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Act of Remembrance for those lost in the Falklands to take place in Brownhills
This year it’s the 40th anniversary of the Falklands Conflict, which affected many towns like ours up and down the country, in that our lads went off to war in the South Atlantic – indeed, Brownhills lost a son whose … Continue reading
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Tagged 40 years, Brownhills, Conflict, David Evans, Events, Falklands, Local History, RBL, Remembrance, Staffordshire, Things to do, time, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood, war
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Don’t forget: The Brownhills branch of the Royal British Legion are here for help and friendship
I have here an important message from the Brownhills Branch (and wider organisation, of course) of the Royal British Legion that old friend of the blog John Bird has asked me to share with you all. The young David Evans … Continue reading
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Tagged Brownhills, David Evans, Events, local blogs, Local History, Parade, RBL, Remembrance, Ron Dance, Staffordshire, Things to do, time, under threat, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood
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Unexpected development in bagging area – Aldi buy Ravens Court
Well, this is the news I though I’d never share: 12 years after my first article here about Ravens Court and the then promise of Tesco’s new gold dream that crumbled to dust, it turns out bargain supermarket chain Aldi … Continue reading
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Tagged 215 Notice, Blofeld, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Brownhills Market, Canal, Cheap tat, Clayhanger, Compulsory purchase, Derelict, Events, Facebook, John Bird, Lichfield, Local History, Local politics, Mike Bird, New Photos, New Tesco, planning, Politics, Ravens Court, Redevelopment, Retail, sympathy, Tesco, Tesco Development, teve Wade, Vandalism, Vivienne Aston, Walsall, Walsall Advertiser, Walsall Council, Walsall politics
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Pictures and video from Brownhills and Walsall Wood 2021 Remembrance Sunday
Today, Sunday 14th November 2021 saw the annual marking of Remembrance Day in the UK and I’m pleased to say the local area did both themselves and the fallen proud staging a whole range of parades and events that were … Continue reading
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Tagged Brownhills, Events, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, Parade, Remembrance, Ron Dance, Scouts, Service, Things to do, time, Walsall, Walsall Council
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Details of 2021 local Remembrance events – live list
This post is pinned to the top until Sunday – new material will appear below. Remembrance Sunday 2011 Aldridge, by Andrew Watson, posted in his Flickr photo stream. As usual in a normal year, I will try and share with … Continue reading
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Tagged 10 November, 2019, Aldridge, Bloxwich, Brownhills, Clayhanger, Details, Events, Heath Hayes, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, Remembrance, Service, Staffordshire, Things to do, time, Twitter, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood
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How Brownhills marked the passing of the Duke of Edinburgh
It’s always good to hear from old friend of the blog and respected elder of Brownhills, John Bird a man I’ve always respected, not just for his activities with and in support of the local Royal British Legion and Remembrance, … Continue reading
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Tagged Brownhills, Duke of Edinburgh, Events, John Bird, local blogs, Local History, Prince Phillip, Remembrance, Staffordshire, Things to do, time
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Beware – bike theft is a growing problem locally
It’s time, I’m very much afraid, to issue another warning – theft of bikes and ebikes in the Brownhills and wider Walsall area continues to escalate in the wake of the bike boom and general retail shortage of new machines … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016, Aldridge, Brownhills, Burglary, crime, Events, garage, garages, home security, local blogs, Pelsall, Police, Shed, Sheds, Shire Oak, vehicle, Walsall, West Midlands
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Beware – bike thefts from garages and sheds occurring locally again
It’s time, I’m very much afraid, to issue another warning – it seems local burglars are at it again – In the last few weeks there have been a number of break-ins to sheds and outbuildings in the Brownhills and wider Walsall … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016, Aldridge, Brownhills, Burglary, crime, Events, garage, garages, home security, local blogs, Pelsall, Police, Shed, Sheds, Shire Oak, vehicle, Walsall, West Midlands
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A further sad update from New Hall Mill
Yesterday, I had another sad update from Alan Dawson about New Hall Mill, that fabulous historic gem of a working watermill just down the road near Sutton Coldfield. Regular readers will know well I always plug their events and am … Continue reading
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Tagged #365daysofbiking, Alan Dawson, Art and Crafts day, collection, Cycle rides, Cycle Route, cycleway, cycling, Deer, History day, Muntjac, NCN, New Hall Mill, Newhall, off road, open days, Park, Pipe Hayes, Plants Brook, Sunday, Sutton Coldfield, Things to do, urban, urban birdlife, Valley, Water Mill, Wylde Green
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Plea to find family of deceased Walsall resident: Can you help please?
