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Warning – reports of an indecent exposure incident in Brownhills
There are reports locally that an indecent exposure incident took place yesterday afternoon (Monday, 12th September 2016) as two schoolgirls were walking home in the Watling Street area of Brownhills.
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Tagged 12th September, 2016, A5, act, appeal, assault, Attempted, Brownhills, Canal, Clayhanger, Council, crime, Events, exposure, flasher, Girls, incident, Indecent, indecent exposure, lewd, Lichfield, local blogs, Monday, Newtown, Pelsall, Police, Road, School, Walsall, Watling Street
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Wood beaten after Castlecroft slip up
Yesterday (Saturday, 3rd September 2016), Walsall Wood squared off against AFC Wulfrunians at Castlecroft, and sadly lost, much to the dismay of Bill Shaw who kindly submitted the following report:
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Tagged 1-0, 2016, 3 September, AFC Wulfrunians, away, Bill Shaw, Castlecroft, defeat, Events, FC, football, Footy, Good of the Wood, match review, Report, result, soccer, support, Things to do, Victory, Walsall Wood, Walsall WOod FC
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HSBC branch in Brownhills to close in November
I’m sad to report that the last High Street Bank bank in Brownhills, HSBC will close for good on Friday, 25th November 2016 – this comes amidst the slump in the use of High Street branches caused by online and telephone banking, and the general woes of the bank in general – HSBC has closed over 100 branches already this year.
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Tagged 2016, 25 November, bank, Barclays, branch, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Cheap tat, close, Closure, Derelict, Events, Facebook, HSBC, Lichfield, Local History, Local politics, New Photos, planning, Politics, Pubs, retail development, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics
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Lichfield Waterworks Trust – August 2016 public meeting this Thursday
Sandfields Pumping Station champion and public historian extraordinaire Dave Moore has been in touch to let me know that this Thursday evening (25th August 2016) there will be a public progress meeting for the Lichfield Waterworks Trust charity, formerly the Friends of Sandfields Pumping Station group.
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Tagged 2016, 25 August, Architecture, at risk, Bird Street, Black Country, Bore Street, buildings, Dave, David, Discovered, event, Events, Facebook, free, George IV, heritage, Kate Gomez, lecture, Lichfield, Lichfield Discovered, Lichfield Waterworks Trust, local blogs, Local History, Lore, meeting, Moore, pub, Sandfields, Staffordshire, Talk, Things to do, Thursday
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It’s time, gentlemen please – to check out a great new exhibition
This is just a quick note to flag up a great exhibition starting this Saturday, 20th August 2016 at Walsall Local History Centre – it’s about local pubs and their history which is a recurring topic of huge interest to the local history community.
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Tagged 20 August, 2016, Black Country, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, CCaldmore, Exhibition, inns, lecture, legend, Lichfield, Local History, New Photos, oral history, Pubs, Pubs Galore, story, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall Local History Centre, White Hart
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A gentle reminder
This is just a gentle reminder that tomorrow sees the funeral of much-missed son of Aldridge and talented musician Roger Mosedale, about whom much has been posted in the last few weeks.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Churches, Clayhanger stuff, cycling, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Just plain daft, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Band, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Colin Corbett, deceased, died, funeral, Jake Williams, Lichfield, Local History, memories, memorium, Midland songwriters, music, New Photos, passed away, Roger Mosedale, Shire Oak, Staffordshire, Sundowners, Walsall Wood
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More from The Sundowners set
I continue to be surprised and charmed by the genuine outpouring of warmth and fond memory shown for Roger Mosedale, guitarist and Aldridge lad who sadly passed away recently.
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Tagged Band, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Colin Corbett, deceased, died, funeral, Jake Williams, Lichfield, Local History, memories, memorium, Midland songwriters, music, New Photos, passed away, Roger Mosedale, Shire Oak, Staffordshire, Sundowners, Walsall Wood
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See Lichfield in twenty buildings and sixteen steps – this Monday!
