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Two sugars please: join the Macmillan 2019 World’s Biggest Coffee Morning this Saturday in Brownhills!
John Fogarty from Brownhills Community Association has been in touch to point out they have an event planned this Saturday 28th September 2019 as part of the Macmillan World’s Biggest Coffee Morning campaign. Their Coffee Morning will take place at … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Events, Fun stuff to see and do, Just plain daft, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media
Tagged 2018, 29th September, Activity Centre, Brownhills, Brownhills community association, cancer, charity, Coffee Morning, Events, fundraising, Macmillan, sponsor, support, team, Things to do, Worlds Biggest
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Two sugars please: join the Macmillan World’s Biggest Coffee Morning this Saturday in Brownhills!
John Fogarty from Brownhills Community Association has been in touch to point out they have an event planned this Saturday 29th September 2018 as part of the Macmillan World’s Biggest Coffee Morning campaign. Their Coffee Morning will take place at … Continue reading
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Tagged 2018, 29th September, Activity Centre, Brownhills, Brownhills community association, cancer, charity, Coffee Morning, Events, fundraising, Macmillan, sponsor, support, team, Things to do, Worlds Biggest
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Keep your hair on – Brownhills Wilkinson are getting wiggy with it!
Toria Amy has been in touch – she’s just one of the great community minded folk who work at the Wilkinson store in Brownhills, and they’ve informed me that they have organised an event as part of the ‘Get Wiggy With … Continue reading
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Tagged 2018, Brownhills, cancer, charity, Events, fundraising, get wiggy with it, sponsor, Stores, support, team, Teenage Cancer Trust, Things to do, Wilkinson, Wilko
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Funeral arrangements for Gareth Perrins-Seedhouse
Following my post a few days ago where I shared the awful news that Gareth Perrins-Seedhouse had passed away, I received a lovely and very kind email from Mick Roseblade, a close friend of the family, who’s also asked me to publicise the arrangements for Gareth’s funeral.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Events, Interesting photos, It makes me mad!, Local Blogs, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community
Tagged arrangements, Brownhills, cancer, condolences, death, Events, Facebook, fundraising, funeral, Gareth Perrins-Seedhouse, local blogs, memorial, memorium, Mick, passing, rest in peace, Roseblade, Shenstone Fun Run, sponsorship, Staffordshire, Teenage Cancer Trust, Twitter, Walsall, Walsall Council
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On the loss of a great, great man
It is with great sadness and a large degree of personal grief that I must share the tragic news that Brownhills lad, Walsall Council Parks guy and top fundraiser Gareth Perrins-Seedhouse yesterday passed away following a tenacious and long fight with cancer.
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Tagged Brownhills, cancer, condolences, death, Events, Facebook, fundraising, Gareth Perrins-Seedhouse, local blogs, memorial, memorium, passing, rest in peace, Shenstone Fun Run, sponsorship, Staffordshire, Teenage Cancer Trust, Twitter, Walsall, Walsall Council
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Generous to a tea!
Bonita Clayton from Brownhills Community Association has been in touch to let me know that their recent fundraising event for Macmillan went very well indeed, and asked if I could thank all those who took part. It is, of course, my … Continue reading
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Tagged 27th September, Activity Centre, Bonita Clayton, Brownhills, Brownhills community association, cancer, charity, Coffee Morning, Eamonn Regan, Events, fundraising, Macmillan, sponsor, support, team, Things to do, Worlds Biggest
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Brownhills Wilkinson raise £120 for MacMillan!
I asked Nicole Quinn from Wiklinson, Brownhills to let me know how she and her workmates got on with their MacMillan World’s Biggest Coffee Morning event last Friday, and good to her word, Nicole has kindly let me know that the team raised £120.
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Tagged 27th September, Brownhills, cancer, charity, Coffee Morning, Events, fundraising, Macmillan, Nicole Quinn, Ravens Court, sponsor, Stores, support, team, Things to do, Twitter, Wilkinson, Wilko, Worlds Biggest
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Two sugars please!
Further to yesterday’s plug for the Brownhills Wilkinson Macmillan Coffee Morning Event, Bonita Clayton and Eamonn Regan from Brownhills Community Association have been in touch to point out they have an event planned as part of the same fundraising campaign.
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Tagged 27th September, Activity Centre, Bonita Clayton, Brownhills, Brownhills community association, cancer, charity, Coffee Morning, Eamonn Regan, Events, fundraising, Macmillan, sponsor, support, team, Things to do, Worlds Biggest
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Join in the world’s biggest coffee morning!
Nicole Quinn and her friend Sally have been in touch – they’re just two of the great community minded folk who work at the Wilkinson store in Brownhills, and they’ve informed me that they have organised an event as part of the Macmillan Coffee Morning campaign, set to take place in Brownhills this Friday morning from 10:30-12:30.
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Tagged 27th September, Brownhills, cancer, charity, Coffee Morning, Events, fundraising, Macmillan, Nicole Quinn, Ravens Court, sponsor, Stores, support, team, Things to do, Twitter, Wilkinson, Wilko, Worlds Biggest
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Mountain excitement
I received this important message in this evening from Nicole Quinn, one of the great local folk at Wilkinson, in Brownhills – it seems that continuing a series of great community activities, some of the staff are undertaking a rather arduous walk.
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Tagged Brownhills, Cancer Research UK, charity, climb, Events, fundraising, hike, Nicole Quinn, Snowdonia, sponsor, Stores, team, Things to do, Twitter, walk, Wilkinson
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A thank you, from me and a very great man
Readers will remember that last week, I appealed for donations on behalf of Gareth Perrins-Seedhouse, a fellow Brownhills lad who, despite fighting cancer, is undertaking the Shenstone Fun Run next Sunday, 1st July 2012. It seems that Gareth’s story and … Continue reading
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Tagged Brownhills, cancer, Events, Facebook, fundraising, Gareth Perrins-Seedhouse, Kate Goodall, local blogs, Palfrey Park, QE 2, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Shenstone Fun Run, sponsorship, Staffordshire, Teenage Cancer Trust, Twitter, Walsall, Walsall Council, XKCD
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A great man needs our support…
I’ve been contacted by council officer, good friend and fellow Walsall Blogger Kate Goodall, who’s asked me to put the word out for a colleague and Brownhillian who’s raising money for the Young Person’s Cancer Unit at the Queen Elizabeth … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Events, Interesting photos, It makes me mad!, Local Blogs, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community
Tagged Brownhills, cancer, Events, Facebook, fundraising, Gareth Perrins-Seedhouse, Kate Goodall, local blogs, Palfrey Park, QE 2, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Shenstone Fun Run, sponsorship, Staffordshire, Teenage Cancer Trust, Twitter, Walsall, Walsall Council, XKCD
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