Comments for BrownhillsBob's Brownhills Blog http://brownhillsbob.com Life in the northern wastes of Walsall Mon, 20 May 2013 17:39:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Night lights by Steve Hames (@SteveHames202) http://brownhillsbob.com/2013/05/17/night-lights/#comment-18856 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:39:38 +0000 http://brownhillsbob.com/?p=13921#comment-18856 Took me a while to figure out where everything is. I’m hoping there is a day time version.

]]> Comment on Meet the species on Brownhills Common tomorrow! by buster3640 http://brownhillsbob.com/2013/05/19/meet-the-species-on-brownhills-common-tomorrow/#comment-18853 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:44:53 +0000 http://brownhillsbob.com/?p=13946#comment-18853 What a wonderful few hours it was! I’ve walked over the common a 1000 times over the past 15 years and as there are changes about to be made I thought I’d pop along to learn more about what is under our noses. I met some of our wonderful rangers and locals, learned about our wildlife and the new proposals for the common (it’s really not all bad news at all). We really are lucky people to have the common and other areas on our doorstep. We are also very lucky to have the Rangers and locals who care so much.

]]> Comment on A place to dance, play and talk by David Evans http://brownhillsbob.com/2013/05/19/a-place-to-dance-play-and-talk/#comment-18849 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:34:08 +0000 http://brownhillsbob.com/?p=13950#comment-18849 Hi Bob
the Mile of Pennies=10,000 tickets and RAOB = Royal Antedeluvian Order of Buffaloes.
my mistakes!
regards,
David

]]> Comment on Is there a new arrival for Wessex close? by Andy Dennis http://brownhillsbob.com/2013/05/08/is-there-a-new-arrival-for-wessex-close/#comment-18844 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:28:35 +0000 http://brownhillsbob.com/?p=13831#comment-18844 The Design & Access Statement is probably the best starting point – http://www2.walsall.gov.uk/dcaccess/applications/13-0599-FL/Design%20and%20Access%20Statement.pdf

]]> Comment on Is there a new arrival for Wessex close? by Andy Dennis http://brownhillsbob.com/2013/05/08/is-there-a-new-arrival-for-wessex-close/#comment-18843 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:21:37 +0000 http://brownhillsbob.com/?p=13831#comment-18843 The latest weekly list of planning applications has:
Application Number: 13/0599/FL Case Officer: Alison Ives
Proposal: Erection of 27 apartments for affordable rent with associated landscaping and parking
Site: Site at Wessex Close,Brownhills, Walsall, WS8 6HQ.

]]> Comment on The Brownhills Bomber by kathy bull [nee cooper] http://brownhillsbob.com/2012/05/06/the-brownhills-bomber/#comment-18836 Sun, 19 May 2013 23:44:32 +0000 http://brownhillsbob.com/?p=9139#comment-18836 hi my name is kathleen cooper [bull]grew up in the avenues my grandparents were nell and gerald cooper they bought me up my granma was dickie dorsett sister i have a small photo that they gave to me i have allways been very interested in my uncle dickie but sadly never met him also my uncle george dorsett was granmas brother he was a lovely man ,i live in cornwall now since 1981 but we visit the midlands to see family my brother tim was good at football and i see where he got it from know ,if uncle dickies wife is still alive i would love to meet her ,thanks for listening and any news would be good .

]]> Comment on What’s this stuff about, then? by kathy bull [nee cooper] http://brownhillsbob.com/about/#comment-18835 Sun, 19 May 2013 23:23:53 +0000 #comment-18835 hi craig i remember the norgrove family at school was marion also i think an older sister called nancy but i thought they lived down ogley road.
unless they had relatives in the avenues.

]]> Comment on A place to dance, play and talk by Pedro http://brownhillsbob.com/2013/05/19/a-place-to-dance-play-and-talk/#comment-18833 Sun, 19 May 2013 21:33:18 +0000 http://brownhillsbob.com/?p=13950#comment-18833 The Lichfield Mercury, in reporting the stone laying ceremony of April of 1925, says that the Memorial Scheme was started to commemorate the 69 men of Brownhills who made the supreme sacrifice in the Great War.

Mrs Harrison performed the stone laying and made a short dignified speech relative to the occasion.