I see that there Kate Cardigan from the wonderful Lichfield Lore is organising a great Monday evening historical walk visiting twenty buildings around Lichfield, with her informal and fun Lichfield local history group, Lichfield Discovered.
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Tagged 2016, August 8, cardigan, Discovered, Evening, event, Events, Facebook, free, Gomez, Kate Gomez, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, Lore, Monday, New Photos, Panoramio, photo, ramble, Silly, Staffordshire, Talk, Things to do, Twenty Buldings, Twitter, walk
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Funeral details for Roger Mosedale announced – and more of Roger’s music emerges
Following the announcement of the sad passing of local lad and noted musical talent Roger Mosedale last week, and the subsequent huge interest shown in Roger’s music, kindly donated by Jake Williams, Jake has been back in touch with funeral details and more music, this time dating from the late 1960s.
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Tagged Band, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Colin Corbett, deceased, died, funeral, Jake Williams, Lichfield, Local History, memories, memorium, Midland songwriters, music, New Photos, passed away, Roger Mosedale, Shire Oak, Staffordshire, Sundowners, Walsall Wood
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Lichfield Waterworks Trust – July 2016 public meeting this Thursday
Sandfields Pumping Station champion and public historian extraordinaire Dave Moore has been in touch to let me know that this Thursday evening (28th July 2016) there will be a public progress meeting for the Lichfield Waterworks Trust charity, formerly the Friends of Sandfields Pumping Station group.
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Tagged 2016, 28 July, Architecture, at risk, Bird Street, Black Country, Bore Street, buildings, Dave, David, Discovered, event, Events, Facebook, free, George IV, heritage, Kate Gomez, lecture, Lichfield, Lichfield Discovered, Lichfield Waterworks Trust, local blogs, Local History, Lore, meeting, Moore, pub, Sandfields, Staffordshire, Talk, Things to do, Thursday
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Fondly remembering a local musical talent
It was with a very heavy heart that I announced the sad passing of local lad and noted musical talent Roger Mosedale this week – Roger had many, many friends and was well known, and the reaction to the tragic news was very marked indeed.
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Tagged Band, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Colin Corbett, deceased, died, Jake Williams, Lichfield, Local History, memories, memorium, Midland songwriters, music, New Photos, passed away, Roger Mosedale, Shire Oak, Staffordshire, Sundowners, Walsall Wood
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In memoriam: Roger Mosedale
It’s my sad and solemn duty to report to readers of the blog that local lad and friend to many regulars on this blog, Roger Mosedale sadly passed away in St. Giles hospice in Goscote on Tuesday, 19th July 2016.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Churches, Clayhanger stuff, cycling, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Just plain daft, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Band, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Colin Corbett, deceased, died, Lichfield, Local History, memories, memorium, music, New Photos, passed away, Roger Mosedale, Shire Oak, Staffordshire, Sundowners, Walsall Wood
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Wolves at the door
I’m having the IT builders in this weekend, so posts are a bit scattergun as I move things, fix them up and reinstall them, so please bear with me – but helpfully, the blog regulars in the form of the young David Evans, Pedro Cutler, Andy Dennis and dear old Reg Fullelove have supplied lots of material to tide us through.
Posted in Environment, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Just plain daft, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community
Tagged 1975, Art Gallery, David Evans, gallery, local blogs, Local History, Old pictures, Reg Fullelove, Staffordshire, Tarmac, Wolverhampton, year of achitecture
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See familiar places from a different perspective with Lichfield Discovered this Saturday!
I see that there Kate Cardigan from the wonderful Lichfield Lore is organising a great Saturday afternoon photo walk around Lichfield, with her informal and fun Lichfield local history group, Lichfield Discovered.
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Tagged 2016, 9, cardigan, different perspective, Discovered, ditch, event, Events, Facebook, Familiar Places, free, Gomez, July, Kate Gomez, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, Lore, New Photos, Panoramio, photo, ramble, Silly, Staffordshire, Talk, Things to do, town boundary, Twitter, walk
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Catch San Brett live on the radio tonight – live from Brownhills!