Walsall Client Welfare Services Department have issued an appeal to trace any family of a Walsall resident who recently passed away at New Cross Hospital – Michael Hinton, aged 79, of 30 Lister Street, Willenhall. I realise this appeal is … Continue reading
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Tagged died, Family, help, passed away, releatives, request, search, Staffordshire, Walsall, Walsall Council, West Midlands
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A sad but timely message from New Hall Mill
One of the incidental effects of the current pandemic (how odd it is to type those words) that is slowly dawning on me is that most of the things that I treasure about summer are unlikely to happen this year … Continue reading
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Tagged #365daysofbiking, Alan Dawson, Art and Crafts day, collection, Cycle rides, Cycle Route, cycleway, cycling, Deer, History day, Muntjac, NCN, New Hall Mill, Newhall, off road, open days, Park, Pipe Hayes, Plants Brook, Sunday, Sutton Coldfield, Things to do, urban, urban birdlife, Valley, Water Mill, Wylde Green
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Remembrance: Pursuing an important question from John Bird
Old friend of this blog and highly respected Brownhills Royal British Legion member John Bird wrote to me some time ago asking why our MP, Wendy Morton, only ever seemed to attend Aldridge’s Remembrance Service on Remembrance Sunday morning and not … Continue reading
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Tagged Brownhills, Events, local blogs, Local History, Parade, Remembrance, Staffordshire, Things to do, time, under threat, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood
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The Friends of Brownhills Common – March 2020 meeting tonight!
Here’s one for people interested in the issues surrounding Brownhills Common – theres a meeting tonight, Monday 16th March 2020 of the Friends of Brownhills Common group at the Environmental Depot, 200 Pelsall Road, Brownhills – WS8 7EN – please meet in … Continue reading
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Tagged Brownhills common, Chasewater SSSI, Conifer, Consultation, Countryside Services, Cycle rides, Events, forestry, Freinds, Greenspace, Heathland, Kevin Clements, local blogs, Management, Natural England, Plantation, scrutiny, Special, Things to do, tree removal, Twitter, Walsal Wildlife, Walsall, Walsall Council
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Meet your local police team for a chat in Brownhills this evening!
There’s a local police ‘Reassurance Session’ event coming at Brownhills Community Centre, just off the Miner Island in Brownhills this evening (Friday 13th December 2019) where you can meet the local policing team and discuss issues that are important to … Continue reading
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Tagged 2019, 27 November, Brownhills, CommunitySafety Partnership, Events, home security, Police, Walsall, West Midlands
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Free Christmas Carol Concert at Walsall Arboretum this Saturday!
I’d like to take this opportunity to plug the Carols in the Bandstand event at Walsall Arboretum, which is to be held in the beautifully refurbished park bandstand this coming Saturday afternoon 14th December 2019, from 12:00 noon. The event … Continue reading
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Tagged arboretum, Bandstand, carol, Christmas, concert, Events, New Photos, Redevelopment, Things to do, Twitter, Walsall, Walsall Council
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Meet your local police team in Brownhills this evening!
There’s a local police ‘World Cafe’ event coming at Brownhills Community Centre, just off the Miner Island in Brownhills this evening (Wednesday, 27th November 2019) where you can meet the local policing team and discuss issues that are important to … Continue reading
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Tagged 2019, 27 November, Brownhills, CommunitySafety Partnership, Events, home security, Police, Walsall, West Midlands
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Pictures and video from Brownhills 2019 Remembrance Sunday
Yesterday, Sunday 10th November 2019 saw the annual marking of Remembrance Day in the UK and I’m pleased to say Walsall and South Staffordshire did themselves and the fallen proud and staged a whole range of parades and events that … Continue reading
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Tagged Brownhills, Events, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, Parade, Remembrance, Ron Dance, Scouts, Service, Things to do, time, Walsall, Walsall Council
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Walsall Wood Remembrance Sunday 2019 pictures
The young David Evans yesterday (Sunday, 10th November 2019) went to his local Remembrance event in Walsall Wood and sent in a wonderful gallery of images to mark this most sombre of days. And as always Lee Bragginton of Walsall Wood … Continue reading
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Tagged 10 November, 2019, Brownhills, David Evans, Events, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, Parade, Police, Remembrance, Scouts, Service, Staffordshire, Things to do, time, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood
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Details of 2019 local Remembrance events – live list
This post is pinned to the top until Sunday – new material will appear below. Remembrance Sunday 2011 Aldridge, by Andrew Watson, posted in his Flickr photo stream. Following my request for information to make a list of local Remembrance … Continue reading
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Tagged 10 November, 2019, Aldridge, Bloxwich, Brownhills, Clayhanger, Details, Events, Heath Hayes, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, Remembrance, Service, Staffordshire, Things to do, time, Twitter, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood
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2019 local Remembrance events – still making a list – can you help please?
