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Teenager Clayton Wilson now located: Thank you
Update Sunday evening, 28th January 2018: Clayton’s whereabouts are now known to his family and he’s been in touch.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Events, Express & Star, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community
Tagged 2018, 28 January, appeal, boy, Brownhills, Clayton, devine, lad, Lost, missing, Missing People, Pelsall, teenager, Walsall, West Midlands Police, wilson
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Brownhills Central Boy’s School: Can you help?
A very interesting request for help came in last week from Bonita Clayton of Brownhills Community Association, who as you’ll know, are based at the former Brownhills Central Boy’s School, or as my generation knew it, the Annexe, which is just by the Miner Island in Brownhills.
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Tagged Annex, Bonita, booklet, Brownhills, Brownhills Central Boy's School, Brownhills local history, Clayhanger, Clayton, Community Association, Lichfield, Local History, memories, Mr Massey, New Photos, Newsletter, picture, pictures, School, staff, Staffordshire, Things to do
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Follow that elephant!
I thought I’d continue today with the third article in the series I started a couple of weeks ago, chronicling the memories of Walsall Wood lady Audrey Proffitt, carefully and faithfully transcribed by reader and Walsall Wood correspondent David Evans.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Airship, Alotment, Audrey, Blood Tub, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Brownhills Road, childhood, Clayton, David Evans, Dickie, doll, Ivy House, Jackson, Lakin, Lichfield Road, Local History, New Photos, Oak Road, off licence, Palace Cinema, Proffitt, R101, rag, Salters Road, Sheila, Shire Oak, Shire Oak Hill, Shop, Southall, Staffordshire, Street's Corner, Walsall Wood
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I carried the line-prop!
I thought I’d continue today with another article in the series I started last week, chronicling the memories of Walsall Wood lady Audrey Proffitt, carefully and faithfully transcribed by reader and Walsall Wood correspondent David Evans.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Alotment, Audrey, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Brownhills Road, childhood, Clayton, David Evans, Dickie, doll, Ivy House, Jackson, Lakin, Lichfield Road, Local History, New Photos, Oak Road, off licence, Proffitt, rag, Salters Road, Sheila, Shire Oak, Shire Oak Hill, Shop, Southall, Staffordshire, Street's Corner, Walsall Wood
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