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World War Two Event and Vintage, Craft and Curio Fair – two day event this weekend!
Friend of the blog and top Pelsall bloke Chris Hill has asked me to point out a two day event this weekend that’s happening at the Staffordshire Regiment Museum, at the former Whittington Barracks, on the A51 between Lichfield and Whittington.
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Posted in Environment, Events, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, Local music, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web
Tagged 11 July, 12 July, 2015, barracks, Chris Hill, Craft, Curio, Events, Facebook, fair, Kitchener, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, Reenactment, Spacehopper Events, Staffordshire, Staffordshire Regiment Museum, Things to do, vintage, WHittington, world war two, WW2
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Explosive stuff
There’s a discussion currently ongoing in the background between contributors the the Brownhills blog about our area during wartime, and the kind of effect the Second World War had on Brownhills and the wider area as a whole – we’re interested primarily in what people remember, or stories they were told about air raids in the locality.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Cannock Chase, Chasewater, Clayhanger stuff, Environment, Events, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, News, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged air raid., Aldridge, Blackout, bomb, bombs, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Canal, Chasewater, Clayhanger, David Evans, Events, incendiary, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, Norton Canes, Pelsall, Shire Oak, shrapnel, Staffordshire, Things to do, Walsall, Walsall Wood, war
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September 1995 – Walsall Wood FC up in flames!
Continuing the scans of the Brownhills Gazette – I present issue 72 of the long lost freesheet, from September 1995 for you to peruse and download – I’ve had an incredible response to featuring these long, lost publications here on the blog.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged 1995, Baker Bond, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Clayhanger, David Evans, freesheet, Gazette, Issue 72, Laburnum Cottage, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, newspaper, Pelsall, September
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That didn’t go to plan… or did it?
I realise this is a bit off piste for the Brownhills Blog, but we have interests in Lichfield, so I think it’s appropriate – a few weeks ago Peter ‘Pedro’ Cutler spotted the following clipping in the newspaper archives.
Posted in Environment, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, Local politics, News, planning, Shared media, Shared memories, Spotted whilst browsing the web
Tagged 1925, 2015, Bowling Green, clock tower, island, July 31, Lichfield, Lichfield Mercurey, Local History, New Photos, Old maps, planning, Redevelopment, road scheme, Staffordshire, The Friary, Things to do
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Rosie’s walk and festival tomorrow!
To continue the rash of parish notices, tomorrow (Sunday 5th July 2015) sees the Rosie’s Charity Walk and Festival in aid of the wonderful Rosie’s Helping Hands Charity – I’m sure readers know the story of how the charity started, and now in the fourteenth year, this event raises a whole lot of cash for local good causes and proves that good things really can come from tragedy.
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Posted in Churches, Environment, Events, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community
Tagged 2015, 5 july, Airfield, Airport, Aldridge, charity, Cycle rides, cycling, Events, Festival, fun day, Karen Ross, memorial, Rosie Ross, Rosie's Helping Hands, sponsored, Sunday, Things to do, walk, Walsall
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Cars in the park – On now and tomorrow
Sorry folks, very busy and hanging on by the seat of my pants here – but right now and tomorrow as part of Festival Weekend in Lichfield, it’s the Cars in the Park event at Beacon Park, Lichfield. 
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Tagged Beacon park, Cars in the park, classic, classic bikes, Classic cars, Cycle rides, Lichfield, New Photos, Round Table, Staffordshire, Things to do, Transport, vintage, Vintage Cars
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It’s all kicking off in Lichfield!
It’s a busy old time in Lichfield over the next few days, with The Lichfield Waterworks Trust having a stall at the Lichfield Festival Market this Saturday (4th July 2015), and Kate Cardigan’s informal Lichfield history group, Lichfield Discovered holding an informal monthly pub meeting on Tuseday evening (7th July 2015).
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Tagged 2 June, 2015, cardigan, Discovered, Duke of York, event, Events, Facebook, free, Gomez, Greenhill, Kate Gomez, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, Lore, New Photos, Panoramio, Silly, social evening, Staffordshire, Talk, Things to do, Tuesday, Twitter
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Does anyone know where Spring Nob is?
