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Push Kart derby in Burntwood – on now until 4pm!
My apologies to Steve Lightfoot and the BTC people, meant to run this last night, but I was too knackered to function – people, go have a butchers at this, it looks like a right hoot, and it’s running until 5pm.
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Posted in Environment, Events, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Just plain daft, Local Blogs, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web
Tagged 2015, 8th August, cart, Derby, Events, Facebook, go-cart, kart, Lichfield, Lichfiield, New Photos, Push Kart Derby, Sanseis Corner, Silly, soapbox, Staffordshire, Things to do, Twitter
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Some bins not emptied today – leave them out folks….
I’m hearing that today (Friday 26th June 2015), some bin collections were missed in Brownhills, Walsall Wood and Shelfield, apparently due to a truck breakdown – these things happen.
Posted in Bad Science, Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Environment, Events, Interesting photos, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local media, Local politics, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged 2015, 26 June, 27 June, bin collections, Bins, breakdown, Brownhills, cart, Clayhanger, clean, collection, collection day, Events, failed, green, household waste, information, Local politics, Lorry, missed, Recycling, Refuse, rubbish, Shelfield, truck, Twitter, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics, Walsall Wood
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Serious accident between car and horse drawn cart near Stonnall
Following an incident this evening (Friday, 19th September 2014) a large amount of rumour has been circulating on local social media about the nature of a road traffic accident involving a horse-drawn vehicle on the Chester Road, at Lazy Hill, between Aldridge and Shire Oak.
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Tagged 2014, Aldridge, Brownhills, Car, cart, Chester Road, Children, crash, Events, Facebook, gig, Horse, hurt, injured, Junction, Lazy Hill, Lichfield, Mere Green, OAP, Pensioner, pony, RTA, Shire Oak, Staffordshire, Stonnall, trap, Twitter, Walsall Wood
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Happy New Year!
Happy new year to all readers of the Brownhills Blog. Cheers for sticking with it, contributing and doing everything you do.
The 2013 New Year quiz is still open and still has questions going for the asking. There’s been a great response so far, and there’s local beer up for grabs! Take a look at last night’s scoresheet and see what you can get. Don’t forget, there’s still the ‘1000th House’ plaque to find, too.
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Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Butcher, cart, Common Side, drunk, Events, Frank Lloyd, Horse, Lichfield, Local History, Shire Oak, Silly, Staffordshire, Things to do, Walsall Wood
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How the Brave New World began in Walsall Wood, 1952
Ladies and gentlemen, without further ado, I present another fantastic piece by regular contributor David Evans. David is writing so much good stuff at the moment… I’m sure you’ll all join with me in thanking him for his sterling and … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Cannock Chase, Clayhanger stuff, Environment, Features, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Just plain daft, Local History, Local media, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills local history, cart, David Evans, garden shed, go-cart, kart, Local History, memories, New Photos, old childhood, Shire Oak, Silly, soap box cart, Staffordshire, Stonnall, Walsall Wood
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