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Live music at The Chase Inn tonight!
Kim Savage from the Chase Inn at Newtown, Brownhills has been in touch to let me know that there’s live music on again at the popular Brownhills pub tonight (Saturday 12th March 2016), with top local rock covers band Krazylegz live from 8:30pm.
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Tagged 12 March, 2016, 70's, atmosphere, Brownhills, Chase Inn, Chasewater, covers, entertainment, Events, Facebook, fun, gig, Lichfield, live music, Newtown, Pubs, Real Ale, rock, Saturday, The Chase Inn, Things to do, Twitter
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A great evening of music and fun at the Prince of Wales tonight!
Jennie Horton has been in touch, she’s the new manager at the Prince of Wales in Brownhills, just up on the A5 Watling Street, on the corner with Chapel Street – it’s a great little pub.
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Tagged 10 March, 2016, Brownhills, Clive, Events, Facebook, Jennie Horton, Lichfield, Prince of Wales, Pubs, sing along, Singer, spin the wheel, Things to do
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Book your tickets for a great musical by Brownhills’ finest!
Old pal of the blog and top local musical whizz Jamie Norgrove contacted me from Brownhills Musical Theatre Company last week to ask if I’d plug their latest show – and I’m happy to do so!
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Tagged 2016, 3, 7, Brownhills, Events, Evite, Facebook, Garrick, Jamie Norgrove, Lichfield, local blogs, May, MTC, Musical, Musical Theatre Company, musicals, Theatre, Things to do, tickets
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Fantastic live music at The Chase Inn this weekend!
The Chase Inn at Newtown, Brownhills goes from strength to strength – there’s not only great ale and a warm, welcoming atmosphere, but great live music most weekends, too – and there’s a great act on this weekend.
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Tagged 4 March 2016, 5 March 2016, Adams Family, atmosphere, bands, Brownhills, Chase Inn, Chasewater, entertainment, Events, Facebook, gig, Lichfield, live music, New Photos, Newtown, Pubs, Real Ale, ROAR, Rock of Ages Reborn, Saturday, Sunday, The Chase Inn, Things to do, Twitter
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Live music at The Chase Inn tonight!
Kim Savage from the Chase Inn at Newtown, Brownhills has been in touch to let me know that there’s live music on again at the popular Brownhills pub tonight (Saturday 27th February 2016), with top local glam rockers The Hype live from 9pm.
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Tagged 2016, 27 February, 70's, atmosphere, Brownhills, Chase Inn, Chasewater, entertainment, Events, Facebook, fun, gig, glam, Lichfield, live music, Newtown, Pubs, Real Ale, rock, Saturday, The Chase Inn, The Hype, Things to do, Twitter
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A great evening of music and fun at the Prince of Wales tonight!
Jennie Horton has been in touch, she’s the new manager at the Prince of Wales pub in Brownhills, just up on the A5 Watling Street, on the corner with Chapel Street – it’s a great little pub.
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Tagged 2016, 25 Fenruary, Brownhills, Clive, Events, Facebook, Jennie Horton, Lichfield, Prince of Wales, Pubs, sing along, Singer, spin the wheel, Things to do
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Fantastic live music at The Chase Inn tonight!
The Chase Inn at Newtown, Brownhills goes from strength to strength – there’s not only great ale and a warm, welcoming atmosphere, but great live music most weekends, too – and there’s a great act on tonight.
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Tagged 2016, 20th February, atmosphere, Brownhills, Chase Inn, Chasewater, entertainment, Events, Facebook, gig, Lichfield, live music, Newtown, Pubs, Real Ale, Samurai Sunday, Saturday, The Chase Inn, Things to do, Twitter
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Fantastic rock covers band live at The Chase Inn tonight!
The Chase Inn at Newtown, Brownhills goes from strength to strength – there’s not only great ale and a warm, welcoming atmosphere, but great live music most weekends, too – and there’s a great act on tonight.
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Tagged 13 February, 2016, atmosphere, Brownhills, Chase Inn, Chasewater, covers, entertainment, Events, Facebook, gig, Lichfield, live music, Newtown, Pubs, Real Ale, recollection, rock, Saturday, The Chase Inn, The Rollers, Things to do, Twitter
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Great live music at The Chase Inn tonight!
Kim Savage from the Chase Inn at Newtown, Brownhills has been in touch to let me know that there’s live music on again at the popular Brownhills pub tonight (Saturday 6th February 2016), with rock covers band Dark page live from 9pm.
