week.
You can hear about it all in the link below.
“Hear Kal’s moving story of coping with the death of his father by suicide and how it led to his interest in History. Plus awesome music from the 80s and 90s”
#khalscast 2
Amar Singh Virdi – Video Message to Raman.
Derbyshire Life Magazine – July 2020
#khalcast 1
My First Twitter LiveΒ #khalcastΒ 1
