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Pigeon post

Posted on August 24, 2013 by BrownhillsBob

Homing and racing pigeons are strong in the hearts of local folk – there was at one time a huge pigeon keeping culture in Brownhills and Walsall Wood, now sadly on the wane and I can remember being in the Black Cock pub in Bullings Heath, Walsall Wood in the early 90s on a Friday evening and watching as the local club clocked in birds and prepared for the weekend’s sport.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Environment, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff | Tagged 1957, 1962, ATV, Binks Bullows, Black Cock, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Carvers, Crabtree, Edward Rose, Events, Flip, Fred Butler, Geometry International, hobbies, Homing, Lew Ways, Local History, MACE, midlands media archive, Ogley Club, old film footage, Pigeon, Racing, Ring, Rowanarc, Ryford, Staffordshire, Strumech, Superalloys, Walsall Wood | 8 Comments
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