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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.
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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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Walsall Woodstock 2015 cancelled!
Sorry folks – I turn on the computer to find the sad news that Walsall Woodstock – the pop festival scheduled today and tomorrow for Walsall Wood Football Club – has been cancelled.
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Tagged 1st World War, bank holiday, Brownhills, Cancelled, charity, entertainment, Events, Facebook, Hobgoblin, Lichfield, Lightfire, May, Music Festival, Oak Park, off, Pubs, shelved, Things to do, Uncle Jim, Walsall Wood, Woodstock
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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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Aldridge Cinema – come see Big Hero 6 this afternoon!
This afternoon at 2:30pm (Saturday 23rd May 2015), Aldridge Cinema are showing family feelgood film Big Hero 6. – it’s just £4 a ticket and normal popcorn and drinks are only 50p.
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Tagged 2015, 23 may, Aldridge, Big Hero 6, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, cinema, community, Events, Facebook, Film, help, launch, Lichfield, Local History, pictures, project, Russell Smith, Saturday, Things to do, Walsall Wood, Youth Theatre
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Join the adventure – try Scouting this Saturday!
Heres an excellent thing for kids going on this Saturday, drawn to my attention by Walsall Wood Scout Leader Lee Bragginton – a chance to take your kids along to try out scouting for free, taking place this Saturday 23rd May 2015 at Shire Oak Academy from 10am until 12pm.
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Tagged 1st, 2015, 23 may, 38th Walsall, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Cubs, Events, Exhibition, free, Join the adventure, Lee Bragginton, minibus, New Photos, planning, Saturday, Scouting, Scouts, Shire Oak, try, Walsall Wood, Youth
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Great news – missing Walsall teenager found safe and well
Thanks for all your shares, retweets and reblogs – missing Walsall teenager Ellie Remington has been found safe and well – great news for all concerned.
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Tagged 15, 2015, appeal, Ellie Remington, found, girl, Lost, missing, safe, solved, teenager, Walsall, West Midlands Police
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Travellers pitch up at Oak Park
In recent days, there has been a traveller encampment at Aldridge Airport, which has now moved on, whilst another has sprung up on the Oak Park playing field near to the Football Club in Walsall Wood.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, cycling, Environment, Events, Interesting photos, It makes me mad!, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Aldridge Airport, Brownhills, camp, Council, encampment, Events, Eviction, Facebook, legal, Lichfield, New Photos, Oak Park, travellers, Twitter, Vandalism, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood
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Urgent police appeal: Please help find missing Walsall teenager
West Midlands Police are becoming increasingly concerned for the welfare of teenager Ellie Remington who has gone missing from her home in Walsall, and are appealing for the public’s help in finding her.
Walsall Woodstock 2015 – a free spirit
Walsall Woodstock – the hotly anticipated music festival taking place this weekend at Walsall Wood Football Club (Sunday 24th May and Monday 25th May 2015) – has had a bit of a rethink, and the good news is it’s now free entry both days (though charitable donations in lieu of entire are welcomed).
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Tagged 1st World War, bank holiday, Brownhills, charity, entertainment, Events, Facebook, Hobgoblin, Lichfield, Lightfire, May, Music Festival, Oak Park, Pubs, Things to do, Uncle Jim, Walsall Wood, Woodstock
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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.
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 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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Meet a top author at Brownhills Library!
Naomi Jones, Area Librarian from Brownhills Library at the Parkview Centre has been in touch to ask if I could give a belated plug for a meet the author event happening tomorrow (Tuesday, 19th May 2015).
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Tagged 19 May, 2015, Afternoon, appearance, Author, Brownhills, Charlotte, event, Events, Fiona Joseph, free, Library, meet the author, Naomi Jones, Parkview Centre, Talk, Things to do, Tuesday, Walsall, Walsall Council
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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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Looking for June Dunn née Law please…
Hey you lot – another enquiry here to see if we can find a lost lady – June Dunn née Law – who lived in a few places locally, lastly in Lichfield Road, Walsall Wood; the request is from Kirsty Gormley.
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Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Contact, Dunn, Facebook, grandma, grandmother, June, Kirsty Gormley, law, Lichfield, Local History, looking, Lost, Nan, Pelsall, Road, searching, Skegness, Things to do, Walsall Wood
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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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Walsall Woodstock 2015 – more details now available!