However the Chairman, Mr George Cooper, in his address uses the occasion to add…

“It was suggested that they should see the local colliery owners to ascertain if they could assist them. Colonel Harrison came to the point at once, and said he always had a warm spot in his heart for the people of Brownhills…That, they would agree was a magnificent response to their request. He wanted to say that every miner’s agent and delegate would agree that if the same spirit that was present amongst the miners and masters in the Brownhills and Pelsall districts existed in other parts, the mining industry would not be in such a pitiful condition as it was today. (Hear, Hear)

The Institute was opened officially on the 1st January 1926.

Not long after the Miners were on strike for seven months. Colonel Harrison was in London as a member of the Committee of the Mining Association of Great Britain, representing the owners.

]]> Comment on Curiosity killed the video star by Clive http://brownhillsbob.com/2013/05/19/curiosity-killed-the-video-star/#comment-18831 Sun, 19 May 2013 20:07:48 +0000 http://brownhillsbob.com/?p=13958#comment-18831 Brings back some old memorys. Cheers.

]]> Comment on A place to dance, play and talk by Clive http://brownhillsbob.com/2013/05/19/a-place-to-dance-play-and-talk/#comment-18830 Sun, 19 May 2013 20:05:01 +0000 http://brownhillsbob.com/?p=13950#comment-18830 Nice one Dave, enjoyed reading the History of the Memo.

]]> Comment on We’m gooin ta Brum, yow coming? by Curiosity killed the video star | BrownhillsBob's Brownhills Blog http://brownhillsbob.com/2013/05/18/wem-gooin-ta-brum-yow-coming/#comment-18828 Sun, 19 May 2013 18:01:40 +0000 http://brownhillsbob.com/?p=13937#comment-18828 […] I spotted these two odd little clips. Amazing what people capture. A remarkable little film which connects beautifully with my post from yesterday. I find it oddly evocative. It was uploaded by user […]

]]> Comment on Wharf Lane motocross: What do you remember? by Curiosity killed the video star | BrownhillsBob's Brownhills Blog http://brownhillsbob.com/2012/10/06/wharf-lane-motocross-what-do-you-remember/#comment-18827 Sun, 19 May 2013 18:01:36 +0000 http://brownhillsbob.com/?p=10956#comment-18827 […] covered the Wharf Lane track before, and welcome further comments or […]

]]> Comment on Before Mario by Curiosity killed the video star | BrownhillsBob's Brownhills Blog http://brownhillsbob.com/2013/05/04/before-mario/#comment-18826 Sun, 19 May 2013 18:01:29 +0000 http://brownhillsbob.com/?p=13756#comment-18826 […] up, Karting at the Chasewater track before it was demolished for the M6 Toll. Judging by the excellent quality of the film, but still […]

]]> Comment on The Brownhills Bomber by A place to dance, play and talk | BrownhillsBob's Brownhills Blog http://brownhillsbob.com/2012/05/06/the-brownhills-bomber/#comment-18824 Sun, 19 May 2013 13:10:42 +0000 http://brownhillsbob.com/?p=9139#comment-18824 […] Albion? I’m aware of pub teams like the one pictured behind the Warreners, and of course, of the great Dorsett history, but what of the town team(s)? Any help […]

]]> Comment on At your service – The Warreners Arms a century ago… by A place to dance, play and talk | BrownhillsBob's Brownhills Blog http://brownhillsbob.com/2009/08/28/at-your-service-the-warreners-arms-a-century-ago/#comment-18823 Sun, 19 May 2013 13:10:39 +0000 http://brownhillsbob.wordpress.com/?p=946#comment-18823 […] but what of Brownhills teams, like Brownhills Albion? I’m aware of pub teams like the one pictured behind the Warreners, and of course, of the great Dorsett history, but what of the town team(s)? Any help […]

]]> Comment on Stand up! by A place to dance, play and talk | BrownhillsBob's Brownhills Blog http://brownhillsbob.com/2013/03/09/stand-up/#comment-18822 Sun, 19 May 2013 13:10:36 +0000 http://brownhillsbob.com/?p=13000#comment-18822 […] Clive Roberts is interested in the footballing history of Brownhills. We’ve talked about Walsall Wood FC much here (with far more to come), but what of Brownhills teams, like Brownhills Albion? I’m aware of […]