I like this one – over the weekend an enquiry came in from friend of the blog Gillian Gaiser, as to the location of a place she members being called Spring Nob.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Environment, Fun stuff to see and do, Just plain daft, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared memories, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged 2015, allotments, Brownhills, Brownhills common, Brownhills local history, Canes, Clayhanger, Gaiser, Gillian, Knob, Lichfield, Local History, Nob, Norton, Shire Oak, Silly, Spring, Staffordshire, Things to do, Walsall Wood
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July 1995 – Brownhills Carnival
Continuing the scans of the Brownhills Gazette – I present issue 70 of the long lost freesheet, from July 1995 for you to peruse and download – I’ve had an incredible response to featuring these long, lost publications here on the blog.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged 1995, August, Baker Bond, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Clayhanger, David Evans, freesheet, Gazette, issue 70, July, Laburnum Cottage, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, newspaper, Pelsall
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I remember it well… I was there. Or was I?
Periodically here, I muse on the nature of what we do – social, oral and collective local history – and wonder aloud about what makes it work, how to do it and whether we’re doing it right.
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Posted in Bad Science, Brownhills stuff, Events, Fun stuff to see and do, Local History, News, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web
Tagged Confirmation, Consistency bias, false, False memory, how memory works, inlayer, iPM, Lichfield Lore, Memory, recollection, recovered, Walsall Local History Centre
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August 1995 – Betterbuys come to Inshops
Continuing the scans of the Brownhills Gazette – I present issue 71 of the long lost freesheet, from August 1995 for you to peruse and download – I’ve had an incredible response to featuring these long, lost publications here on the blog.
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Tagged 1995, August, Baker Bond, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Clayhanger, David Evans, freesheet, Gazette, issue 71, Laburnum Cottage, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, newspaper, Pelsall
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Lichfield Waterworks Trust – June public meeting tonight!
Sandfields Pumping Station champion and public historian extraordinaire Dave Moore has been in touch to let me know that tonight (Thursday 25th June 2015) there is a public progress meeting for the Lichfield Waterworks Trust charity, formerly the Friends of Sandfields Pumping Station group.
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Tagged 2015, 25th June, 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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Mystery tour?
The above wonderful outing photograph – thought to be from the mid 1920s has been sent in by reader Pat Wilcox – and I think will be of great interest to John and Paul Anslow, Anne Cross and other followers of that thread.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Followups, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged 2015, Ann Cross, Annie, Anslow, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Dennis, john, Lichfield, Local History, New Photos, Onslow, Pat Wilcox, Paul, Pubs, Royal Exchange, Shire Oak, Staffordshire, Thomas, Walsall Wood
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Crushed nuts and juice, sonny?
Rightho – it’s Sunday, it’s summer (just about; the rain is getting warmer so it must be), so what could be more appropriate than an ice cream from the travelling ice cream man?
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Events, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web
Tagged 1958, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, David Evans, Desmond Burton, Facebook, Ice Cream, local blogs, Local History, Main Street, Shire Oak, Sonnall, Staffordshire, Stonnall, video, Walsall Wood, Wordsley House
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The Lectric Men
Old friend of the blog Reg ‘Aer Reg’ Fullelove has been at it again – and this time, he’s written a fabulous piece on his early working days as an electricity supply engineer for the Chasetown Electricity Board, in the very earliest days of domestic supply.
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Tagged Aer Reg, Brownhills, Brownhills a walk into history, Brownhills local history, Canal, Cannock Chase Colliery Company, charity, Chase Terrace, Chasetown, Chasewater, Clayhanger, Electricity, Events, history, Local History, mining, No 5 pit, planning, Reg Fullelove, St. Anne's, Staffordshire, Things to do, UDC
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June 1995 – Leigh goes bang!
