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Plan for 200 new homes in central Brownhills approved
Way back in April this year, I first noted the consultation and plan to finally redevelop the wasteland in Brownhills that was once Silver Court Gardens, the notorious tenement maisonette estate that was demolished in 2004, into over 100 dwellings.
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Tagged 14/0767/FL, 14/0771/OL, 157, 40, Brownhills stuff, Canal, Clayhanger, Consultation, Court, Derelict, Development, dwellings, Environment, Events, Facebook, Fun stuff to see and do, gardens, homes, Humphries House, Lichfield, Lindon Drive, Local politics, Market Place, new houses, News, phased, planning, Planning application, planning interactive, Politics, Redevelopment, Regeneration, Shared media, Silver, Spotted whilst browsing the web, street, Things to do, Walsall, Walsall community, Walsall Council, Walsall Housing Group, Walsall politics, WHG
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Did you know the late Thomas Williams?
Here’s an interesting one that reaches me via Facebook, and is quite sensitive but worthwhile, I think – reader Tracie Miller contacted me in the week appealing for information about her father and his life, in an effort to gain more information about her family.
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Tagged 2nd, Anchor Bridge, Avenue, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Doreen, Edward Rose, Eileen, Facebook, G, gardens, john, Joyce, Lichfield, Local History, Michael, Miller, New Photos, ownham, Rita, Second, Shire Oak, Silver Court, Staffordshire, Things to do, Thomas, Tom, Tracy, V, Walsall WOod FC, Williams
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Application submitted for large Brownhills housing development
It comes I’m sure, as no surprise that Walsall Housing Group (WHG) have been planning a huge new housing development in central Brownhills for some time now – after all, last month I advertised a one-day consultation on plans to build houses on the former site of Silver Court Gardens, behind Silver Court, on land that’s now vacant.
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Tagged 14/0767/FL, 14/0771/OL, 157, 40, Brownhills stuff, Canal, Clayhanger, Consultation, Court, Derelict, Development, dwellings, Environment, Events, Facebook, Fun stuff to see and do, gardens, homes, Humphries House, Lichfield, Lindon Drive, Local politics, Market Place, new houses, News, phased, planning, Planning application, planning interactive, Politics, Redevelopment, Regeneration, Shared media, Silver, Spotted whilst browsing the web, street, Things to do, Walsall, Walsall community, Walsall Council, Walsall Housing Group, Walsall politics, WHG
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Redevelopment of Silver Court Gardens – have your say
There’s been loads of buzz since my article last weekend about the new development Walsall Housing Group are considering putting forward for the derelict wasteland that was once Silver Court Gardens in Brownhills – now you can attend the consultation and make your voice heard.
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Tagged Brownhills, Canal, Clayhanger, Consultation, Court, Derelict, Development, Events, Facebook, gardens, Humphries House, Lichfield, Lindon Drive, Local politics, phased, planning, Politics, Redevelopment, Regeneration, Silver, street, Things to do, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall Housing Group, Walsall politics, WHG
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Silver Court Gardens – a positive development
Hey folks, this is important – I was sent a link to this press release by friend of the blog Sarah Treadwell on Friday, and this it is potentially great news – I’ve known for a while that Walsall Housing Group have been looking to redevelop the land left vacant a decade ago with the demolition of Silver Court Gardens in central Brownhills.
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Tagged Brownhills, Canal, Clayhanger, Consultation, Court, Derelict, Development, Events, Facebook, gardens, Humphries House, Lichfield, Lindon Drive, Local politics, phased, planning, Politics, Redevelopment, Regeneration, Silver, street, Things to do, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall Housing Group, Walsall politics, WHG
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From gardens where we feel secure…
If you’re looking for something different to do over the weekend, and fancy an event that’s gentle, genteel and quintessentially British, you could do much worse than visit Hints open gardens and Flower festival, at the pretty little village of … Continue reading
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Tagged Events, flowers, Garden festival, gardens, Hints, Hints flower festival, Hints open gardens, Hints Village, Staffordshire, Things to do, Wildlife
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Lucky shots
I took all four of these photos this afternoon at the garden of Cherry Coppice, Hints, which was exhibiting in the open garden and flower festival event. It’s on tomorrow, too, and is a great day out for gardeners and … Continue reading
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Tagged Bee, Events, flowers, Garden festival, gardens, Hints, Hints flower festival, Hints open gardens, Hints Village, lucky, macro photography, Staffordshire, Things to do, Wildlife
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From gardens where we feel secure…
If you’re looking for something different to do over the weekend, and fancy an event that’s gentle, genteel and quintessentially British, you could do much worse than visit Hints open gardens and Flower festival, at the pretty little village of … Continue reading
From gardens where we feel secure…
If you’re looking for something different to do over the weekend, and fancy an event that’s gentle, genteel and quintessentially British, you could do much worse than visit Hints open gardens and Flower festival, at the pretty little village of … Continue reading
Posted in cycling, Environment, Events, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Local media, Shared media, Spotted whilst browsing the web
Tagged Events, flowers, Garden festival, gardens, Hints, Hints flower festival, Hints open gardens, Hints Village, Staffordshire, Things to do, Wildlife
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