Graham Miles’s burger van

My mother Jean Brown worked at the hall for a few years before going to the snooker hall down at hawthorn road, We had a pro snooker player staying at our house on Kings Road as a lodger, Graham Miles, he won the Pot Black championship a couple of times I think, I remember that he use to have a burger van that he parked in the center of the road just outside the hall, I used to work on the van selling the hot dogs and coffee, every so often Graham use to pop out from his practice session to get some of the takings to fund his practice sessions, he was a very dedicated player, I used to sell my own orange juice on the side to earn a bit of extra money as working on the van was almost for free. That was very naughty of me I know, but we had to survive one way or another in those days. My father Jack Brown was a pro player and was friends with Ray Reardon and the Davis brothers, I have a treasured photo of him that was published in the Birmingham Evening Mail, This was in the days before there was money in the sport, my elder brother John was also a great player and almost made it to playing on TV. My main memory of the snooker hall was the incredible large fresh crusty wedge cheese and onion sandwiches that they served at the desk. I was no snooker player but i did enjoy the great atmosphere of the place.