Just a quick post to highlight that friend of the blog San Brett will be live on 2ndcityradio.net tonight (Wednesday 6 July 2016) from 7-9pm – tune in on line at the link below.
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Tagged 2015, 2ndCityRadio, Brownhills, city, community, Events, Facebook, Lichfield, music, Radio, Sans kitchen, Second, Shire Oak, Show, Silly, Things to do, Walsall Wood
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Great historical walk around RAF Lichfield – this afternoon
If you’re quick, there’s going to be another great event staged this afternoon by Lichfield Discovered, a side project of Kate Cardigan from the wonderful Lichfield Lore – this time, it’s a walk around the site and remains of the old RAF Lichfield base near Fradley – it’s led by the wonderful Steve Lightfoot, so is bound to be entertaining, informative and fun!
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Tagged 2016, 3 july, aerodrome, air, Airport, base, Dave, David, Discovered, event, Events, Facebook, Fradley, free, Kate Gomez, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, Lore, meeting, Moore, New Photos, RAF, Staffordshire, Steve Lightfoot, stories, Sunday, Talk, Things to do, tour, Twitter, walk, war
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Get some Iron, man – Event and road closure details for this Sunday
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ll know that this Sunday (June 12th 2016), the second Staffordshire Ironman Triathlon will be staged, with a 1.2 mile swim in Chasewater being amongst the highlights.
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Tagged 12 June, 2016, Brownhills, Chasewater, Cycle rides, cycling, Details, Diversions, Events, Express & Star, Facebook, Ironman, Lichfield, list, local blogs, New Photos, Reservoir, ride, road closed, Road Closure, Run, Shugborough, Staffordshire, Sunday, swim, Things to do, traffic
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Bar staff still required at the Chase Inn, Brownhills
Kim Savage from The Chase Inn at Newtown, Brownhills has been in touch to ask if I’d advertise the fact that she’s looking for bar stuff at the popular local pub.
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Tagged 2016, A5, ale, bar staff, Brownhills, Cider, Cleaner, Events, Facebook, Kim Savage, Lichfield, May, Newtown, Pubs, Real, required, scrumpy, Staffordshire, Things to do, vacancy, Watling Street, work
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Don’t forget Lichfield Bower today!
Well, Spring Bank Holiday Monday is upon us, and that means that it’s Lichfield Bower Day in Ye Olde City – and I notice our friends at Lichfield Waterworks Trust and Lichfield Discovered are up to mischief…
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Tagged 2015, 25th May, Bank Holiday Monday, Bower, cardigan, city, Discovered, ditch, event, Events, Facebook, fair, free, Gomez, Greenhill, Jakeman, Kate Gomez, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, Lore, New Photos, Panoramio, ramble, Silly, Staffordshire, Stuart, Things to do
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Lichfield Waterworks Trust – May 2016 public meeting this Thursday
Sandfields Pumping Station champion and public historian extraordinaire Dave Moore has been in touch to let me know that this Thursday evening (26 May 2016) there will be a public progress meeting for the Lichfield Waterworks Trust charity, formerly the Friends of Sandfields Pumping Station group.
Posted in Environment, Events, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Just plain daft, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web
Tagged 26 May, Architecture, at risk, Bird Street, Black Country, buildings, Dave, David, Discovered, event, Events, Facebook, free, heritage, Kate Gomez, Kings Head, lecture, Lichfield, Lichfield Discovered, Lichfield Waterworks Trust, local blogs, Local History, Lore, meeting, Moore, pub, Sandfields, Staffordshire, Talk, Things to do, Thursday
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Discover the wonderful history of Lichfield’s water
Kate Cardigan from the wonderful Lichfield Lore has tipped me off about a Sunday morning historical walk taking place in Lichfield tomorrow exploring the remarkable history of the city water supply.
