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Monthly Archives: October 2013
Fair brings history alive at The Crossing today!
A special event bringing local and family history alive across the borough is all set to take place in Walsall town centre this Saturday 2nd November – and admission will be free of charge!
Posted in Churches, Environment, Events, Fun stuff to see and do, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Council
Tagged Bloxwich Telegraph, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Canal, Clayhanger, Events, local blogs, Local History, New Photos, Shire Oak, Staffordshire, Stuart Williams, Things to do, Twitter, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall Local History Centre, Walsall Local History Fair, Walsall Museum, Walsall Wood
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Pallets still needed for Brownhills bonfire!
I know I plugged it a couple of days ago, but Walsall Park Rangers are still in need of pallets to build the bonfire for the Holland Park Fireworks event, scheduled to take place this Saturday evening
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Tagged appeal, Bonfire, bonfire night, Brownhills, Events, fireworks, Guy Fawkes, Holland Park, Local politics, pallet, Pallet appeal, park rangers, Silly, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics
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I love this place with all my heart
I have no doubt you’ll remember the video I posted a couple of weeks ago ‘Luv’in the Black Country’ by local filmmakers Black Country Cinema – it caused quite a stir at the time, and I’m very excited by what these talented folks are doing.
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Posted in Environment, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Just plain daft, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web
Tagged Andrew J. Walker, Black Country Cinema, Canal, Distinctly Black Country, Facebook, Film, Jaspal Singh, local blogs, Local History, Manjeet S. Gill, Matthew E. Carter, New Photos, Things to do, Twitter, Youtube
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Everyone enjoys a burnup…
Brownhills Bonfire & Firework Display
At Holland Park
Saturday 2rd November 2013
Enjoy our bonfire and fireworks display, food and children’s rides available
Car Park Entry off The Parade. Pedestrian Entrance is through Chester Road North & The Parade.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Environment, Events, Fun stuff to see and do, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Bonfire, bonfire night, Brownhills, Events, fireworks, Guy Fawkes, Holland Park, Local politics, Pallet appeal, Silly, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics
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The Wood win again
A home League win at last for the Wood with a 3 – 1 victory over Leicestershire side Kirby Muxloe.
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Tagged 3, Bill Shaw, bonfire night, David Evans, Events, FC, fireworks, football, Footy, Good of the Wood, home, Kirby Muxloe, match review, November, Oak Park, party, Report, result, soccer, Sunday, Things to do, Walsall Wood, Walsall WOod FC
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Peake performance
I had a posting schedule for this weekend, but like so many things I plan, it seems to have flown out the window – when the fascinating thread about Captain T.V. Peake was developing, mostly when I was getting covered in mud on Cannock Chase, it seems one reader had his head deep in research.
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Tagged Brian Rollins, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Cannock Chase Mining Historical Society, Coal Mining, Coal Mining in Walsall Wood, Coppy Pit, Copson Peake, David Evans, Local History, Local politics, Old maps, Petrol engine mine, Redevelopment, Staffordshire, Walsall Wood, Walsall Wood Colliery Co, Walsall Wood old maps, Walsall Wood Pit
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Stormcock
Today, I did something apparently reckless. Despite dire warnings to stay at home, and after the dreadfully tough ride of the day before, I decided to venture out over Cannock Chase again.
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A fit of Peake?
I had this one in a couple of days ago from Peter ‘Pedro’ Cutler, who continues his dogged research into local mining history, and the relationship between those above ground and those whose labours they depended upon beneath them.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Cannock Chase, Environment, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, It makes me mad!, Local History, Local media, Local politics, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories
Tagged 1933, Accident, Amalgamation, baths, Cannock, Captain, collieries, colliery, Harrison, Institute of Mining Engineers, Lichfield Mercury, Overwind protection, Peake, Pedro, Peter Cutler, pinhead, Rawnsley, Rugeley, T.V., The Grange, wimblebury
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I say, Landlord!
I’m liking this a lot: sent to me yesterday by Andy Dennis, this is a Google Documents/Excel spreadsheet of derived information on local pub landlords from census and other data.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Environment, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Local History, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Andy Dennis, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Clayhanger, David Evans, Documents, Drive, google, Lichfield, Local History, Old Leopard, pub landlords, Pubs, Royal Oak, Shire Oak, Spreadsheet, Staffordshire, Stonnall, Things to do, Walsall Wood
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Police car crash in Brownhills this morning
There was a car accident this morning on the Pelsall Road, Brownhills, just on the east side of Highbridge near the Council Depot – formerly the Edward Rose Plant.