Continuing the scans of the Brownhills Gazette – I present issue 69 of the long lost freesheet, from June 1995 for you to peruse and download – I’ve had an incredible response to featuring these long, lost publications here on the blog.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged 1995, Baker Bond, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Clayhanger, David Evans, freesheet, Gazette, issue 69, June, Laburnum Cottage, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, newspaper, Pelsall, Steve Parlett
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May 1995 – VE Day Celebrations In Brownhills
Continuing the scans of the Brownhills Gazette – I present issue 68 of the long lost freesheet, from May 1995 for you to peruse and download – I’ve had an incredible response to featuring these long, lost publications here on the blog.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged 1995, Baker Bond, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Clayhanger, David Evans, freesheet, Gazette, issue 68, Laburnum Cottage, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, May, newspaper, Pelsall, Steve Parlett
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Take a Memo, Mr. Fullelove…
A mystery is sparked by the redoubtable old friend of the blog Reg ‘Are Reg’ Fullelove, whoo’s been again chatting to David Evans and supplied another wonderful tranche of material for the blog.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, Local music, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories
Tagged Aer Reg, Brownhills, Brownhills Memorial Hall, Brownhills stuff, Clive Roberts, David Evans, football, Foundation, Fullelove, Fun stuff to see and do, Harrison, local blogs, Local media, local music, Memo, Memorial Hall, original, plan, Reg, Shared media, Social media, Stone, The Memo
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April 1995 – Watling Street Schools Academic Prowess
Continuing the scans of the Brownhills Gazette – I present issue 67 of the long lost freesheet, from April 1995 for you to peruse and download – I’ve had an incredible response to featuring these long, lost publications here on the blog.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged 1995, April, Baker Bond, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Clayhanger, David Evans, freesheet, Gazette, Issue 67, Laburnum Cottage, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, newspaper, Pelsall, Steve Parlett
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March 1995 – The road chaos has ended
Continuing the scans of the Brownhills Gazette – I present issue 66 of the long lost freesheet, from March 1995 for you to peruse and download – I’ve had an incredible response to featuring these long, lost publications here on the blog.
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Tagged 1995, Baker Bond, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Clayhanger, David Evans, freesheet, Gazette, Issue 66, Laburnum Cottage, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, March, newspaper, Pelsall, Steve Parlett
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The Electric Co.
Sometimes, something comes in unexpectedly that puts a huge smile on your face, just for the sheer rarity value of it – and the email I received a couple of days ago from Mike Blakeway in South Australia did just that.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Features, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, News, planning, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories
Tagged 1954, 1976, aerial photo, April, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Canal, Crabtree, Fred Butler, Lichfield Road, Line, Local History, MCB, MIDAR, Midland Auto Rewinds, Mike Blakeway, New Photos, production, Redevelopment, Staffordshire, Superalloys
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Find out about the restoration of our lost canal tonight!
Just a quick note to point out that the Lichfield and Hatherton Canal Restoration Trust are holding their Annual General Meeting tonight (Friday, 5th June 2015) in Brownhills, at the Parkview Centre (the old Council House on the Miner Island), and all are welcome to attend.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, cycling, Environment, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, News, planning, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Wildlife
Tagged 2015, 5th June, AGM, Barracks Lane, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Canal, Canal Restoration, Challenge, charity, Christine Howles, Cross City Line, Cycle rides, cycling, Derelict, Facebook, Hatherton, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, New Photos, Parkview Centre, planning, project, renovation, Shire Oak, Staffordshire, Summerhill, The Boat, Things to do, trust, Twitter, Wildlife
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February 1995 – Brownhills Loo-sing Out Again
Continuing the scans of the Brownhills Gazette – I present issue 65 of the long lost freesheet, from Febuary 1995 for you to peruse and download. I’ve had an incredible response to featuring these long, lost publications here on the blog.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged 1995, Baker Bond, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Clayhanger, David Evans, February, freesheet, Gazette, issue 65, Laburnum Cottage, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, newspaper, Pelsall, Steve Parlett
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Brownhills United 1974-5: Athletic figures and groovy hairstyles
A couple of weeks ago an enquiry about Brownhills United football team reached me from Andy Richards in Florida, USA – he wanted to know if anyone had any memories of this long lost footy team.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Environment, Followups, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged ? P Mills, A Dixon, A Pearce, A Portman, Andrew, Andy, B Cooper., B Lewis, Bob Woodward, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Brownhills United, Clayhanger, D Kilbride, D Wright, FC, Florida, football, Footy, J. Cooper, Lichfield, Local History, M Arblaster, M Beddows, M Gerry, N Bailey, P CHapman, P Wilkinson, R Hayward, R Jagelski, R Woodward, Richards, S Surch, soccer, Staffordshire, Things to do, Walsall Wood, Walsall WOod FC
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Meet Lichfield Discovered over a pint!