It’s become a tradition in Walsall Wood these past few years that on the Spring Bank Holiday weekend – this year that’s Sunday 24th May and Monday 25th May 2015 – there’s a music festival called Walsall Woodstock.
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Tagged 1st World War, 2015, 24, 25, bank holiday, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Brownhills, Cash For Kids, charity, entertainment, Events, Facebook, Hobgoblin, Jessie's Fund, Lichfield, Lightfire, May, Music Festival, Oak Park, Pubs, Things to do, Uncle Jim, Walsall Wood, Woodstock
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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.
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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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Sunshine after rain
Here’s a great piece of local history I’m proud and happy to feature here on the blog for readers to peruse: the autobiography of local lady and community champion Gwen James.
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Tagged 2015, Autobiography, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Clayhanger, David Evans, David Hodkinson, download, e book, Gwen james, Lichfield, Local History, New Photos, Staffordshire, Sunshine after Rain, Things to do
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The all-round Allstars…
Sorry folks, I’ve had this match report in for a week now, but it’s been a busy old week and it took a bit to assemble – but here it is: the young David Evans match review of the chary all stars game that took place last weekend at Oak Park.
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Tagged 3 May 2015, appeal, Bradley Barratt, Brownhills stuff, charity, David Evans, Environment, Events, Facebook, FC, football, Footy, Friedriechts Ataxia, Fun stuff to see and do, Good of the Wood, home, Local media, match review, News, Oak Park, Reader enquiries, Report, Select Windows, Shared media, Shie Oak Saints, soccer, Social media, SOSFC, Sunday, Things to do, Twitter, Walsall community, Walsall Wood, Walsall WOod FC
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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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Missing from home: Bones the cat
Here’s an urgent appeal for a lost cat that’s come in from reader Louise Chiles – her tabby cat Bones has been missing from around the Anchor Bridge area, near the pub, since last Friday, May 1st 2015.
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Tagged 2015, Anchor, appeal, Bones, Brodge, Brownhills, cat, Chester, Lichfield, Lost, Louise Chiles, New Photos, Road, Shire Oak, tabby, Things to do, white
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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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Chasewater Rangers Rant Spring 2015
I’m doing this one following requests on social media – the Chasewater Rangers Rant newsletter for Spring 2015, and it’s rather good, I have to say – paper copies are available free from the Innovation Centre.
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Tagged 2015, boating lake, Brownhills, Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, Cycle rides, cycling, Environment, Events, exhibitions, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local media, New Photos, News, Newsletter, pond, pool, Rangers, Rangers Rant, Rant, Reservoir, Shared media, Social media, Spring, Staffordshire, Things to do, whats on, Wildlife
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Heroes and Villans
Well, you can’t keep a good man down, and never was the adage more true than with Bill Shaw, when this surprise match report plopped in to my inbox last night.
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Tagged 2 May, 2015, 5-3, away, Bill Shaw, Events, FC, football, Footy, Good of the Wood, match review, Pelsall Villa, Report, result, Saturday, soccer, Studley, Things to do, Victory, Walsall Wood
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Walsall Wood U18s beat Bilston Town at Oak Park
Last Thursday evening (30th April 2015) the young David Evans was invited to the Walsall Wood Under 18s home match against Bilston Town – with the first time season over, and the Youth Team performing so well, we thought an insight into their game would be of interest to the football following readers.
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Tagged 2015, 3 - 2, 30th April, Bilston Town, David Evans, Events, FC, football, Footy, George Evangelou, Good of the Wood, home, match review, Oak Park, Report, result, soccer, Things to do, U18, Under 18, Victory, Walsall Wood, Walsall WOod FC, win, Youth
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A wonderful charity football match today!
The Walsall Wood FC season may be over, but you can get your fix of great football today (May 3rd 2015) at Oak Park, Walsall Wood where there’s a great charity football match taking place, when Shire Oak Saints vets (all stars!) face the Select Windows XI.
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Tagged 3 May 2015, appeal, Bradley Barratt, Brownhills stuff, charity, Environment, Events, Facebook, FC, football, Footy, Friedriechts Ataxia, Fun stuff to see and do, Good of the Wood, home, Local media, News, Oak Park, Reader enquiries, Select Windows, Shared media, Shie Oak Saints, soccer, Social media, SOSFC, Sunday, Things to do, Twitter, Walsall community, Walsall Wood, Walsall WOod FC
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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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Out of ordure
A couple of days ago, I featured here the curious case of the missing dog poo bin just behind Chandlers Keep near the canal in Brownhills – local dog walkers were unhappy at the disappearance of the well used disposal point.