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Tagged 22 May, 25 May, cardigan, event, Events, Facebook, free, Gomez, Kate Gomez, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, Lore, New Photos, Panoramio, ramble, Silly, Staffordshire, Sunday, supply, Talk, Things to do, Twitter, walk, Water, waterworks trust, Wednesday
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Looking for traces
The wonderful Simon Swain has been in touch with an interesting article Continue reading
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Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Brownhills railways, Derelict, Disused Railways, Facebook, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, New Photos, Old maps, Pelsall, Si Swain, Simon Swain, Staffordshire, Station, Twitter, Walsall, Walsall Wood
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Bar staff required at the Chase Inn, Brownhills
Kim Savage from The Chase Inn at Newtown, Brownhills has been in touch to ask if I’d advertise the fact that she’s looking for bar stuff at the popular local pub.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Events, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Just plain daft, Local media, News, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community
Tagged 2016, A5, ale, bar staff, Brownhills, Cider, Cleaner, Events, Facebook, Kim Savage, Lichfield, May, Newtown, Pubs, Real, required, scrumpy, Staffordshire, Things to do, vacancy, Watling Street, work
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Finally my bin will go out less than I do…
As predicted here a couple of weeks ago, the announcement by Walsall Council has now been made, and a leaflet is currently being circulated regarding reducing collections of your grey non-recycling bin to once every two weeks – interestingly, the announce meant is directly following the local elections. Continue reading
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Tagged 2016, Aldridge, bi-weekly, bin collections, Bins, Brownhills, changes, Clayhanger, collection, collection day, Events, household waste, information, Leaflet, Local politics, new, panic, Recycling, Refuse, rubbish, schedule, Silly, Twitter, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics, Walsall Wood
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Walk the lost Beacon Place with Lichfield Discovered tonight!
I see that there Kate Cardigan from the wonderful Lichfield Lore has organised a great Monday Evening historical walk exploring the lost estate of Beacon Place, with her informal and fun Lichfield local history group, Lichfield Discovered.
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Tagged 201, 24 April, 2pm, cardigan, Discovered, ditch, event, Events, Facebook, free, Gomez, Kate Gomez, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, Lore, New Photos, Panoramio, ramble, Silly, Staffordshire, Talk, Things to do, town boundary, Twitter, walk
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Grass fires on Brownhills Common yesterday
I note from the twitter feed or the local fire service that there were two separate outbreaks of grass fire on Brownhills Common just off Chester Raod late yesterday afternoon (Sunday 8th May 2016).
Posted in Bad Science, Brownhills stuff, Environment, Events, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local media, News, Shared media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Council, Wildlife
Tagged 2016, 8 may, Bloxwich, Brownhills, Common, Express & Star, Fire, Grass fire, grassfire, heath, Twitter, Vandalism, Wildlife
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Aldridge Manor Youth Club restarts in a new home this coming Tuesday!
Following the sad closure of Aldridge Manor Youth Club, local activist Paul Sharpe has been beavering away to try and continue the club in some form in a new venue – I posted his appeal for help here a couple of months ago.
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Tagged Aldridge Arena, Aldridge Manor, Cheap tat, Closure, Croft, cuts, Facebook, local blogs, Local History, Local politics, May 3, Paul Sharpe, planning, Politics, Redevelopment, Shire Oak, Silly, sold, Twitter, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics, Walsall Wood, Youth Club
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Lichfield Waterworks Trust – April 2016 public meeting this Thursday
Sandfields Pumping Station champion and public historian extraordinaire Dave Moore has been in touch to let me know that this Thursday evening (28th April 2016) there will be a public progress meeting for the Lichfield Waterworks Trust charity, formerly the Friends of Sandfields Pumping Station group.
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Tagged 28th April, Architecture, at risk, Bird Street, Black Country, buildings, Dave, David, Discovered, event, Events, Facebook, free, heritage, Kate Gomez, Kings Head, lecture, Lichfield, Lichfield Discovered, Lichfield Waterworks Trust, local blogs, Local History, Lore, meeting, Moore, pub, Sandfields, Staffordshire, Talk, Things to do, Thursday
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Binned off
Like most of the households in the borough, we’ve received a leaflet from Walsall Council recently in place of the normal bin collection calendar/schedule we normally receive at this time of year – the leaflet says a new calendar won’t be issued until ‘Late summer, 2016’ – I wonder why that might be?