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.
Posted in Churches, 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 2 June, 2015, cardigan, Discovered, Duke of York, event, Events, Facebook, free, Gomez, Greenhill, Kate Gomez, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, Lore, New Photos, Panoramio, Silly, social evening, Staffordshire, Talk, Things to do, Tuesday, Twitter
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January 1995 – Environmental nightmare continues with latest mining bid
Continuing the scans of the Brownhills Gazette – I present issue 64 of the long lost freesheet, from January 1995 for you to peruse and download – I’ve had an incredible response to featuring these long, lost publications here on the blog.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged 1995, Accident, Baker Bond, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Clayhanger, David Evans, freesheet, Gazette, issue 64, January, Laburnum Cottage, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, newspaper, Pelsall, Steve Parlett
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Restoring a canal – a new challenge
I always receive a really positive response when featuring articles by Christine Howles on behalf of the Lichfield and Hatherton Canal Restoration Trust here on the blog, which aim to support and assist this great local canal restoration project.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, cycling, Environment, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, News, planning, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Wildlife
Tagged Barracks Lane, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Canal, Canal Restoration, Challenge, charity, Christine Howles, Cross City Line, Cycle rides, cycling, Derelict, Facebook, Hatherton, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, New Photos, planning, project, renovation, Shire Oak, Staffordshire, Summerhill, The Boat, Things to do, trust, Twitter, Wildlife
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Lichfield Waterworks Trust – May public meeting tonight!
Sandfields Pumping Station champion and public historian extraordinaire Dave Moore has been in touch to let me know that tonight (Thursday 28th May 2015) there is 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 2015, 28 May, Architecture, at risk, Black Country, buildings, Cruck House, 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
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December 1994 – Is the government really fit to govern?
Continuing the scans of the Brownhills Gazette – I present issue 63 of the long lost freesheet, from December 1994 for you to peruse and download – I’ve had an incredible response to featuring these long, lost publications here on the blog.
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Tagged Accident, Baker Bond, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Clayhanger, David Evans, December, freesheet, Gazette, issue 63, Laburnum Cottage, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, newspaper, Pelsall, Steve Parlett
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The team of ’57
Here’s a head scratcher from friend of the blog Martin Littler, who’s contributed so much previously to Brownhills Local history – and this time he’s come up with a cracker for a Bank Holiday Monday.
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Tagged 1957, 2015, Arthur Shingler, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, football, Footy, Graham Ward, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, Martin Littler, Michael Morris, Mike Stackhouse, New Photos, Paul Nicholls, Peter Fletcher, photo, soccer, Staffordshire, team, Things to do, Walsall Wood, Watling Street
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Bill Shaw’s 2015 Walsall Wood FC presentation dinner report
Crossed wires last weekend when a collection of photos from Walsall Wood Football Club’s Presentation Dinner arrived from David Evans and I published them, not realising a writeup was due from Bill Shaw, which arrived later in the week – sorry chaps, hopefully this should rectify things.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Events, 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, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Andy Roper, Bill Shaw, David Evans, Dinner, end of season, Events, FC, football, Footy, Good of the Wood, Lichfield, New Photos, photos, presentation evening, Report, soccer, Things to do, Walsall Wood, Walsall WOod FC
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October 1994 – Vandalism Strikes Again!
Continuing the scans of the Brownhills Gazette – I present issue 61 of the long lost freesheet, from October 1994 for you to peruse and download. I’ve had an incredible response to featuring these long, lost publications here on the blog.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Accident, Baker Bond, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Clayhanger, David Evans, freesheet, Gazette, Issue 61, Laburnum Cottage, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, newspaper, October, Pelsall, Steve Parlett
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Do you remember Brownhills United?