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Tagged Accident, Aldridge, Brownhills, Car, Clayhanger, Council Depot, crash, Edward Rose, Events, Express & Star, High Bridge, Highbridges, hurt, injured, Pelsall Road, Police, Road Closure, RTA, Twitter, Walsall Advertiser
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Walsall Wood FC against Kirby Muxloe at home this afternoon, club reunion party tonight!
Your chance to support Walsall Wood at home against Kirby Muxloe today – plus news of a great reunion party tonight!
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Events, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged 26th October, Events, FC, football, Footy, Good of the Wood, home, Kirby Muxloe, Oak Park, Saturday, soccer, Things to do, Walsall Wood, Walsall WOod FC
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An afternoon affair?
Friend of the blog and leader of 1st Walsall Wood Scout Group Lee Braggington writes to me with a very interesting enquiry – it had never registered with me before, but Lee is quite right; Walsall Wood’s Remembrance Parade has always seemed to be on a Sunday Afternoon – this year on the 10th November.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Churches, Events, Fun stuff to see and do, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged 10th November, 1st Walsall Wood Scouts, Afternoon, Beavers, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Cubs, David Evans, Events, Lee Bragginton, Local History, Parade, Remembrance, Scouts, Shire Oak, Things to do, Walsall Wood
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Living Well
I am indebted once again to Chris Pattison, historian and researcher of The South Staffordshire Waterworks archives, who came by the following report whilst looking through the archives, and kindly scanned it and passed it on – I’ve transcribed it below.
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Not quite Halloween…
I had this publicity request in from Collette Mumford from Norton Canes Music and Drama Society – the group has a great reputation for local performances, and they’ve got a show on tonight.
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Tagged 2013, 25th October, amdram, Colette Mumford, Collette Mumford, entertainment, Events, Lichfield, Musical, NCMDS, Norton Canes high School, Norton Canes Music and Drama Society, Not Quite Halloween, play, Staffordshire, Theatre, Things to do
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Police helicopter helps search for suspected car thieves in Walsall Wood
I’ve just spotted this press release from West Midlands Police about an operation in Walsall Wood in the wee small hours of this morning (24th October 2013).
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Environment, Events, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged 2 men, 24 october, arrest, Barons Court, Brownhills, Canal, Car, Clayhanger, cycling, Events, Helicopter, Horse & Jockey, Hotel, Police, Suspect, Theft, Twitter, West Midlands Police, WMP
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Next steps – Saving Sandfields meeting tonight!
Following the success of the inaugural meeting called to find a way to save Sandfields Pumping Station in Lichfield, a second meeting is scheduled for this Friday to officially set up The Friends of Sandfields Pumping Station group.
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Posted in Environment, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, Local politics, News, planning, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web
Tagged beam, campaign, Darwin Hall Community Asociation, Dave Moore, Derelict, Engine, English Heritage, Lichfield, Lichfield District Council, listed, listing, local blogs, Local History, Morturn, planning, Preservation, Public Meeting, Pump, pumping station, Redevelopment, Sandfields, South Staffordshire, Staffordshire, stationary, Things to do, Vandalism, Waterworks
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Stag do?
This is just a quick note to warn people given to exploring the open spaces of the area that the deer population are getting amorous. Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Cannock Chase, Chasewater, Clayhanger stuff, cycling, Environment, Events, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local Blogs, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff, Wildlife
Tagged Brownhills, Chasewater, Chasewater Wildlife Group, Chaz Mason, Clayhanger, Clayhanger Marsh, Cycle rides, cycling, local blogs, Neil Tipton, New Photos, Red deer, Reservoir, rut, rutting, Shire Oak, Silly, Staffordshire, Walsall Wood, Wildlife
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Reading aloud – can you help Brian Stringer?
That there Clayhanger Kid himself – Brian Stringer – has dropped me a line with a special request – the local author, activist and friend of the blog needs some help recording his books as spoken word audio for the local talking book service.
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Best Footloose forward!
This is just a reminder to fans of the wonderfully talented Brownhills Musical Theatre Company that they’re rehearsing hard for their production of “Footloose’, which commences it’s run at Brownhills Community School Theatre next Wednesday.