This is just a quick request for help – in past years, we have crowdsourced from readers a list of local Remembrance parades and events taking place throughout the area, that was popular and useful to many of the readership. A … Continue reading
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Tagged Aldridge, Bloxwich, Brownhills, Clayhanger, Details, Events, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, Parade, Remembrance, Service, Staffordshire, Things to do, time, Twitter, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood
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2019 local Remembrance events – let’s make a list – can you help please?
This is just a quick request for help – in past years, we have crowdsourced from readers a list of local Remembrance parades and events taking place throughout the area, that was popular and useful to many of the readership. I’d … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Churches, Clayhanger stuff, Environment, Events, Interesting photos, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Walsall community, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Aldridge, Bloxwich, Brownhills, Clayhanger, Details, Events, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, Parade, Remembrance, Service, Staffordshire, Things to do, time, Twitter, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood
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Details of Walsall Council’s park bonfire events for 2019
Readers have been asking for details of this year’s Walsall Council Bonfire Night events in the borough, and particularly Brownhills, so here is the latest information. The Brownhills Holland Park event will take place on Saturday, 26th October 2019. Other … Continue reading
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Tagged 2018, arboretum, Bonfire, bonfire night, Brownhills, Events, fireworks, Guy Fawkes, Holland Park, Local politics, Silly, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics
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Remembrance: An important question from John Bird
I had an email in a couple of weeks ago now from John Bird, a respected member of the Brownhills British Legion and old friend of the blog. John is not known for mincing his words, and has posed an … Continue reading
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Tagged Brownhills, Events, local blogs, Local History, Parade, Remembrance, Staffordshire, Things to do, time, under threat, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood
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New Hall Mill is open this Sunday for the last open day of 2019
There’s a lovely thing to visit locally this Sunday (22nd September 2019), that’s close by, free and absolutely fascinating… New Hall Mill is open again on Sunday for the last open day of 2019. I can heartily recommend the place – … Continue reading
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Tagged #365daysofbiking, 2019, 22 September, Alan Dawson, Art and Crafts day, collection, Cycle rides, Cycle Route, cycleway, cycling, Deer, History day, Muntjac, NCN, New Hall Mill, Newhall, off road, open days, Park, Pipe Hayes, Plants Brook, Sunday, Sutton Coldfield, Things to do, urban, urban birdlife, Valley, Water Mill, Wylde Green
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New Hall Mill – Step back in time to the 1940’s today!
New Hall Mill is a splendid place, restored and run by wonderfully dedicated volunteers. Theres a lovely thing to visit locally today, Bank Holiday Monday (26th August 2019), that’s close by, free and absolutely fascinating… It’s New Hall Mill’s 1940s event! … Continue reading
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Tagged #365daysofbiking, 2019, 26 August, Alan Dawson, Art and Crafts day, Bank Holiday Monday, bike cam, collection, Cycle rides, Cycle Route, cycleway, cycling, Deer, History day, Muntjac, NCN, New Hall Mill, Newhall, off road, open days, Park, Pipe Hayes, Plants Brook, Sunday, Sutton Coldfield, Things to do, urban, urban birdlife, Valley, Water Mill, Wylde Green
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The Royal British Legion are here to help – but need our help too!
