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Shed burglaries in Shire Oak overnight: did you see anything?
Terri Fallon Nicholls from Lichfield Road in Shire Oak has been in touch today regarding the fact that her shed, and that of a near neighbour were burgled in the early hours of Saturday, 30th August 2014.
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Tagged 2014, 30th August, break in, Brownhills, Burglary, crime, Events, Facebook, Fallon, intruder, Lichfield Road, local blogs, Nicholls, Police, public safety, Shed, Shire Oak, Terri, Twitter, Walsall Police, Walsall Wood, West Midlands Police
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Walsall Wood battle Stafford Rangers in FA Cup match this afternoon
Saturday 30th August 2014 – home match Walsall Wood v Stafford Rangers – Come cheer the lads along in this vital FA Cup match.
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On Broadway – and I don’t mean east Walsall
Old pal of the blog and top local musical whizz Jamie Norgrove contacted me from Brownhills Musical Theatre Company a few days ago to ask if I’d give their latest production – Brownhills Goes to Broadway – a plug.
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Tagged 2014, Brownhills, Brownhills Goes to Broadway, Cannock, Events, Facebook, Jamie Norgrove, Lichfield, local blogs, MTC, Musical Theatre Company, musicals, November, Prince of Wales, Theatre, Things to do, tickets
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Come on down to Mutt Fest!
Local lady Susan Matthews has been in touch to ask if I’d let you readers know that there’s a great music and entertainment charity event coming up a week on Saturday (6th September 2014) at the Shoulder of Mutton pub in Church Road in Brownhills.
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Woodmen battle to a draw at Stourport
Well, on bank holiday Monday (25th August 2014) the boys from the Wood had a day out in Stourport, and brought a respectable 1-1 draw back home.
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Tagged 12th July, 2014, 25, August, away, bank holiday, Bll Shaw, Boys from the Wood, draw, Events, FC, football, Footy, Friendly, Good of the Wood, match report, Monday, score, soccer, Stourport Swifts, Things to do, Walsall Wood, Walsall WOod FC, Woodmen
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Saving Sandfields – August meeting tonight
The campaign to save Sandfields Pumping Station in Lichfield for the community continues to garner support. Local historian and activist Dave Moore has been putting heart and soul into this for some months now, and he’d like as many people as possible to get involved.
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A welcome win for The Woodmen
Walsall Wood FC continued their fightback on Saturday afternoon (23rd August 2014), beating Causeway United 2-1 with some entertaining, competent football that really does mark a return to form.
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Walsall Wood entertain Causeway United at home this afternoon
Saturday 23rd August 2014 – home match Walsall Wood v Causeway United – Can the Woodmen continue to regain their mojo?
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Road closure in Brownhills from tomorrow
I see that tomorrow, Friezland Lane in Shire Oak will be closed from 9am-5pm by Walsall Council for ten days for much needed resurfacing works – this is good news for residents and folk who use this cut through, but may cause delays and disruption to busses that use the route.
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The Woodmen get back on track
Yesterday afternoon (Saturday, 16th August 2014) saw Walsall Wood face Heath Hayes at Oak Park, in a hotly anticipated FA Cup match – this is always a bit of a notorious pairing, and the blog football correspondent Bill Shaw was, as ever, in attendance to watch the flare-ups and cheer on the local lads.
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A late one just in – Aldridge Transport Museum Open Day today!
I’m very, very late with this but today (17th August 2014) Aston Manor Road Transport Museum just off Northgate, Aldridge will be a hive of activity again as they hold a running day celebrating 100 years of Guy busses. Continue reading
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Photos from the 2014 Brownhills Community Fun Day
Last Saturday, as I advertised here on the blog, it was Brownhills Community Fun Day at the Activity Centre – what used to be the old Central Boy’s School or Annexe, and Bonita Clayton from the Community Association has been in touch with a note of thanks and some photos of the day.
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Tagged 2014, 9 August, activities centre, Annex, BCA, Brownhills, Brownhills community association, Clayhanger, Community Fun Day, Events, fun day, images, Lichfield, pictures, Shire Oak, thanks, Things to do, Walsall Area Partnerships, Walsall Council, Walsall Housing Group
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Come on a historical Lichfield pub crawl – tonight!
Kate Cardigan from the wonderful Lichfield Lore has asked if I could let readers know about her historical pub crawl of Lichfield, taking place tonight at 7:00pm, 11th August 2014 – the walk meets in the Market Square outside St Mary’s, and is free to participants.