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Tagged 2016, 6 February, atmosphere, Brownhills, Chase Inn, Chasewater, Dark page, entertainment, Events, Facebook, fun, gig, Lichfield, live music, Newtown, Pubs, Real Ale, Saturday, The Chase Inn, 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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Fantastic live music at The Chase Inn tonight!
The Chase Inn at Newtown, Brownhills goes from strength to strength – there’s not only great ale and a warm, welcoming atmosphere, but great live music most weekends, too – and there’s a great act on tonight.
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Tagged 2016, 30th January, atmosphere, Brownhills, Chase Inn, Chasewater, entertainment, Events, Facebook, gig, Lichfield, live music, Newtown, Pubs, Real Ale, Sabb-earth1, Saturday, The Chase Inn, Things to do, Twitter
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A great concert in Brownhills this Thursday!
Don’t forget that this Thursday evening (28th January 2016), there’s a fantastic concert featuring music by local performers at Silver Street Methodist Church in Brownhills, organised by the wonderful Deryck Langford.
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Tagged 2016, 28 January, Academy, Aldridge, Band, Brass, Brownhills, charity, Church, concert, Corrie Halford, Deryck Langford, Lichfield, Methodist, music, Shire Oak, Silver Street, Ukulele
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Catch Uke 2 live at The Chase Inn tonight!
Friend of the blog and talented ukulele slinger Barry Shaw has been in touch to let me know that his duo Uke 2 will be playing the Chase Inn at Newtown, Brownhills from 9pm tonight (Saturday, 23rd January 2016).
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Tagged 2016, 26 January, atmosphere, Barry Shaw, Brownhills, Chase Inn, Chasewater, entertainment, Events, Facebook, fun, gig, Lichfield, live music, Newtown, Pubs, Real Ale, Saturday, The Chase Inn, Things to do, Twitter, Uke 2, Ukulele
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Speed Quiz at The Chase Inn tonight!
The Chase Inn at Newtown, Brownhills goes from strength to strength – there’s not only great ale and a warm, welcoming atmosphere, but great entertainment most weekends, too – and there’s a great quiz on there this evening (Sunday, 17th January 2016).
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Tagged 2016, atmosphere, Brownhills, Chase Inn, Chasewater, entertainment, Events, Facebook, Lichfield, Newtown, pub, Pubs, q7th January, quiz, Real Ale, smartphone, Speed Quizzing, Sunday, The Chase Inn, Things to do, Twitter
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An evening of music in Brownhills coming soon!
Friend of the blog and ukulele whizz Corrie Halford has been in touch to let me know about a rather nice concert that’s due to take place in a couple of weeks at the Silver Street Methodist Church in Brownhills, organised by the wonderful Deryck Langford.
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Tagged 2016, 28 January, Academy, Aldridge, Band, Brass, Brownhills, charity, Church, concert, Corrie Halford, Deryck Langford, Lichfield, Methodist, music, Shire Oak, Silver Street, Ukulele
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Fantastic live music at The Chase Inn tonight!
The revival of the Chase Inn at Newtown, Brownhills continues apace – there’s not only great ale and a warm, welcoming atmosphere, but great live music most weekends, too – tonight (Saturday, 19th December 2015) you can catch top Led Zeppelin tribute act The Zeppelin 3 from 9pm.
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Tagged 19th December, 2015, bands, Brownhills, Brownhillss, Chase Inn, Chasewater, Events, Facebook, gig, Lichfield, live music, New Photos, Newtown, Pubs, Real Ale, The Zeppelin 3, 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 16th December 2015) from 7-9pm – tune in on line at the link below.
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Tagged 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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Everything was magic but the weather…
I have to congratulate the people who worked so hard on Brownhills Christmas Market Magic 2015 – although I couldn’t make it this year, I’ve been hearing lots of good stuff about it – my best wishes to Diane and the team for a great thing.
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Tagged 12 December, 2015, Brownhills, Brownhills Christmas Evens, Christmas Fair, Christmas Magic in Brownhills, David Evans, Diane Mansell, Festivity, Ice Rink, Market, photos, pictures, Ravens Court, Santa Special, Shop Local, Shop smart, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood
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Quiz Night and Supper at The Memo tonight!
Tonight – Saturday November 21st, 2015 – there will be quiz night and supper up at The Memo in Lichfield Road, Brownhills, starting at 7:30pm.
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Tagged 2015, Brownhills, Brownhills events, Brownhills Memo, Brownhills Memorial Hall, November 21, Quiz night, supper, Things to do
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Fantastic live music at The Chase Inn this weekend!
The Chase Inn at Newtown, Brownhills goes from strength to strength – there’s not only great ale and a warm, welcoming atmosphere, but great live music most weekends, too – and there’s a great act on this weekend.