I have here an important message from the Brownhills Branch (and wider organisation, of course) of the Royal British Legion that old friend of the blog John Bird has asked me to share with you all. I owe an apology … Continue reading
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Tagged Brownhills, David Evans, Events, local blogs, Local History, Parade, RBL, Remembrance, Ron Dance, Staffordshire, Things to do, time, under threat, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood
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New Hall Mill – Step back in time to the 1940’s on Bank Holiday Monday
New Hall Mill is a splendid place, restored and run by wonderfully dedicated volunteers. Theres a lovely thing to visit locally this Bank Holiday Monday (26th August 2019), that’s close by, free and absolutely fascinating… It’s New Hall Mill’s 1940s event! … Continue reading
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Tagged #365daysofbiking, 2019, 26 August, Alan Dawson, Art and Crafts day, Bank Holiday Monday, bike cam, collection, Cycle rides, Cycle Route, cycleway, cycling, Deer, History day, Muntjac, NCN, New Hall Mill, Newhall, off road, open days, Park, Pipe Hayes, Plants Brook, Sunday, Sutton Coldfield, Things to do, urban, urban birdlife, Valley, Water Mill, Wylde Green
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New Hall Mill July 2019 open day this Sunday!
Theres a lovely thing to visit locally today (Sunday 28th July 2019), that’s close by, free and absolutely fascinating… New Hall Mill is open again this Sunday and I can heartily recommend the place – it’s fascinating and I had a … Continue reading
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Tagged #365daysofbiking, 2019, 28 July, Alan Dawson, Art and Crafts day, Bank Holiday Monday, bike cam, collection, Cycle rides, Cycle Route, cycleway, cycling, Deer, History day, Muntjac, NCN, New Hall Mill, Newhall, off road, open days, Park, Pipe Hayes, Plants Brook, Sunday, Sutton Coldfield, Things to do, urban, urban birdlife, Valley, Water Mill, Wylde Green
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The Friends of Brownhills Common – July 2019 meeting tonight!
Here’s one for people interested in the issues surrounding Brownhills Common – theres a meeting tonight, Monday 8th July 2019 of the Freinds of Brownhills Common group at the Environmental Depot, 200 Pelsall Road, Brownhills – WS8 7EN – please meet in … Continue reading
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Tagged 2018, 21 May, Brownhills common, Chasewater SSSI, Conifer, Consultation, Countryside Services, Cycle rides, Events, forestry, Freinds, Greenspace, Heathland, Kevin Clements, local blogs, Management, Natural England, Plantation, scrutiny, Special, Things to do, tree removal, Twitter, Walsal Wildlife, Walsall, Walsall Council
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New Hall Mill is open again this Sunday
Theres a lovely thing to visit locally this Sunday (23rd June 2019), that’s close by, free and absolutely fascinating… New Hall Mill is open again on Sunday for the third open day of 2019. I can heartily recommend the place – it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged #365daysofbiking, 2019, 23 June, Alan Dawson, Art and Crafts day, Bank Holiday Monday, bike cam, collection, Cycle rides, Cycle Route, cycleway, cycling, Deer, History day, Muntjac, NCN, New Hall Mill, Newhall, off road, open days, Park, Pipe Hayes, Plants Brook, Sunday, Sutton Coldfield, Things to do, urban, urban birdlife, Valley, Water Mill, Wylde Green
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Don’t forget New Hall Mill open day today!
Theres a lovely thing to visit locally this Bank Holiday Monday (28th May 2018), that’s close by, free and absolutely fascinating… New Hall Mill is open again next Monday for the second open day of 2018. I can heartily recommend the place … Continue reading
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Tagged #365daysofbiking, 2018, 28 May, Alan Dawson, Art and Crafts day, bank holiday, Bank Holiday Monday, bike cam, collection, Cycle rides, Cycle Route, cycleway, cycling, Deer, History day, Muntjac, NCN, New Hall Mill, Newhall, off road, open days, Park, Pipe Hayes, Plants Brook, Sutton Coldfield, Things to do, urban, urban birdlife, Valley, Water Mill, Wylde Green
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Don’t forget New Hall Mill open day this Spring Bank Holiday Monday!