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Woodmen fail to break their losing streak
Walsall Wood FC travelled to Alvechurch yesterday afternoon (Saturday, 9th August 2014), and returned beaten one goal to nil following a match in which both teams were closely matched.
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Walsall Wood FC away against Alvechurch this afternoon!
9th Aughust 2014 – Walsall Wood FC away to Alvechurch…
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Chasewater Railway Annual Charities Day this Sunday
I noticed Chasewater Steam Railway have their Annual Charities Day this Sunday (10th August 2014), with stalls and entertainment for all, and also pet microchipping for a token donation to the RSPCA.
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Tagged 10, 14, 2014, AMRTM, Aston Manor Road Transport Museum, August, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Chasewater, Events, Grandparents Day, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, microchipping, Reservoir, RSPCA, Staffordshire, STeam, Steam Railway, Things to do, Trains
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Walsall Wood lose to Tipton Town
Last Tuesday evening (5th August 2014), Walsall Wood FC faced Tipton Town at Oak Park, and yet another middling match from the boys from the Wood, who seem to be on a bit of a grim patch at the moment.
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Tagged 2014, 5 August, away, Bill Shaw, Events, FC, football, Footy, Good of the Wood, home, Joe Price, match review, Oak Park, Report, result, soccer, Things to do, Tipton, Tuesday, Walsall Wood, Walsall WOod FC
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Brownhills Community Fun Day this Saturday!
Hey – if you’re looking out for stuff to do this coming Saturday (9th August 2014), look no further than Brownhills Activity Centre (The old Central Boy’s School, or Annex to my generation), just off the Miner Island in Brownhills.
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Tagged 2014, 9 August, activities centre, Annex, BCA, Brownhills, Brownhills community association, Clayhanger, Community Fun Day, Events, fun day, Lichfield, Shire Oak, Things to do, Walsall Area Partnerships, Walsall Council, Walsall Housing Group
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Police appeal: Please help find missing Walsall Wood teenager
Police are becoming increasingly concerned for the welfare of a teenage girl who has gone missing from her home in Coronation Road, Walsall Wood, and are appealing for the public’s help in finding her.
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Walsall Wood hold Quorn to a draw
Yesterday afternoon (Saturday, 2nd August 2014), Walsall Wood FC faced Quorn FC at Oak Park, and this time, it was a 1-1 draw – it’s good to see Bill Shaw back at the reporting desk as I hear he’s not been too well – best wishes old chap.
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Robbery of vulnerable lad in Aldridge – can you help police find the culprits?
This is a nasty one – if anyone has any information, please do come forward and contact Walsall Police or Crimestoppers – on Friday afternoon, 11th July 2014, a 17 year old lad with physical and learning difficulties was robbed in Aldridge of his mobile phone by four youths.
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The Woodmen scrape past Romulus for a win
A pleasant summer’s evening match at Oak Park on Tuesday (29th July 2014) saw visiting Romulus beaten in a hard fought match by the Boys from the Wood, a game free of the unfortunate intemperance that coloured their match on the previous Saturday. Continue reading
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Holland Park fun day today – get down there with the kids!
Summer holidays – kids already driving you mad – today, Wednesday 30th July 2014, between 10:30am and 4:00pm there will be an opportunity to get them off that games console and out into the fresh air with a summer fun event at the popular Brownhills park.
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Walsall Wood hold Sporting Khalsa to a draw
It was a surprisingly intemperate ‘friendly’ at the Aspray Arena in Willenhall last Saturday (26th July 2014) when home side Sporting Khalsa held our boys Walsall Wood to a 1-1 draw, in what sounds like a distinctly unsporting match.
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Mill Road violent assault: two men appear in court
Readers may well be aware from social media and local gossip that a man was seriously attacked in a house in Mill Road, Brownhills in the early hours of last Saturday morning (26th July 2014).
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Support Walsall Wood FC away against Sporting Khalsa this afternoon!
Saturday 26th July 2014 – The Wood are away for a friendly against Sporting Khalsa.
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Tividale outshine Walsall Wood
Walsall Wood FC fought bravely on Tuesday night, but just couldn’t get the better of visitors Tividale FC in a match where Tividale outshone The Woodmen.
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Car accident in Brownhills on Saturday afternoon
There’s been some interest in a car accident that occurred on Saturday afternoon in Brownhills – official detail is scant and somewhat contradictory, but yesterday evening I spotted this press release from West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS).