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Tagged Ant Motton, Brownhills, Brownhills Community School, Events, Facebook, Footloose, Jamie Norgrove, Lichfield, local blogs, MTC, Musical Theatre Company, musicals, Redlock photography, Theatre, Things to do, Twitter
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Gornal wiped out by The Wood
An encouraging performance in the heart of the Black Country with the win making it 3 leaugue victories on the trot with a record of 4 goals for & 0 against.
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Tagged Bill Shaw, David Evans, Events, FC, football, Footy, Good of the Wood, Gornal Athletic, home, match review, Oak Park, Report, result, reunion, soccer, Things to do, Walsall Wood, Walsall WOod FC
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Half a world away
This came in overnight from reader Cara Manton, from Sydney, Australia. I just had to share it – I think many readers will be interested in the apparent reach of the blog – I think they’ll also be pleased that no matter how far away, Brownhillians are all over the world, remembering and considering their roots. 
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Tagged artwork, Australia, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Canal, Cara Manton, Clayhanger, heritage, Lichfield, Local History, New Photos, project, Staffordshire, Sydney, Walsall Wood
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Fathering
This is just a quick one to alert readers to a great new post from Susan Marie Ward over on her blog Staffordshirebred – It’s a lovely, touching and burningly honest piece of writing about her dad.
Posted in Environment, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, News, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged A site to see, Aldridge, Facebook, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, New Photos, Staffordshire, Staffordshirebred, Susan MArie Ward, Things to do, Walsall Wood
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Grist for the mill
This is important, and I’m very excited about it – Peter ‘Pedro’ Cutler has found the following sale notice in the archives from Aris’s Birmingham Gazette of 26th August 1850.
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Tagged 1850, Aris, Autction, Bankrupt, Birmingham Gazette, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Canal, Catshill, Church, Clayhanger, F J COtterill, Farrington, Flour, Local History, Mill, Ogley Hay, St James, Staffordshire
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Lane’s end
In the circles of my cycling mates, I’m fairly well known for my forthright and controversial vies on cycle facilities – bike lanes, shared use paths, coloured bits of tarmac etc – that generally non-cycling traffic engineers create to try to make junctions easier for us on two wheels.
Posted in Bad Science, cycling, Environment, Events, Interesting photos, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local Blogs, Local media, Local politics, News, planning, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall Council
Tagged Advance Stop Line, ASL, Beyond the Kerb, Bez, Bikeability, Cheap tat, Cycle rides, Cyclecraft, cycling, cycling facilities, cyle safety, danger, Darlaston, Lichfield, Lichwheeld, Local politics, Lorries, New Photos, planning, Politics, Silly, Things to do, Tipping out the paint, Vehicular cycling
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The lights that shone bright in the Blackout
On the continuing theme of wartime Brownhills, air raids and the social upheaval that went with all that, I dug into the newspaper archives for examples of people fined for breaking the lights-out rules.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, cycling, Environment, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local History, Local music, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged 1940, air raid., bicycle light, bike, Blackout, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Cycle rides, cycling, David Oakley, Lichfield, Lichfield Mercury, Local History, offences, petty sessions, Staffordshire, summons, Walsall Wood, war
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Walsall Wood FC – can someone get in touch please?
Hi – trying to get infer from you guys for fixtures for a week now. No answer to mail, website, Facebook and Twitter not updated. Is there a match on today? No info for last week’s put out either. Mail … Continue reading
Is this your ferret?
Hi folks – I spotted on Facebook that a clearly mislaid, meandering mustelid has been found in the Whitehorse Road area of Brownhills.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, Environment, Events, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Just plain daft, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Wildlife
Tagged Brownhills, Canal, Chase Ferret Rescue, Chasewater, Chasewon, Dale Preece Kelly, Events, Facebook, Ferret, found, Lichfield, Lost, New Photos, Newtown, Norton, Reservoir, Silly, Staffordshire, Things to do, White's 1854 Pipehill, Wildlife
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Get creative with A Colourful Crowd at Holland Park
The New Art Gallery Walsall is working on a new youth initiative to reach out to local kids in their community, and will tomorrow be running a Graffiti Workshop in Holland Park, Brownhills, featuring top artists.