A great enquiry reaches me from Florida, USA the home of Brownhills lad Andrew Richards, who emigrated there in 1990 – when Andy lived here, he played for Brownhills United and has written a wonderful piece requesting information on this lost local team.
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Tagged Andrew, Andy, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Brownhills United, Clayhanger, FC, Florida, football, Footy, Lichfield, Local History, Richards, soccer, Staffordshire, Things to do, Walsall Wood, Walsall WOod FC
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September 1994 – Brownhills loses another service
Continuing the scans of the Brownhills Gazette – I present issue 60 of the long lost freesheet, from September 1994 for you to peruse and download. I’ve had an incredible response to featuring these long, lost publications here on the blog.
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Tagged 1994, Accident, Baker Bond, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Clayhanger, David Evans, freesheet, Gazette, issue 60, Laburnum Cottage, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, newspaper, Pelsall, September, Steve Parlett
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Thomas Stokes: Unsung hero of the Old Hednesford Pit Disaster
I must say there hasn’t been enough local history stuff here of late and it has also been too long since I last featured a research article by the incisive and tenacious historian Peter ‘Pedro’ Cutler.
Posted in Bad Science, Cannock Chase, Environment, Events, Followups, Interesting photos, It makes me mad!, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged 1911, Bravery, Hednesfold, Hero, heroism, inquest, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, Medal, New Photos, Old, Pedro, Peter Cutler, pit disaster, Poem, Report, Staffordshire, Thomas Stokes
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Heinz 47?
Here’s an intriguing bit of offbeat local history from blog stalwart Andy Dennis, relating to a friendship his father, Derrick Dennis developed immediately following the war, during military service.
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Tagged 1947, Andy Dennis, Berlin Wall, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Derrick Dennis, Events, Harlech, Heinz, Leipzig, Llanbedr, Local History, Mystery, New Photos, POW, RAF, Staffordshire, Tangmere, VE Day
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2015 Walsall Wood FC presentation dinner
Saturday evening (16th May 2015) saw the annual presentation dinner of Walsall Wood Football Club, and I’ve been sent the following report by the young David Evans.
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Tagged Andy Roper, David Evans, Dinner, end of season, Events, FC, football, Footy, Good of the Wood, Lichfield, New Photos, photos, presentation evening, soccer, Things to do, Walsall Wood, Walsall WOod FC
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A Brownhills hero caught on film
A couple of weeks ago, I ran an article here that has proven remarkably popular: a story of amazing sporting heroism and a subsequent life of administering fair play as a snooker referee – the wonderful life story of local man Geoff Harrington.
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Tagged 1951, 1952, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Chris Lawrence, David Evans, Events, Film, Geoff Harrington, Lichfield, Local History, New Year, newreel, Pedro, Peter Cutler, Powderhall, referee, snooker, sport, Sprint, Staffordshire, World Record, Youtube
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August 1994 – Fierce attack at BNNR public enquiry
Continuing the scans of the Brownhills Gazette – I present issue 59 of the long lost freesheet, from July 1994 for you to peruse and download. I’ve had an incredible response to featuring these long, lost publications here on the blog.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Accident, August, August 1994, Baker Bond, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Clayhanger, David Evans, freesheet, Gazette, issue 59, Laburnum Cottage, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, newspaper, Steve Parlett
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Sitting on the wall
Here’s a great image sent to my by friend of the blog and community activist Linda Mason, who’s still turning out some of the greatest blog posts in Walsall but rarely gets the attention they merit.
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Tagged 1961, 2015, Aldridge, Birlec, Facebook, Family, genealogy, Lichfield, Linda Mason, local blogs, Local History, Mad Old Baggage, Mason, Old pictures, Phot, Rowbotham, Staffordshire, Things to do, Twitter, Wall, Walsall, Walsall Wood, Westgate
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Tom, hark!
