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Take a Memo, Mr. Fullelove…
A mystery is sparked by the redoubtable old friend of the blog Reg ‘Are Reg’ Fullelove, whoo’s been again chatting to David Evans and supplied another wonderful tranche of material for the blog.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, Local music, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories
Tagged Aer Reg, Brownhills, Brownhills Memorial Hall, Brownhills stuff, Clive Roberts, David Evans, football, Foundation, Fullelove, Fun stuff to see and do, Harrison, local blogs, Local media, local music, Memo, Memorial Hall, original, plan, Reg, Shared media, Social media, Stone, The Memo
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The spirit of radio
Here’s an interesting piece from reader and friend of the blog Stuart Cowley – I spent my teenage years glued to Beacon and miss it’s old, original incarnation terribly before the days of playlists and targeted marketing, the station was radical, quirky and had real Black Country personality. Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, Local music, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories
Tagged 303, 70's, 80's, 90s, BBC, Beacon, Carl Chinn, Dick Sheppard, Don Maclean, Hospital, Jacqui de Creed, Lions, Local, Local adio, Local History, local music, media, Radio, Stuart Cowley, Things to do
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A place to dance, play and talk
rownhills, it’s sometimes hard to believe, has a great history of clubs, societies and recreation, particularly in the early part of the last century – we’ve looked here before at sports days, musical clubs and festivals, amateur dramatics and other pastimes, many of which couldn’t have occurred without the great facility that is Brownhills Memorial Hall.
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Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills Memorial Hall, Brownhills stuff, Clive Roberts, David Evans, football, Foundation, Fun stuff to see and do, Harrison, local blogs, Local media, local music, Memo, Memorial Hall, Shared media, Social media, Stone, The Memo
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A request from the Degville Family
A touching and lovely message comes to me from Jackie and Sammie Degville, who are undertaking the race for life in aid of Cancer Research in honour of their beloved husband and father Paul Degville, who died following a protracted battle with the illness in January.
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Tagged 1970's, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Cancer Research, community, death, Donate, Fred Degville, fund raising, Ian, Ian Bourne, Jackie, Jazz, Just Giving, Local History, local music, memoriam, Memory, New Photos, passed away, passing, Paul Degville, PaulDegville, Pubs, Race for Life, Sammie, sponsor, Staffordshire, The Crown, Wheatsheaf
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All that jazz…
When Peter Barker approached me the other day with his found recording of jazz at the Crown in the 1970’s, I found it interesting, but wasn’t sure how the readership would take to it. I needn’t have worried, as reaction to … Continue reading
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Tagged 1970's, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Fred Degville, Ian, Jazz, Local History, local music, New Photos, PaulDegville, Pubs, Staffordshire, The Crown
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