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Tagged bin, Brownhills, Canal, canal & river trust, Chandler's Keep, dog waste, Lichfield, New Photos, poo, removed, Shire Oak, Silly, towpath, Twitter, Vandalism, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood
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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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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Churches, Environment, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media
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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Bin and gone
OK – no mucking around, enough is enough – someone has nicked a bin full of dog poo, we’re mad as hell and we’re not going to take it any more!
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Tagged bin, Brownhills, Canal, canal & river trust, Chandler's Keep, dog waste, Lichfield, New Photos, poo, removed, Shire Oak, Silly, towpath, Twitter, Vandalism, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood
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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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Millfield School needs you!
You’ll all know I’m keen to support local community organisations, clubs and schools where I can – such things are vital to the social life of the town and help folks get together and make things better for all of us.
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Tagged association, Brownhills, Catshill, Coffee Morning, Facebook, Group, Jamie Bailey, Lichfield, Millfield, New Photos, Parent, primary, PTA, School, teacher, Things to do
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A wonderful charity football match this Sunday!
The Walsall Wood FC season may be over, but you can get your fix of great football this Sunday (May 3rd 2015) at Oak Park, Walsall Wood where there’s a great charity football match taking place, when Shire Oak Saints vets (all stars!) face the Select Windows XI.
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Tagged 3 May 2015, appeal, Bradley Barratt, Brownhills stuff, charity, Environment, Events, Facebook, FC, football, Footy, Friedriechts Ataxia, Fun stuff to see and do, Good of the Wood, home, Local media, News, Oak Park, Reader enquiries, Select Windows, Shared media, Shie Oak Saints, soccer, Social media, SOSFC, Sunday, Things to do, Twitter, Walsall community, Walsall Wood, Walsall WOod FC
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Walsall Woodstock 2015 – bigger and better than ever!
10432960_1565363927057194_959551716777052693_nIt’s become a tradition in Walsall Wood these past few years that on the Spring Bank Holiday weekend – this year that’s Sunday 24th May and Monday 25th May 2015 – there’s a music festival called Walsall Woodstock.
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Tagged 1st World War, 2015, 24, 25, bank holiday, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Brownhills, Cash For Kids, charity, entertainment, Events, Facebook, Hobgoblin, Jessie's Fund, Lichfield, Lightfire, May, Music Festival, Oak Park, Pubs, Things to do, Uncle Jim, Walsall Wood, Woodstock
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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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Walsall Wood finish season in style by beating Heath Hayes
Yesterday afternoon (25th April 2015) saw Walsall Wood face Heath Hayes at Oak Park for the last game of the season – and the Woodmen didn’t disappoint, demolishing their opponents.
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Tagged 2015, 25 April, 3-0, Bill Shaw, David Evans, Events, FC, football, Footy, Good of the Wood, Heath Hayes, home, match review, Oak Park, Report, result, Saturday, soccer, Things to do, Victory, Walsall Wood, Walsall WOod FC
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St. George’s community celebration at Walsall Wood FC on now!
Hi Folks – just realised there’s an event on this afternoon for St Georges Day at Walsall Wood Football Club – looks like fun, so why not get down there?
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Tagged 2015, 26th April, Brownhills, entertainment, event, Events, Facebook, FC, football, Footy, Good of the Wood, Lichfield, music, Oak Park, party, Shire Oak, soccer, St. george, Things to do, Walsall Wood, Walsall WOod FC
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Coleshill Town dash Woodmen’s third place dreams
Walsall Wood FC disappointed Bill Shaw on Thursday evening (23rd April 2015), as a weary team conceded a hard-fought defeat to Coleshill Town FC.
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Tagged 2-1, 2014, 27th September, beaten, Bill Shaw, Coleshill Town, Events, FC, football, Footy, Good of the Wood, home, match review, Oak Park, Report, result, Saturday, score, soccer, support, Things to do, Victory, Walsall Wood, Walsall WOod FC
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Watch Walsall Wood play Heath Hayes at Oak Park this afternoon!
