Many thanks to Hugh, Connie and Carol for their replies, that's really helped a lot. had a look at the Sheffield Forum page and it's very interesting, it certainly could fit, will talk to Mum about it again. Will also try to get the JP Bean book but that may have to wait until I'm in Sheffield again. Just done a search on Brisbane city library to see if its here (faint chance I know!) that one isn't but there's a biography on Joe Cocker by the same author! Sue in Brisbane > Strange request here .... but hope someone can help. > Talking to my Mum as much as possible about her early life and getting all the details down. Don't know how good her memory is though as she's never > mentioned this before. Her family used to live near the Wicker Arches but were too frightened to stay because of a murder in the area > and moved away.