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Doing the Time Warp again…
I’m pleased to say that The Clayhanger Kid – Brian Stringer – has been in touch with some interesting news.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Events, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, Local politics, News, Shared media, Shared memories, Spotted whilst browsing the web
Tagged Brian Stringer, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Clock, Council House, David Jones, Events, Local Committee, Local History, Matrix, Parkview, Redevelopment, Repair, Staffordshire, three faced liar, town hall
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If the Invader comes
Here’s a brilliant bit of pre-war ephemera kindly supplied by top photographer and local history buff Robert Selvey – Robert was the kind chap who supplied the wonderful image of Stubbers Green way back around the time the blog started.
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Luv’in the Black Country
Via my wonderful friends at Strictly Black Country a wonderful short film, which they posted a link to on their Facebook page yesterday:
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Posted in Environment, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, News, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web
Tagged Black Country Cinema, Canal, Distinctly Black Country, Facebook, Film, local blogs, Local History, New Photos, Things to do, Twitter, Youtube
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Fashion Event in Brownhills – book your ticket now!
Astrid van der Burgt from Brownhills Townswomen’s Guild writes to inform me that there’s a fashion and clothing event happening on Thursday 14th November 2013 at the Memorial Hall in Lichfield Road, Brownhills, at 7:30pm.
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Tagged An Evening of Fashion, Astrid van de burgt, Brownhills, cancer, charity, Clayhanger, Cyber Knife, Events, Facebook, Hospital, House of Fraser, Marks and Spencer, Memorial Hall, Morgan, QE, Queen Elizabeth, sale, Show, Things to do, Tom Speake, Townswomen's guild, Wallis, Walsall Wood
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The Wimblebury Pit Accident of 1927: A Cover up?
Yesterday – Monday 14th October 2013 – was the centennial anniversary of the dreadful Senghenydd mining disaster, which took place in the Caerphilly county village when an explosion killed 439 miners and a rescuer at the Universal Colliery on 14 October, 1913.
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A decent proposal
I’d like to express my apologies for not being on the ball – I only noticed last Monday morning a twitter announcement from Walsall Housing Group advertising a consultation on a new Brownhills housing development that afternoon, but sadly there wasn’t time for me to announce it
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Strike up the band!
This is a huge post, but it’s just so wonderful I couldn’t butcher it – Wendy Jones has been working hard and supplying me with loads of material relating to her time in the Burntwood Blue Birds Marching Jazz Band.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, Environment, Events, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, Local music, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media
Tagged Blue Birds, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Burntwood, Cannock, Carnival, Chase Wakes, Chasewater, cinefilm, Competition, Events, Facebook, Jazz bands, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, marching bands, mini-train, New Photos, Parade, Staffordshire, Stuart Cowley, Take me Higher, Things to do, Wendy Jones
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Gimme shelter
Peter ‘Pedro’ Cutler has dropped me a line with some interesting stuff about wartime precautions in the area during the Second World War, in particular air raid shelters.
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Support Walsall Wood FC against Alvechurch this afternoon!
Your chance to support Walsall Wood at home against Alvechurch today!
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Tagged 12th October 2013, Alvechurch, Events, FC, football, Footy, Good of the Wood, home, Oak Park, Saturday, soccer, Things to do, Walsall Wood, Walsall WOod FC
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Unearthed
Over the past few weeks a remarkable archeological project as been underway near Brocton, on Cannock Chase.
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Can anyone help Bill?
Here’s an interesting enquiry from the Young David Evans to see if we can help local historian Bill Mayo.
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Urgent appeal – Brownhills camera theft – can you help?
On Monday, 30th September 2013 a walk-in theft occurred at Brownhills Activity centre in Brownhills – that’s the old Annexe, or Central Boys School, the home of Brownhills Community Association.
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Tagged activities centre, Annexe, Brownhills, Brownhills community association, Burglary, Camera, Cannon, crime, EOS 7d, Events, intruder, local blogs, PC Richard Stanley, PC Simon Bytheway, Police, public safety, sneak thief, Theft, Twitter, Walsall Police, West Midlands Police
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Express & Star Photo Archive Survey closes this Friday
I have a very important message for readers from Chris Leggett of the Express & Star, who I’ve noted before, are staging a campaign to get their paper photo archive scanned and online for all to access.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Events, Express & Star, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community
Tagged archive, Bid, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Chris Leggett, Events, Express & Star, Facebook, Local History, New Photos, Phot, survey, Things to do, Twitter
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Motorcyclist dies in Brownhills accident
Sad news spotted on Twitter and Facebook this evening – it seems a motorcyclist in his twenties died at the scene following a collision with a lorry near the Rising Sun island on the A5, Brownhills.