]]> Comment on A Shire thing by A place to dance, play and talk | BrownhillsBob's Brownhills Blog http://brownhillsbob.com/2013/04/17/a-shire-thing/#comment-18821 Sun, 19 May 2013 13:10:33 +0000 http://brownhillsbob.com/?p=13533#comment-18821 […] regards to football, reader and local author Clive Roberts is interested in the footballing history of Brownhills. We’ve talked about Walsall Wood FC […]

]]> Comment on Local history stuff: this much we know by A place to dance, play and talk | BrownhillsBob's Brownhills Blog http://brownhillsbob.com/2009/06/24/local-history-stuff-this-much-we-know/#comment-18820 Sun, 19 May 2013 13:10:30 +0000 http://brownhillsbob.wordpress.com/?p=429#comment-18820 […] A couple of things are worth noting here. At this time, the Hussey estate didn’t exist, and there was, apparently, a football ground round about where the Police Station is today, or behind there. The team that played there gave their name to Albion Road when the estate was built. […]

]]> Comment on 2013 New Year competition winners! by A place to dance, play and talk | BrownhillsBob's Brownhills Blog http://brownhillsbob.com/2013/01/05/2013-new-year-competition-winners/#comment-18819 Sun, 19 May 2013 13:10:27 +0000 http://brownhillsbob.com/?p=12094#comment-18819 […] remarkable how much the Memorial looks like the local council housing of the period – look at the homes in nearby Vernon Road or Great Charles Street, or on the Hussey Estate. The style is remarkably similar. There’s a reason for […]

]]> Comment on Brownhills Memo website launched by A place to dance, play and talk | BrownhillsBob's Brownhills Blog http://brownhillsbob.com/2011/02/17/brownhills-memo-website-launched/#comment-18818 Sun, 19 May 2013 13:10:25 +0000 http://brownhillsbob.com/?p=4264#comment-18818 […] Brownhills, it’s sometimes hard to believe, has a great history of clubs, societies and recreation, particularly in the early part of the last century. We’ve looked here before at sports days, musical clubs and festivals, amateur dramatics and other pastimes. Many of these couldn’t have occurred without the great facility that is Brownhills Memorial Hall. […]

]]> Comment on Before Mario by A place to dance, play and talk | BrownhillsBob's Brownhills Blog http://brownhillsbob.com/2013/05/04/before-mario/#comment-18817 Sun, 19 May 2013 13:10:22 +0000 http://brownhillsbob.com/?p=13756#comment-18817 […] We’ve looked here before at sports days, musical clubs and festivals, amateur dramatics and other pastimes. Many of these couldn’t have occurred without the great facility that is Brownhills Memorial […]

]]> Comment on In theatre by A place to dance, play and talk | BrownhillsBob's Brownhills Blog http://brownhillsbob.com/2013/02/17/in-theatre/#comment-18816 Sun, 19 May 2013 13:10:19 +0000 http://brownhillsbob.com/?p=12689#comment-18816 […] of the last century. We’ve looked here before at sports days, musical clubs and festivals, amateur dramatics and other pastimes. Many of these couldn’t have occurred without the great facility that is […]

]]> Comment on Music in the shadow of darkness by A place to dance, play and talk | BrownhillsBob's Brownhills Blog http://brownhillsbob.com/2012/08/28/music-in-the-shadow-of-darkness/#comment-18815 Sun, 19 May 2013 13:10:15 +0000 http://brownhillsbob.com/?p=10446#comment-18815 […] particularly in the early part of the last century. We’ve looked here before at sports days, musical clubs and festivals, amateur dramatics and other pastimes. Many of these couldn’t have occurred without the great […]

]]> Comment on A day at the races by A place to dance, play and talk | BrownhillsBob's Brownhills Blog http://brownhillsbob.com/2012/05/29/a-day-at-the-races/#comment-18814 Sun, 19 May 2013 13:10:12 +0000 http://brownhillsbob.com/?p=9454#comment-18814 […] recreation, particularly in the early part of the last century. We’ve looked here before at sports days, musical clubs and festivals, amateur dramatics and other pastimes. Many of these couldn’t […]

]]> Comment on A note of thanks by David Evans http://brownhillsbob.com/2013/05/18/a-note-of-thanks/#comment-18813 Sun, 19 May 2013 12:11:26 +0000 http://brownhillsbob.com/?p=13943#comment-18813 Hi Bob
we have an excellent Street Pride in our borough..and the whole team are appreciated!
David

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