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Tagged 19 July, 2014, Accident, Air ambulance, Brownhills, CFR, collision, crash, Events, Lichfield, Ogley Road, paramedic support, RTA, Twitter, West Midlands Ambulance Service, WMAS
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Walsall Wood show The ‘Pics who’s boss
With the commencement of the 2014/14 season, I’m happy to welcome back regular match reports from top Walsall Wood footy correspondent Bill Shaw here on the Brownhills Blog, with this report of yesterday’s storming defeat of Rushall Olympic at Oak Park.
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Walsall Wood versus The ‘Pics on soon – bring a brolly!
Saturday 19th July 2014 – Walsall Wood FC at home to Rushall Olympic – can The Wood beat the mighty ‘Pics after the Woodmen lost to them last season?
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Tagged 10th April, 2014, Events, FC, football, Footy, Good of the Wood, home, Oak Park, pics, Rushall Olypic, Senior Cup, soccer, Things to do, Thursday, United, Walsall Wood, Walsall WOod FC
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Brownhills Town Festival – On today!
Today (Saturday 19th July 2014), it will be the second Brownhills Town Summer Festival, staged by Brownhills Town Centre Partnership and Walsall Council – following the success of the Christmas event last year and the excellent Canalside Festival, this one looks set to be a belter.
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Tagged 19th July, 2014, Brownhills, Brownhills Town Festival, Contact, Events, Festival, Fete, information, Local, local blogs, outdoors, pageant, planning, Summer, Town, Town Centre Partnership, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood
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The Pitmen best The Woodmen
With the commencement of the 2014/14 season, I’m happy to welcome back regular match reports from top Walsall Wood footy correspondent Bill Shaw here on the Brownhills Blog, with this report of Tuesday’s home match against Hednesford Town.
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It’s festival weekend in Brownhills!
This Saturday (19th July 2014), there will be the second Brownhills Town Summer Festival, staged by Brownhills Town Centre Partnership and Walsall Council – following the success of the Christmas event last year and the excellent Canalside Festival, this one looks set to be a belter.
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Philip Larkin’s Lichfield – talk tonight!
I see that there Kate Cardigan from the wonderful Lichfield Lore is going from strength to strength with her informal and fun Lichfield local history group, Lichfield Discovered. This evening, (Monday, 14th July 2014) the group will be staging a talk about … Continue reading
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Woodmen start season on stonking form
With the commencement of the 2014/14 season, I’m happy to welcome back regular match reports from top Walsall Wood footy correspondent Bill Shaw here on the Brownhills Blog, with this top account of recent friendlies.
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Support Walsall Wood FC against Coventry Copeswood this afternoon!
The Wood are at away for a friendly – Walsall Wood FC versus Coventry Copeswood FC.
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Get in the Clubhouse!
On tonight (Friday 11th July 2014) – the rand opening of the new clubhouse at Walsall Wood Football Club, Oak Park – it Looks set to be a great night, and you can check out the great facilities for the community.
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Browhills canal assault: police issue statement
Yesterday I posted a warning and appeal for information after a local lady walking her two dogs was assaulted on the section of canal in Brownhills between the Lichfield Road and Chase Road Bridges: this area is at the side of the Castings factory, and often called ‘The Chemical’.
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Tagged 2014, 4th July, assault, attack, Brownhills, Canal, Castings, Chase Road, Chemical, dog, indecent assault, Lichfield Road, Newtown, Sexual assualt, Walker, Walsall Police, Watling Street, West Midlands Police
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Assault on dog walker in Brownhills: take care people
News is circulating locally via a Facebook status that in recent days, a local lady walking her two dogs was assaulted on the section of canal between the Lichfield Road and Cahase Road Bridges: this area is at the side of the Castings factory, and often called ‘The Chemical’. Continue reading
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A late one just in – Aldridge Transport Museum Open Day today!
I’m very, very late with this but today Aston Manor Road Transport Museum just off Northgate, Aldridge will be a hive of activity again when they hold their Annual July Open Day today (6th July 2014) in Shenstone Drive.
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It’s all kicking off for the Woodmen – catch them at Great Wyrley this afternoon!
Local football correspondent and certified Wood Mon™ Bill Shaw has been in touch to ask if I’d let folk know that the pre-season friendlies are now upon us, as the soccer year gears up once more – this afternoon, the Woodmen face Willenhall Town at Long Lane, Great Wyrley – kickoff is at 3:00pm. Continue reading
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Craft Market at Chasewater this Sunday
Just a quick heads up that this Sunday (6th July 2014) sees the third regular Craft and Farmers Markets staged at Chasewater – I’ve been to the first two, and whilst not really a farmers market, the craft and handmade stalls have been decent.