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Tagged 2015, 21 November, atmosphere, bands, Brownhills, Chase Inn, Chasewater, entertainment, Events, Facebook, gig, Lichfield, live music, New Photos, Newtown, Pubs, Real Ale, ROAR, Rock of Ages Reborn, Saturday, Sunday, The Chase Inn, Things to do, Twitter
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Moving images
Thanks to local community dynamo Steve Lightfoot, I can share with readers the film which was projected onto the exterior of St. Anne’s Church, Chasetown, for this year’s Remembrance commemorations on the evening of 11th November 2015.
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Tagged 11 November, 150 years, 2015, 2105, Burntwood Chase Heritage Group, Chase Wakes, Chasetown, David Harper, David Hill, Events, Facebook, Film, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, Luxmuralis, New Photos, Peter Walker, projected, Remembrance, St. Anne's, Staffordshire, Things to do, video
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Help for Heroes charity day at the Chase Inn right now!
Kim Savage from the Chase Inn at Newtown, Brownhills has been in touch to let me know that today it’s their Help for Heroes charity day (Saturday 14th November 2015), with a kid’s party, fun and games, live music food and more!
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Tagged 14 November, 2015, atmosphere, Backnumbers, Brownhills, charity, Chase Inn, Chasewater, entertainment, Events, Facebook, fun, games, gig, Help for Geroes, kids party, Lichfield, live music, Newtown, Pubs, Real Ale, Saturday, The Chase Inn, 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 11th November) from 7-9pm – tune in on line at the link below.
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Tagged 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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Live music at The Chase Inn tonight!
Kim Savage from the Chase Inn at Newtown, Brownhills has been in touch to let me know that there’s live music on again at the popular Brownhills pub tonight (Saturday 7th November 2015), with rock covers band Dark page live from 9pm.
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Tagged 2015, 7 November, atmosphere, Brownhills, Chase Inn, Chasewater, Dark page, entertainment, Events, Facebook, fun, gig, Lichfield, live music, Newtown, Pubs, Real Ale, Saturday, The Chase Inn, Things to do, Twitter
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Beter late than never – Rock out with Brownhills finest!
Old pal of the blog and top local musical whizz Jamie Norgrove contacted me from Brownhills Musical Theatre Company some weeks ago to ask if I’d plug their latest show – and I must confess, it totally slipped my mind.
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Tagged 2015, Brownhills, Cannock, Events, Facebook, Jamie Norgrove, Lichfield, local blogs, MTC, Musical Theatre Company, musicals, November, Prince of Wales, Rock n Roll to Broadway, Theatre, Things to do, tickets
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Halloween fun and live music at The Chase Inn tonight!
Kim Savage from the Chase Inn at Newtown, Brownhills has been in touch to let me know that there’s a whole bunch of Halloween stuff going on at the pub tonight, including a kid’s party from 6-8pm, and an adults party from 8pm-late.
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Tagged 2015, 31 October, atmosphere, Brownhills, Chase Inn, Chasewater, entertainment, Events, Facebook, Fancy Dress, fun, gig, Halloween, kids, Lichfield, live music, Newtown, party, Pubs, Real Ale, Saturday, The Chase Inn, Things to do, Third Angle Projection, 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 21st October 2015) from 7-9pm – tune in on line at the link below.
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Tagged 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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Burntwood Blue Birds reunion this evening
As usual, I’m a bit late to the party with this but this is a very important announcement for anyone who was a member of, or is interested in the marching bands so popular in our area that were huge from the 1930s onwards, but particularly in the 60s-90s.
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Tagged 17 October, 2015, Book, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Burntwood Blue Birds, Cannock, Carnival, Chase Royals, Chasewater, Competition, Events, Facebook, Jazz bands, local blogs, Local History, marching bands, New Photos, Parade, re union, reunion, Rushall, St Matthews Sports and Social Clube, Staffordshire, Stuart Cowley, Things to do, Walsall Wood, Walsall Wood Red Caps, Wendy Jones
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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 14th October) from 7-9pm – tune in on line at the link below.
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Tagged 125 year anniversary, 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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Fantastic live music at The Chase Inn tonight!
The Chase Inn at Newtown, Brownhills goes from strength to strength – there’s not only great ale and a warm, welcoming atmosphere, but great live music most weekends, too – and there’s a great act on tonight.
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Tagged 0th October, 2015, atmosphere, Brownhills, Chase Inn, Chasewater, entertainment, Events, Facebook, gig, Lichfield, live music, Newtown, Pubs, Real Ale, Sabb-earth1, Saturday, The Chase Inn, 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 7th October) from 7-9pm – tune in on line at the link below.