Earlier in the year, I published the memories of Elizabeth Hampton who grew up in Pier Street Brownhills, and I still have the second half of that memoir to come – however, this week she sent me some lovely school class photos from the very early 1950s at Brownhills Central Boys’ School (The Annex, now the Activity Centre).
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Tagged 1950, 1951, 1952, boys, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Central, Class photo, Elizabeth Hampton, Lichfield, Local History, Mick, Modern, Neville's, New Photos, School, Secondary, Stackhouse, Staffordshire, Things to do, Tom
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Mad about the Mouse
This is just a quick question for the history wonks out there who have some knowledge of Pelsall.
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Tagged 2015, colliery, hisotry, industrial, Lichfield, mine, Mouse Hill, name, origin, Pelsall, Pelsall Hall, Road
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Brownhills VE Day commemoration this Friday
In all the fuss and bother of the election, it would be easy to overlook this essential Brownhills British Legion VE Day Commemoration taking place this Friday, 8th May at the Cenotaph in Brownhills.
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Tagged 2015, 8 may, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Cenotaph, Clayhanger, commemoration, David Evans, Local History, Martin Littler, Memories of Walsall, New Photos, RBL, Royal British Legion, Staffordshire, Things to do, VE Day, war
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July 1994 – Amazing feat in L.A. – but dragging feet in Clayhanger
Continuing the scans of the Brownhills Gazette – I present issue 58 of the long lost freesheet, from July 1994 for you to peruse and download – I’ve had an incredible response to featuring these long, lost publications here on the blog.
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Tagged 1994, Accident, Baker Bond, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Clayhanger, David Evans, freesheet, Gazette, Issue 58, July, Laburnum Cottage, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, newspaper, Steve Parlett
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Minister, yes?
A quick enquiry I received yesterday via Facebook from reader Leigh Millward – I’m sure that out there amongst the readership, we have the knowledge and power to answer this interesting question.
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Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Facebook, High Street, Hosea Silvester, Leigh Millward, Lichfield, Local History, Minister, New Photos, Staffordshire, Susan Austin, Wesleyan Chapel
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Marching through the memories
Long-term readers will remember well friend of the blog Wendy Jones, who donated so much material to the blog – both in the form of photos of the area before the mM6 Toll came through, and her main interest, the history of local marching bands, particularly the Burntwood Blue Birds Jazz Band.
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Tagged 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, reunion, Rushall, Staffordshire, Stuart Cowley, Things to do, Walsall Wood, Walsall Wood Red Caps, Wendy Jones
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June 1994 – Nearly Thirty Years on the Beat
Continuing the scans of the Brownhills Gazette – I present issue 57 of the long lost freesheet, from June 1994 for you to peruse and download – I’ve had an incredible response to featuring these long, lost publications here on the blog.
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Tagged 1994, Accident, Baker Bond, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Clayhanger, David Evans, freesheet, Gazette, issue 57, June, Laburnum Cottage, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, newspaper, Steve Parlett
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Lichfield Waterworks Trust – April 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 (30th April 2015) there is a public progress meeting for the Lichfield Waterworks Trust group (formerly the Friends of Sandfields Pumping Station).
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Tagged 30th April, 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, Sandfields, Staffordshire, Talk, Things to do
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May 1994 – Sad loss of Terry Clarke
Continuing the scans of the Brownhills Gazette – I present issue 56 of the long lost freesheet, from May 1994 for you to peruse and download – I’ve had an incredible response to featuring these long, lost publications here on the blog.
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Tagged 1994, Accident, Baker Bond, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Clayhanger, David Evans, December, freesheet, Gazette, Issue 56, Laburnum Cottage, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, May, newspaper, Steve Parlett
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A historical query… can anyone help?
Friend of the blog and Pelsall person Jayne Preston has asked me on Facebook if I have any pictures of, or know anything about Barnetts Buildings, Shire Oak, Walsall Wood – sad to say I don’t.
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Tagged Barnetts Buildings, Brandhoek, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, cemetery, Facebook, G Bough, Gunner, Jayne Preston, Lichfield, Local History, Shire Oak, Staffordshire, Things to do, Walsall Wood
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