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Did anyone see a car accident in Ogley Road on Saturday, please?
I’ve just had this enquiry in from long time reader and friend of the blog Scott Littleton – who’s had a bit of bad luck last weekend – It seems that on Saturday afternoon last (28th June 2014) a mystery car collided with Scott’s and fled the scene.
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Pictures from Brownhills Canalside Festival 2014
Well, today was the day – and as it happened, it was a great event – Brownhills Canalside Festival was back for 2014 – and it’s very clear indeed that with Brian Stringer at the helm, it was a much better affair than the washout of 2013.
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Tagged 2014, Brownhillls, Brownhills, Canal, Clayhanger, Cycle rides, cycling, David Evans, Events, Festival, New Photos, Panoramio, Tesco, Things to do
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It’s going to be a great day – Brownhills Canalside Festival on today!
on’t forget that tomorrow (Sunday 29th June 2014) is the 12th annual Brownhills Canalside Festival which has been truly reinvigorated by the boundless energy and enthusiasm of local activist Brian Stringer, who’s been working very hard indeed to make this year’s event bigger and better than ever before.
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Tagged 10am-4pm, 2014, Barge, Boats, Brian Stringer, Brownhills, Brownhills Canoe Centre, Canal, canalside, Canoe, Clayhanger, Committee, Contach, Contact, Events, Festival, Fete, information, June 29th, Local, local blogs, Marina, Narrowboat, outdoors, pageant, planning, Summer, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood
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Saving Sandfields – monthly public meeting tonight
The campaign to save Sandfields Pumping Station in Lichfield for the community continues to garner support – local historian and activist Dave Moore has been putting heart and soul into this for some months now, and he’d like as many people as possible to get involved.
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Tagged 2014, 27th, beam, campaign, Curborough Community Centre, Dave Moore, Derelict, Engine, English Heritage, June, Lichfield, Lichfield District Council, listed, listing, local blogs, Local History, Morturn, planning, Preservation, Public Meeting, Pump, pumping station, Redevelopment, Sandfields, South Staffordshire, Staffordshire, stationary, Things to do, Vandalism, Waterworks
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I walk the line
This Sunday morning (15th June 2014 at 11:00am), there’s going to be a rather excellent event put on by Lichfield Discovered, a side project of Kate Cardigan from the wonderful Lichfield Lore – a walk along the line of the great, legendary and hotly debated Hanch Tunnel.
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Tagged 2014, 29th June, Chris Pattison, Dave, David, Discovered, Drain, event, Events, Facebook, free, Hanch, Kate Gomez, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, Lore, meeting, Moore, New Photos, Sandfields, south staffordshire water, Staffordshire, stories, subterrenea, Sunday, Talk, Things to do, tour, Tunnel, Twitter, Urbex, walk, Water
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The first victim of Walsall’s political chaos
I was surprised and a bit pleased that Friday’s piece on the political soap opera at Walsall Council received a decent reception and appears to have been quite widely read – but I have to say that there’s a cracking article on the subject been published in the Express & Star today.
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Tagged 2014, Aldridge, Aldridge North, Brownhills, Council Election, Dan Wainwright, election results, Express & Star, Leisure Centre, Local Election, Local politics, Mike Bird, North, Oak Park, Politics, repalcement, Twitter, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics, Walsall Wood, Ward
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Getting shipshape for Brownhills Canal Festival 2014
Well, it’s really nice to see that after a few years in the doldrums Brownhills Canalside Festival is reinvigorated by the boundless energy and enthusiasm of Brian Stringer, who’s working hard to make this year’s event bigger and better than ever before.
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Tagged 10am-4pm, 2014, Barge, Boats, Brian Stringer, Brownhills, Brownhills Canoe Centre, Canal, canalside, Canoe, Clayhanger, Committee, Contach, Contact, Events, Festival, Fete, information, June 29th, Local, local blogs, Marina, Narrowboat, outdoors, pageant, planning, Summer, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood
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Can you smell fish?
I just thought I’d draw reader attention to the following excellent article published yesterday by the Walsall Advertiser, regarding the fallout from the recent Walsall Council elections, and the struggle for control of our divided authority.
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Tagged 2014, Aldridge, Aldridge North, Brownhills, Council Election, election results, Local Election, Local politics, Mike Bird, North, Politics, Twitter, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics, Walsall Wood, Ward
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