Theres a lovely thing to visit locally this Bank Holiday Monday (27th May 2019), that’s close by, free and absolutely fascinating… New Hall Mill is open again next Monday for the second open day of 2019. I can heartily recommend the place … Continue reading
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Tagged #365daysofbiking, 2018, 28 May, Alan Dawson, Art and Crafts day, bank holiday, Bank Holiday Monday, bike cam, collection, Cycle rides, Cycle Route, cycleway, cycling, Deer, History day, Muntjac, NCN, New Hall Mill, Newhall, off road, open days, Park, Pipe Hayes, Plants Brook, Sutton Coldfield, Things to do, urban, urban birdlife, Valley, Water Mill, Wylde Green
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New Hall Mill first open day of 2019 today!
Theres a lovely thing to visit locally today, Sunday 12th May 2019, that’s close by, free and absolutely fascinating… New Hall Mill is open again next Sunday for their first open day of 2019, for National Mills Weekend. I can heartily recommend the … Continue reading
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Tagged #365daysofbiking, 12th May, 2019, Alan Dawson, Art and Crafts day, bank holiday, Bank Holiday Monday, bike cam, collection, Cycle rides, Cycle Route, cycleway, cycling, Deer, History day, Muntjac, NCN, New Hall Mill, Newhall, off road, open days, Park, Pipe Hayes, Plants Brook, Sutton Coldfield, Things to do, urban, urban birdlife, Valley, Water Mill, Wylde Green
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New Hall Mill first open day of 2019 this Sunday!
Theres a lovely thing to visit locally this Sunday (12th May 2019), that’s close by, free and absolutely fascinating… New Hall Mill is open again next Sunday for their first open day of 2019, for National Mills Weekend. I can heartily recommend the … Continue reading
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Tagged #365daysofbiking, 12th May, 2019, Alan Dawson, Art and Crafts day, bank holiday, Bank Holiday Monday, bike cam, collection, Cycle rides, Cycle Route, cycleway, cycling, Deer, History day, Muntjac, NCN, New Hall Mill, Newhall, off road, open days, Park, Pipe Hayes, Plants Brook, Sutton Coldfield, Things to do, urban, urban birdlife, Valley, Water Mill, Wylde Green
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2019 Walsall local election results
As is traditional here, I stayed up on local election night (Thursday 2nd May 2019) with a mug of tea and matchsticks propping up the eyelids to see how results were in notoriously knife-edge Walsall. It turns out it was … Continue reading
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Tagged 2019, Aldridge, Aldridge North, Brownhills, Conservative, Council, Council Election, Councillors, Election, election results, Labour, Local, Local Election, Local politics, Mike Bird, North, Politics, results, Tory, Twitter, UKIP, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics, Walsall Wood, Ward
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Walsall – where grass cuttings and air conditioning are more important than supporting the vulnerable
I’m featuring here today an email I’ve received on a very important matter from someone whom I have a great deal of regard for – John Bird of Brownhills. John is a much respected older resident of our town and … Continue reading
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Tagged Brownhills, community alarm, local blogs, under threat, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood
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Meet your local coppers in Brownhills this afternoon!
Sorry for the late notice, but there’s another local police pop-up event this afternoon Saturday 2nd February 2019 where you can meet the local policing team and discuss issues that are important to you. It takes place in Brownhills Library, … Continue reading
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Tagged 2 February, 2019, Brownhills, CommunitySafety Partnership, Events, home security, Library, local blogs, Pelsall, planning, Police, Tesco, Walsall, West Midlands
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Plea to find family of two deceased former Walsall residents
Walsall Client Welfare Services Department have issued an appeal to trace the families of two Walsall residents who recently passed away in local care homes – Mr. Royston Coles aged 86, of Walsall and Mrs. Edna Thompson aged 96 of … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Local History, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Council
Tagged Bloxwich, died, Family, help, passed away, releatives, request, search, Staffordshire, Walsall, Walsall Council, West Midlands
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A rocky road…
A lovely one here from 1862, spotted by the wonderful David Evans, who I’m glad to hear is now getting well back into the swing of things. It seems that in 1862 – over 150 years hence – people were … Continue reading
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Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills Council, Brownhills local history, Brownhills roads, Cheap tat, fixmystreet, Local History, Local politics, New Photos, potholes, road repairs, Silly, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall Observer 1921, Walsall politics, Walsall Potholes
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Do you think you could help Knaves Court panto? Oh yes you can!
