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Make a present of the past
This is a reminder that currently available hereabouts, there are some great local history books that would make excellent Christmas presents for local history buffs or folk who just want to remember, or learn about our local history.
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Tagged Book, Book new, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, CLive L Roberts., Events, Facebook, Local History, New Photos, Pubs, Redevelopment, Shire Oak, Snippets of Local History in and around Shire Oak', Staffordshire, Things to do
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New Brownhills history book hot off the presses!
A little bird tells me (well, actually Walsall Local History Centre tweeted) that there’s a brand new Brownhills local history book just come out – the third from local researcher and historian Clive Roberts of Walsall Wood.
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Tagged Book, Book new, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, CLive L Roberts., Events, Facebook, Local History, New Photos, Pubs, Redevelopment, Shire Oak, Snippets of Local History in and around Shire Oak', Staffordshire, Things to do
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Just look at those haircuts!
Today, I did a deal with Walsall Wood historian and author Clive Roberts – he sent me scans of the above wonderful 1970s photo of a Walsall Wood Football Club team lineup, and said I’d happily point out that Clive’s latest book ‘Snippets of History in and around Walsall Wood’ is still available with new stock now at Egans grocery shop in Brownhills High Street.
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Tagged 1970's, A. Lake, A. McGregor, A. Pye, B. Jones, B. Knight, B. Williams, Book, Book new, Brownhills local history, C Jones, CLive L Roberts., D. France, David Evans, Division 1, Events, Facebook, Freizland, Institute, J. Gough, Local History, Midland Combination, New Photos, Pubs, R. Heathe, R. Tranter, Redevelopment, S. Philpots, Shire Oak, Snippets of Local History in and around Shire Oak', Staffordshire, T. Holding (Manager), Things to do, Walsall Wood, Walsall Wood football club, Wheel Inn, WWFC
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Wood ‘n’ heart – a new book out now!
The young David Evans has kindly alerted me last week to a new history book on Walsall Wood, written by local author Clive Roberts who’s a lifelong Walsall Wood mon™, local historian and occasional contributor to the blog.
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Tagged Book, Book new, Brownhills local history, CLive L Roberts., David Evans, Events, Facebook, Freizland, Institute, Local History, New Photos, Pubs, Redevelopment, Shire Oak, Snippets of Local History in and around Shire Oak', Staffordshire, Things to do, Walsall Wood, Wheel Inn
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