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Tagged 2016, Aldridge, bin collections, Bins, Brownhills, Clayhanger, collection, collection day, Events, household waste, information, Leaflet, Local politics, new, Recycling, Refuse, rubbish, schedule, Silly, Twitter, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics, Walsall Wood
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Woodmen prove to be keener than Heanor
Last Thursday evening (21st April 2016), Walsall Wood entertained Heanor at Oak Park – and the Woodmen returned to form with a respectable win.
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Tagged 2016, 21 April, 3-0, away, Bill Shaw, Events, FC, football, Footy, Good of the Wood, Heanor, home, Lions, match review, Report, result, soccer, support, Things to do, Walsall Wood, Walsall WOod FC, win
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Walk the ditch with Lichfield Discovered this Sunday
I see that there Kate Cardigan from the wonderful Lichfield Lore is organising a great Sunday afternoon historical walk along the line of the old town boundary ditch, with her informal and fun Lichfield local history group, Lichfield Discovered.
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Tagged 201, 24 April, 2pm, cardigan, Discovered, ditch, event, Events, Facebook, free, Gomez, Kate Gomez, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, Lore, New Photos, Panoramio, ramble, Silly, Staffordshire, Talk, Things to do, town boundary, Twitter, walk
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Brown bin collections in Brownhills start this Friday
Just a heads up to all the bin botherers that there is the first brown (garden waste) bin collection of 2016 in Area 9 tomorrow (Friday, 8th February 2016) – that’s Brownhills, Pelsall, Shire Oak and Clayhanger – so get your bins out for the lads tonight.
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Tagged 2016, Aldridge, bin collections, Bins, Brownhills, Clayhanger, collection, collection day, Events, household waste, information, Leaflet, Local politics, new, Recycling, Refuse, rubbish, schedule, Silly, Twitter, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics, Walsall Wood
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Meet Lichfield Discovered over a pint tonight!
I see that there Kate Cardigan from the wonderful Lichfield Lore is has an informal local history meeting on this evening with her irreverent and fun Lichfield history group, Lichfield Discovered.
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Tagged 2016, 5 April, Bird Street, cardigan, Discovered, event, Events, Facebook, free, Gomez, Kate Gomez, Kings Head, Lichfield, Lichfield history group, local blogs, Local History, Lore, New Photos, Panoramio, Silly, social evening, Staffordshire, Talk, Things to do, Tuesday, Twitter
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San’s Kitchen – new manager, same great food!
I see that the wonderful San Brett – of local radio fame – has sadly been suffering poor health of late and has passed management of her popular Brownhills cafe San’s Kitchen over to new manager Adam Brookes – Adam’s sent me details of opening hours and offers he’s got on to tickle your taste buds…
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Tagged 2ndCityRadio, Adam Brookes, Brownhills, Cafe, city, community, Events, Facebook, Lichfield, music, new management, Radio, Sans kitchen, Second, Shire Oak, Show, Silly, Silver Court, Things to do, Walsall Wood
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Lichfield Waterworks Trust – Annual General Meeting this evening
Sandfields Pumping Station champion and public historian extraordinaire Dave Moore has been in touch to let me know that this evening (Thursday 31st March 2016) there will be the Annual General Meeting of the Lichfield Waterworks Trust charity, formerly the Friends of Sandfields Pumping Station group.
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Tagged 2016, 31 March, Architecture, at risk, Bird Street, Black Country, buildings, Dave, David, Discovered, event, Events, Facebook, free, heritage, Kate Gomez, Kings Head, lecture, Lichfield, Lichfield Discovered, Lichfield Waterworks Trust, local blogs, Local History, Lore, meeting, Moore, pub, Sandfields, Staffordshire, Talk, Things to do, Thursday
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Free easter egg hunts this weekend!