I know readers here in the past have been very helpful to the community that live in the Knaves Court extra care facility near Anchor Bridge, Brownhills: In the past good people have rallied around to help with the community … Continue reading
Pictures and video from Brownhills 2018 Remembrance Day
Pictures from Brownhills Remembrance 2018 – Images Kindly supplied by Alyssa Timbrell Last Sunday 11th November 2018 saw the annual marking of Remembrance Day in the UK and I’m pleased to say Walsall and South Staffordshire did themselves and the fallen proud and … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 November, 13 November, 2017, Brownhills, Cancelled, David Evans, Events, Heath Hayes, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, Parade, Police, Remembrance, Ron Dance, Roy Smythe, Scouts, Service, Staffordshire, Things to do, time, under threat, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood
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Walsall Wood Remembrance Sunday 2018 pictures
The young David Evans yesterday (Sunday, 11th November 2018) went to his local Remembrance event in Walsall Wood and sent in a wonderful gallery of images to mark this most sombre of days. And ever, Lee Bragginton of Walsall Wood Scouts, … Continue reading
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Tagged 11th November, 2018, Brownhills, David Evans, Events, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, Parade, Police, Remembrance, Scouts, Service, Staffordshire, Things to do, time, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood
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Details of 2018 local Remembrance events – live list
This post is pinned to the top until Sunday – new material will appear below. Following my request for information to make a list of local Remembrance events, I can again share with readers a list of local Remembrance services taking … Continue reading
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Tagged 11 November, 12 November, 2017, Aldridge, Bloxwich, Brownhills, Clayhanger, Details, Events, Heath Hayes, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, Remembrance, Service, Staffordshire, Things to do, time, Twitter, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood
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See you up the Poppy Road?
Here’s a heads up for something remarkable I was planning to visit last weekend, but sadly tragic events took over – I will however be visiting in the coming days, and I commend all to go and see this remarkable … Continue reading
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Tagged Events, Local History, Remembrance, Service, Things to do, time, Wendy Dance
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Warning: Attempted break in to occupied house in Shire Oak
A warning here for readers of the blog throughout the area, but particularly in the Shire Oak and Walsall Wood area, where on the early hours of Wednesday 1st November 2018 a resident of Shire Oak suffered an attempted break … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 November, 2018, Attempted, break in, Brownhills, Burglary, car keys, Commonside, crime, Events, lock snap, Shire Oak, Walsall, West Midlands
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Holland Park 2018 bonfire and fireworks: This evening!
Readers have been asking for details of this year’s Walsall Council Bonfire Night events in the borough, and particularly Brownhills, so here is the latest information. The Brownhills Holland Park event will take place tonight Saturday, 27th October 2018. Other … Continue reading
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Tagged 2018, arboretum, Bonfire, bonfire night, Brownhills, Events, fireworks, Guy Fawkes, Holland Park, Local politics, Silly, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics
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Urgent appeal: Do you know of a band that could support the Brownhills Remembrance Parade?
Wendy Dance, Treasurer of the Brownhills branch of the Royal British Legion has been in touch to ask if anyone knows a military band that might be available to play in the Brownhills 2018 Remembrance Sunday Parade? This is always … Continue reading
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Tagged appeal, Brownhills, Events, Local History, military band, Parade, Remembrance, Ron Dance, Scouts, Service, Things to do, time, Wendy Dance
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Macmillan coffee morning on this morning in Brownhills!
A quick note to say there’s a coffee morning for Macmillan going on at the Calvary Pentecostal Church in Brickiln Street, Brownhills this morning, Saturday 20th October 2018 from 10am to 1pm. There will be cake, hot drinks and great … Continue reading
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Tagged 20 October, 2018, Bricklin Street, Brownhills, Calvary Pentecostal Chuch, Cancer Support, charity, Coffee Morning, Events, Facebook, Julie Ceney Walsh, Lichfield, Macmillan, New Photos, Things to do
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2018 local Remembrance events – let’s make a list – can you help please?
This is just a quick request for help – in past years, we have crowdsourced from readers a list of local Remembrance parades and events taking place throughout the area, that was popular and useful to many of the readership – … Continue reading
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Tagged Aldridge, Bloxwich, Brownhills, Clayhanger, Details, Events, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, Parade, Remembrance, Service, Staffordshire, Things to do, time, Twitter, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood
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