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Tagged 125 year anniversary, 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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More fun and music at The Chase Inn this weekend!
There’s a change from the usual weekend schedule at the Chase Inn at Newtown, Brownhills this week, with no live bands scheduled but rock discos happening both tonight (Friday 2nd October 2015) and tomorrow (Saturday 3rd October), with an added karaoke.
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Tagged 2 October, 2015, 3 October, atmosphere, Brownhills, Chase Inn, Chasewater, disco, entertainment, Events, Facebook, karoke, Lichfield, New Photos, Newtown, Pubs, Real Ale, rock, Saturday, Sunday, The Chase Inn, Things to do, Twitter
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Fantastic live music at The Chase Inn this weekend!
The Chase Inn at Newtown, Brownhills goes from strength to strength – there’s not only great ale and a warm, welcoming atmosphere, but great live music most weekends, too – and there’s a couple of great acts on this weekend.
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Tagged 2015, 26 September, 27 September, atmosphere, bands, Big Joe Bone, Brownhills, Chase Inn, Chasewater, entertainment, Events, Facebook, gig, Lichfield, Lil Jim, live music, Mike Lee, New Photos, Newtown, Pubs, Real Ale, Saturday, Sunday, The Chase Inn, 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 23rd September 2015) from 7-9pm – tune in on line at the link below.
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Tagged 125 year anniversary, 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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Get your music fix at the Chase Inn tonight and all weekend…
The live music and good times at Chase Inn at Newtown, Brownhills continues – and this week there’s a packed schedule with live music this evening, Friday 18th September 2015 from rock covers band ‘Fire’, starting 9pm.
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Tagged 18 Spetember, 19 September, 20 September, 2015, bands, Brownhills, Cash raffle, Chase Inn, Chasewater, cover, day, Events, Facebook, Fire, Friday, gig, gigs, Headsticks, JD Friday, Lichfield, live music, Livewire, New Photos, Newtown, Pubs, Real Ale, real fire, rock, 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 16th September 2015) from 7-9pm – tune in on line at the link below.
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Tagged 125 year anniversary, 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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Get your music fix at the Chase Inn tonight and all weekend…
The live music and good times at Chase Inn at Newtown, Brownhills continues – and this week there’s a change from the usual schedule with live music this evening, Friday 11th September 2015 from rock covers band ‘Fire’, starting 9pm.
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Tagged 11 September, 12 September, 13 september, 2015, bands, Blacknumbers, Brownhills, Chase Inn, Chasewater, cover, day, Events, Facebook, Fire, Friday, gig, gigs, Gwynn Ashton, Lichfield, live music, New Photos, Newtown, Pubs, Real Ale, real fire, rock, 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 9th September 2015) from 7-9pm – tune in on line at the link below.
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Get your music fix at the Chase Inn tonight and all weekend…
The live music and good times at Chase Inn at Newtown, Brownhills continue – and this week there’s a change from the usual schedule with live music this evening, Friday 4th September 2015 from rock covers band ‘Fire’, starting 8pm.
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Tagged 2015, 4 September, 5 September, bands, Brownhills, Chase Inn, Chasewater, cover, day, Events, Facebook, Fire, Friday, gig, gigs, Lichfield, live music, New Photos, Newtown, Open Music, Pubs, Real Ale, real fire, rock, Sonepunch, Things to do, Twitter
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One and a half centuries
Here’s a film I’ve been keeping an eye out for for a while, and it was finally uploaded to YouTube last week by David Harper, for which I’m very grateful.
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Tagged 150 years, 2015, Burntwood Chase Heritage Group, Chase Wakes, Chasetown, David Harper, Events, Facebook, Film, filmWendy Jones, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, Manor Youth Club, New Photos, St. Anne's, Staffordshire, Things to do, Videa
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Get your live music fix at the Chase Inn this weekend!
The revival of the Chase Inn at Newtown, Brownhills continues apace – there’s not only great ale and a warm, welcoming atmosphere, but great live music most weekends, too – tonight, (Saturday 29th August 2015) at 9:00pm you can catch rock covers band Fire, and in the afternoon slot 5-8pm on Sunday (30th August 2015) Roy C (Roy Conrad from Eagles tribute band Talon).