I’ve just noticed these free easter egg hunts taking place in Palfrey Park tomorrow (Saturday 26th March 2016) and on Easter Sunday morning (Sunday 27th March 2016) at Holland Park, Brownhills – kicking off from the play area at 10:30am.
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Tagged 10:30am, Brownhills, Clayhanger, Easter, Easter Sunday, Egg, Events, free, fun, Holland Pak, hunt, kids, Lichfield, Palfrey, Parks, Saturday, Sunday, Things to do, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood
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Bin collection information over Easter 2016
I’ve had a large number of queries today about bin collections for Good Friday and the Easter Weekend (Friday 25th March, Monday 28th March 2016) – collection services in Walsall Borough are operating normally as they doe for every Bank Holiday except the three over Christmas.
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Tagged 2016, Aldridge, bin collections, Bins, Brownhills, Christmas, Clayhanger, collection, collection day, Easter, Events, household waste, information, Leaflet, Local politics, new, Recycling, Refuse, rubbish, schedule, Silly, Twitter, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics, Walsall Wood
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Catch San Brett live on the radio tonight – live from Brownhills!
Just a quick post to highlight that friend of the blog and queen of the Brownhills Full English San Brett will be live on 2ndcityradio.net tonight (Wednesday 23rd March 2016) from 7-9pm – tune in on line at the link below.
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Tagged 125 year anniversary, 2015, 2ndCityRadio, Brownhills, city, community, Events, Facebook, Lichfield, music, Radio, Sans kitchen, Second, Shire Oak, Show, Silly, Things to do, Walsall Wood
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Aldridge Manor Youth Club: Can you help it be reborn?
As a result of the imminent closure of Aldridge Manor Youth Club and sale of the Manor House by Walsall Council, local activist Paul Sharpe has got his thinking cap on, and is appealing for help from anyone who might be able to help him set up an alternative club.
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Tagged Aldridge Manor, Cheap tat, Closure, cuts, Facebook, local blogs, Local History, Local politics, Paul Sharpe, planning, Politics, Redevelopment, Shire Oak, Silly, sold, Twitter, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics, Walsall Wood, Youth Club
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Meet Lichfield Discovered over a pint tonight!
I see that there Kate Cardigan from the wonderful Lichfield Lore is has an informal local history meeting on this evening with her irreverent and fun Lichfield history group, Lichfield Discovered.
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Tagged 2016, 8 March, Bird Street, cardigan, Discovered, event, Events, Facebook, free, Gomez, Kate Gomez, Kings Head, Lichfield, Lichfield history group, local blogs, Local History, Lore, New Photos, Panoramio, Silly, social evening, Staffordshire, Talk, Things to do, Tuesday, Twitter
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Lichfield Waterworks Trust – February 2016 public meeting this Thursday
Sandfields Pumping Station champion and public historian extraordinaire Dave Moore has been in touch to let me know that this Thursday evening (Thursday 25th February 2016) there will be a public progress meeting for the Lichfield Waterworks Trust charity, formerly the Friends of Sandfields Pumping Station group.
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Tagged 2016, 25th February, Architecture, at risk, Bird Street, Black Country, buildings, Dave, David, Discovered, event, Events, Facebook, free, heritage, Kate Gomez, Kings Head, lecture, Lichfield, Lichfield Discovered, Lichfield Waterworks Trust, local blogs, Local History, Lore, meeting, Moore, pub, Sandfields, Staffordshire, Talk, Things to do, Thursday
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Find out about the Lichfield Morris – free talk on tonight!
Tonight at 7:30pm, (Monday 8th February 2016), they have a wonderful free talk at Curborough Community Centre, on the subject of the celebrated and longstanding Lichfield Morris.
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Tagged 8 February, cardigan, Cur borough Community Centre, Discovered, event, Events, Facebook, free, Gomez, Kate Gomez, Lichfield, Lichfield Morris, local blogs, Local History, Lore, New Photos, Panoramio, Peter Cole, Silly, Staffordshire, Talk, Things to do, Twitter
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Catch San Brett live on the radio tonight – live from Brownhills!