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Tagged A5 Watling Street, Accident, biker, Birmingham Mail, Brownhills, Brownhills West, collision, crash, death, Events, Express & Star, Facebook, Fatality, HGV, incident, Lichfield, Lorry, motorbike, Motorcyclist, Police, rider, Rising Sun, RTA, Tom Stokes, Twitter, Walsall
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Not worth the paper it’s written on
The saga of Aldridge Manor and the winding down of youth services in Walsall is still rumbling on, and the issue is still being pursued by doughty campaigner Linda Mason – in a post on her blog a few days ago Lind detailed a recent letter she has received from Walsall Council which appears to be in almost total denial of the facts.
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Tagged Aldridge Manor, by election, Cheap tat, Closure, Councillors, cuts, Facebook, Independent, Liberal Democrat, Linda Mason, local blogs, Local History, Local politics, planning, Politics, Public Meeting, Rachel Andrew, Redevelopment, Shire Oak, Silly, sold, Twitter, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics, Walsall Wood, Youth Club
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Postcards from the edge
Local historian Clive Roberts – documenter of the history of the Shire Oak Inn – has recently acquired these two postcards, sent from Brownhills in 1912 and 1914 – both are from ‘Flo’ to a Miss Elsie Arnorld, of 92 Station Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham.
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The march of time
I think it’s fair to say that in writing and curating this blog, fate occasionally turns up some remarkable material – whatever else this thing I labour over has done, it has actually seemed to have connected people to their history, and on rare occasions it has put back in touch people who were once familiar, but became separated by time or distance.
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Tagged Blue Birds, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Burntwood, Cannock, Carnival, Chase Wakes, Chasewater, cinefilm, Competition, Events, Facebook, Jazz bands, local blogs, Local History, marching bands, mini-train, New Photos, Parade, Staffordshire, Stuart Cowley, Take me Higher, Things to do, Wendy Jones
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The Woodmen lose to Westfields
Following yesterday’s home match, where Walsall Wood FC faced Westfields FC at Oak Park, the Young David Evans submitted the following report…
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Tagged Baker Joiner Midland Football Alliance, David Evans, Events, FC, football, Footy, Good of the Wood, home, match review, Oak Park, Report, result, soccer, Things to do, Walsall Wood, Walsall WOod FC, Westfields
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A walk in the woods
Just a headsup for folks interested in Lichfield history, geography and miscellany – top local historian, blogger and cardigan enthusiast Kate Gomez from the wonderful Lichfield Lore has organised a walk tomorrow around the woods, lanes and greens of Leomansley.
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Tagged cardigan, Christ Church, Events, guide, history, Kate Gomez, Leomansley, Lichfield, Lichfield Lore, local blogs, Local History, Marin Heath Hall, New Photos, Silly, Staffordshire, Sunday 6th October 2013, Things to do, walk
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Continuing the Exchange
I’m pleased to note the intriguing and rich history of the Royal Exchange pub in Walsall Wood continues to develop and evolve – regular readers will recall that Ann Cross and David Evans did much work to document life at the local hostelry, Ann Cross in particular writing some wonderful accounts of her family’s involvement.
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Tagged Ann Cross, Brownhills local history, David Evans, Eliza, Grave, Hannah, Jackson, Lichfield Brewery Company, Local History, Maria, Melsom, Millson, Millsum, Old maps, Pubs, Richard, Roger Turner, Royal Exchange, Shire Oak, Staffordshire, Stonnall, street, Things to do, Walsall, Walsall Wood, William
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Generous to a tea!
Bonita Clayton from Brownhills Community Association has been in touch to let me know that their recent fundraising event for Macmillan went very well indeed, and asked if I could thank all those who took part. It is, of course, my … Continue reading
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Tagged 27th September, Activity Centre, Bonita Clayton, Brownhills, Brownhills community association, cancer, charity, Coffee Morning, Eamonn Regan, Events, fundraising, Macmillan, sponsor, support, team, Things to do, Worlds Biggest
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Support Walsall Wood FC against Westfields today!
The Wood enter this game on the back of a fine away win against Stourport Swifts last Saturday, please come and help support your local club by watching then play exciting, honest, passionate Football…
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Tagged 5th October 2013, Events, FC, football, Footy, Good of the Wood, Hereford, home, Oak Park, Saturday, soccer, Things to do, Walsall Wood, Walsall WOod FC, Westfields
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