Tag Archives: Beechtree Road

Meet me on the corner

Posted on May 20, 2012 by BrownhillsBob

This blog is getting quite large. At over 1,050 posts and over 5,000 comments, there’s an awful lot of material, and my mind, addled by caffeine, work junk and bicycle gear ratios isn’t all it could be. This leads occasionally … Continue reading →

Posted in Fun stuff to see and do, Local History, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood stuff | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 17 Comments

Another local history challenge: Any ideas?

Posted on January 25, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

I have just discovered that Google Mail includes an anti-spam feature I wasn’t aware of. Lurking within said spam folder – siting uncomfortably with spam for pharmaceuticals of dubious provenance and fake watches, was this enquiry, sent to me on … Continue reading →

Posted in Fun stuff to see and do, Local History, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood stuff | Tagged , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

Trucking absurd

Posted on October 6, 2009 by BrownhillsBob

There’s been a vehicle park on the corner between Beechtree Road and Brookland Road in Walsall Wood for as long as I can remember. I’ve tried to find out when the small patch of hardstanding was first laid, and folk … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, Express & Star, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local media, Local politics, planning, Shared media, Uncategorized, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood stuff | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 11 Comments