Just a quick post to highlight that friend of the blog and queen of the Brownhills Full English San Brett will be live on 2ndcityradio.net tonight (Wednesday 3rd February 2016) from 7-9pm – tune in on line at the link below.
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Tagged 125 year anniversary, 2015, 2ndCityRadio, Brownhills, city, community, Events, Facebook, Lichfield, music, Radio, Sans kitchen, Second, Shire Oak, Show, Silly, Things to do, Walsall Wood
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Lichfield Waterworks Trust – January 2016 public meeting this Thursday
Sandfields Pumping Station champion and public historian extraordinaire Dave Moore has been in touch to let me know that this Thursday evening (Thursday 28th January 2016) there will be a public progress meeting for the Lichfield Waterworks Trust charity, formerly the Friends of Sandfields Pumping Station group.
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Tagged 2016, 28th January, Architecture, at risk, Black Country, buildings, Dave, David, Discovered, Duke of York, event, Events, Facebook, free, heritage, Kate Gomez, lecture, Lichfield, Lichfield Discovered, Lichfield Waterworks Trust, local blogs, Local History, Lore, meeting, Moore, pub, Sandfields, Staffordshire, Talk, Things to do, Thursday
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Woodmen unable to best Westfields
Last Saturday afternoon (16th January 2016), Walsall Wood F.C. travelled to Allay.Park at Hereford to face Westfields, who sadly beat the Woodmen 2-1.
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Tagged 16 January, 2-1, 2016, allpay.park, Events, FC, football, Footy, Good of the Wood, Hereford, home, Lost, match review, Report, result, Simon Evans, soccer, support, Things to do, Victory, Walsall Wood, Walsall WOod FC, Westfields, win
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If only there was an online archive…
Nearly two years ago, in March 2014, I featured a rather remarkable image here supplied by Chris Leggett of the Express & Star, which he had released as an example of the remarkable stuff to be found hidden in the newspapers archive, which the paper is still in the process of bidding for funding to put online.
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Tagged 1973, Aldridge, archive, Bid, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, caught, Chris Leggett, crash, Cycle rides, cycling, Events, Express & Star, Facebook, Helicopter, Kenneth Cornwell, Lichfield, lines, Local History, Malcom Wright, New Photos, overhead, parachute, Peter Nesbit, photo, Reservoir, Show, Silly, skydiver, Staffordshire, Stonnall, Stowe Pool, Stuntman, survey, tangle, Things to do, Twitter, winch
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Walsall Wood FC v Westfields FC: Away match today!
Your chance to catch Walsall Wood FC away at Westfields this afternoon!
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Tagged 16 January, 2016, allpay, away, Events, FC, football, Footy, Good of the Wood, Hereford, Lichfield, match on, Park, Saturday, soccer, Things to do, Town, Walsall Wood, Walsall WOod FC, Westfields
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2016 New Year Quiz results
Well, this year’s quiz is complete, and we have winners – thanks for taking part, being good sports and for persevering with what were, on reflection, very tough questions!
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Tagged 2016, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Canal, Clayhanger, Cycle rides, cycling, David Evans, Events, Lichfield, Local History, New Photos, New Year, prize, quiz, results, Shire Oak, Silly, Staffordshire, Things to do, Walsall, Walsall Wood, winners
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Bin collection tomorrow for Brownhills, Pelsall, Shelfield and East Aldridge
Just a heads up to all the bin botherers that there is a bin collection tomorrow (Friday, 8th January 2016) for areas 9 and 10 – that’s Brownhills, Pelsall, Shelfield, High Heat, Shire Oak and West Aldridge – so get your bins out for the lads tonight.
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Tagged 2016, Aldridge, bin collections, Bins, Brownhills, Christmas, Clayhanger, collection, collection day, Events, household waste, information, January 8, Leaflet, Local politics, new, Recycling, Refuse, rubbish, schedule, Silly, Twitter, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics, Walsall Wood
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