Tag Archives: Bloxwich

The white heat of technology

Posted on August 4, 2013 by BrownhillsBob

This weekend, I have been mostly excavating the mapping record for Birchills Iron Works – I know it’s way off our normal beat, but once I started looking at the geography following the remarkable sale post of last Friday, I couldn’t help but be captivated.
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Bloxwich Party in the Park – On today!

Posted on June 28, 2013 by BrownhillsBob

Julie Handley contacted me about this live event going down in Bloxwich this weekend, taking place all day Saturday, and there’s some cracking bands on, as well as loads of other attractions for folk of all ages.
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Bogus callers con elderly woman in Brownhills – be vigilant

Posted on May 3, 2013 by BrownhillsBob

I have been contacted by Nicky Biddlestone, Communications Officer at West Midlands Police, with a timely warning that opportunist con merchants are preying on the local senior citizens again.

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No accommodation for the poor…

Posted on February 13, 2013 by BrownhillsBob

As promised, for reader Alison Ball, here’s the entry for Bloxwich Church – All Saints – in the book ‘Visitations of the Archdeaconry of Stafford 1829-1841′ published by the Historical Manuscripts Commission and Her Majesty’s Stationary Office (HMSO). This copy was published in 1980, and bears the ISBN of 0 11 440066 0. The work is edited by David Robinson MA, Ph D.
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Beware! Local OAP nearly victim of phone scam

Posted on February 12, 2013 by BrownhillsBob

Following on from last weeks post about conmen praying on the elderly by claiming to have done work, then coercing their victims to withdraw money from the bank, here’s a worrying incident sent to me by reader Rebecca, whose mother was very shaken by an attempted phone scam.
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Scumbags preying on the local elderly again – be vigilant

Posted on February 7, 2013 by BrownhillsBob

I see from the excellent blog of Kevin Pitt, Walsall Community Partnerships Officer, that opportunist conmen are preying on the local senior citizens again.

Please tell your relatives and neighbours about these con men, and impress upon them how important it is not to buy from, or accept services at the door, no matter how plausible the people offering them. Genuine companies will always contact you by other means.

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Flaming torches…

Posted on June 28, 2012 by BrownhillsBob

I know it’s not Brownhills, but Walsall Council have asked me to post up the following information for anyone travelling around Walsall on Saturday, 30th June. The Olympic Torch Relay will be coming through the borough, and it may pay … Continue reading →

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A flag for Brownhills?

Posted on March 30, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

Earlier this month (twitches in seat awkwardly), I received a mail from Philip Tibbetts MA, who has been working on an ongoing project to design flags and tartans for the towns and villages of the Black Country. It’s an interesting … Continue reading →

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THE BLOXIDGE TALLYGRAPH – Pat Collins’ Lion Tamer

Posted on July 6, 2009 by BrownhillsBob

For all those interested in local history, I’d like to heartily recommend this beautifully written and thoroughly researched article from that wonderful Bloxwich site – I hesitate to call it a blog, it’s so much more than that – The … Continue reading →

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