Your chance to watch Walsall Wood battle Heath Hayes at Oak Park this afternoon (25th April 2015)…
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Tagged 2015, 25 April, Events, FA Cup, FC, football, Footy, Good of the Wood, Heath Hayes, home, Home match, Lichfield, Saturday, soccer, Things to do, Walsall Wood
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Aldridge Brownhills election hustings – on tonight!
Here’s a great thing from Russell Smith, the human dynamo behind the very successful Aldridge Community Cinema project – Russell has organised a hustings for the Aldridge-Brownhills parliamentary constituency, where candidates to be our next MP have been invited to attend and take questions from members of the public.
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Tagged 24th April, Aldridge, Aldridge Brownhills, Brownhills, candidates, event, Events, Facebook, hustings, Lichfield, local blogs, Local politics, MP, parliament, Politics, PPC, question, Russell Smith, Things to do, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics, Walsall Wood, who are they
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Anyone found some keys with USB drives attached in Shire Oak?
Mandie Taplin posted an urgent request on Facebook yesterday evening (23rd April 2015) – have you found some keys with 2 USB drives on them in Shire Oak?
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Tagged 2015, 23 April, Brownhills, Clayhanger, Drive, Facebook, found, key, keys, Lichfield, Lost, Mandie Taplin, Oak Park, Shire Oak, Things to do, thumbdrive, Twitter, USB, Walsall Wood
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April 1994 – Industrialists at war with neighbour
Continuing the scans of the Brownhills Gazette – I present issue 55 of the long lost freesheet, from April 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, April, Baker Bond, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Clayhanger, David Evans, December, freesheet, Gazette, issue 55, Laburnum Cottage, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, newspaper, Steve Parlett, West
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It’s time to put on the music… it’s time to turn on the lights…
There’s a great fun event taking place this Saturday that could be just the thing for a bit of light relief from all the election cobblers floating around at the moment – Aldridge Does Variety 2015 takes place this Saturday, 25th April 2015 at Aldridge Youth Theatre.
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Tagged 2015, 25th April 2015, Aldridge, Aldridge does variety, BGT, Britain's got talent, Events, Grand Final, Lichfield, local blogs, Luke Forbes, Performance, Show, talent, Theatre, Things to do, tickets, Twitter, variety, Walsall Wood
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Be alert – Van burglary in Shire Oak
A reader living at the Chester Road end of Friezland Lane in Shire Oak has been in touch with me asking to share with readers that he had his van broken into and tools stolen last night (Tuesday 21st-Wednesday 22nd April 2015).
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Tagged 2015, 21 April, 22 April, break in, Brownhills, Burglary, Car Crime, crime, driver, Events, Friezland Lane, impact, jig saw, Leamore, Lichfield, local blogs, Police, power tools, public safety, reciprocating, Robbery, Shire Oak, tools, van, Vandalism, Walsall Police, West Midlands Police, Windows
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The kindness of strangers – thank you
I just want to take a moment to say thanks to all who shared and kept an eye out for the silver mountain bike stolen from Brownhills High Street last Sunday Morning – the lad who had the bike taken sadly doesn’t have it back (any info still appreciated) but I and his mum would like to thank those of you who offered to help in so many ways.
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Tagged 19 April, 2015, 21 gears, bike, Brownhills, crime, cycle, cycling, Downes, Events, Facebook, Lichfield, mountain, New Photos, Newsagent, paperboy, Police, Raleigh, Silver, Stolen, Theft, Things to do, Twitter, Vandalism
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March 1994 – Plans to replace eyesore buildings
Continuing the scans of the Brownhills Gazette – I present issue 54 of the long lost freesheet, from March 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 1994, Accident, Baker Bond, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Clayhanger, David Evans, December, freesheet, Gazette, issue 54, Laburnum Cottage, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, March, newspaper, Steve Parlett, West
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Urgent! Bike stolen from Brownhills
Hi folks – while I’m prodding the hardware with a long stick, there’s an important shout out I need to make for a young lad who does a paper round for Downes Newsagents in Brownhills.
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Tagged 19 April, 2015, 21 gears, bike, Brownhills, crime, cycle, cycling, Downes, Events, Facebook, Lichfield, mountain, New Photos, Newsagent, paperboy, Police, Raleigh, Silver, Stolen, Theft, Things to do, Twitter, Vandalism
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