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Tagged 11 July, 2015, 29 August, 30 August, bands, Brownhills, bues, Chase Inn, Chasewater, Conrad, cover, Events, Facebook, Fire, gig, gigs, Lichfield, live music, New Photos, Newtown, Pubs, Real Ale, rock, Roy C, Talon, 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 26th August 2015) from 7-9pm – tune in on line at the link below.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Events, Fun stuff to see and do, Just plain daft, Local media, Local music, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged 2ndCityRadio, Brownhills, city, community, Events, Facebook, Lichfield, music, Radio, San, Sans kitchen, Second, Shire Oak, Show, Silly, Things to do, Walsall Wood
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Fantastic live music at The Chase Inn this weekend!
The Chase Inn at Newtown, Brownhills goes from strength to strength – there’s not only great ale and a warm, welcoming atmosphere, but great live music most weekends, too – and there’s a couple of great acts on this weekend.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Events, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local media, Local music, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community
Tagged 2015, 22 August, 23 August, bands, Brad dear, Brownhills, Brownhillss, Chase Inn, Chasewater, entertainment, Events, Facebook, gig, Lichfield, live music, New Photos, Newtown, Pubs, Real Ale, The Zeppelin 3, Things to do, Twitter
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Walsall Arboretum Environment Day – on now, and it’s free!
Here’s great event just kicking off in Walsall Arboretum right now (Sunday 16th August 2015) running until 5pm – loads of free nature and wildlife stuff to do for all the family, including the truly remarkable activity of chainsaw sculpting.
Posted in Environment, Events, Fun stuff to see and do, Local media, Local music, News, planning, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Council
Tagged 15 August, 2015, arboretum, chainsaw, cycling, Environment, Events, free, fun day, Nature, New Photos, sulting, Walsall
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Live music at The Chase Inn, Brownhills this weekend!
The Chase Inn at Newtown, Brownhills goes from strength to strength – there’s not only great ale and a warm, welcoming atmosphere, but great live music most weekends, too – and there’s a couple of great acts on this weekend.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Events, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local media, Local music, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community
Tagged 15 August, 16 August, 2015, bands, Brownhills, Chase Inn, Chasewater, Events, Facebook, gig, gigs, Lichfield, live music, New Photos, Newtown, Pistol Pete Wearn, Pubs, Real Ale, Satnams Tache, Saturday, Stevie, Sunday, Things to do, Twitter
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Crowning glory
One subject that has precious little presence in the historical record, yet keeps cropping up again and again is that of the local Working Mens Clubs.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, Local music, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged 1953, Ant Hill, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, club, coronation, David Evans, Friezland Lane, Local History, mans, Medal, New Photos, Pat Lynk, Pubs, Redevelopment, Shire Oak, Staffordshire, Things to do, Walsall Wood, working
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Live music at The Chase Inn, Brownhills this weekend!
The Chase Inn at Newtown, Brownhills goes from strength to strength – there’s not only great ale and a warm, welcoming atmosphere, but great live music most weekends, too – and there’s a couple of great acts on this weekend.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Events, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local media, Local music, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community
Tagged 2015, 8 August, 9 August, bands, Brownhills, Chase Inn, Chasewater, Events, Facebook, gig, gigs, Lichfield, live music, New Photos, Newtown, Pubs, Real Ale, Saturday, Stevie, Sunday, The Lock Inn, Things to do, Tome Walker Trio, 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 5th August 2015) from 7-9pm – tune in online at the link below.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Events, Fun stuff to see and do, Just plain daft, Local media, Local music, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged 125 year anniversary, 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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An elocution confusion solution?
Here’s a thing – it’s rare I think, that I can answer a question asked of the blog so comprehensively, but today an enquiry dropped into the mailbox from reader Glen Wootton, who posed the following question:
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Churches, Events, Features, Fun stuff to see and do, Local History, Local media, Local music, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Walsall community
Tagged 1950, A picture tour of old Pelsall Rushall and Shelfield, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Brownhills Male Voice Choir, Brownhills Music Festival, choir, Co-operative, Elocution, Events, Fullelove, George, Glen Wootton, Local History, post-war, Program, Rationing, Staffordshire
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Cockfest starts today!
Here’s a really, really great thing happening this weekend at Newtown, Brownhills from today (31st July 2015) – a two day festival with proceeds going to the Midlands Air Ambulance Charity featuring music and fun in memory of a much-loved local man who sadly passed away this year.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Events, Fun stuff to see and do, Local Blogs, Local media, Local music, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community
Tagged 1 august, 2 August, 2015, Brownhills, Carl Findon Kent, charity, Cockfest, Events, Facebook, Festival, July 31, Lichfield, Live, Midland Air Ambulance, music, Newtown, Staffordshire, The Chase, Things to do
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