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Tag Archives: Methodist Church
2019 Brownhills Christmas Tree Festival switch on tonight with events throughout the weekend!
If you fancy something to really get you in the festive Christmas spirit over the next few days, you could do little better than pay a visit to the Brownhills Methodist Church Community Christmas Tree Festival, back by popular demand for 2019 … Continue reading
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Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills Christmas Tree Festival, Christmas Magic in Brownhills, Events, Facebook, Festive, festivities, local blogs, Methodist Church, New Photos, Silver Street
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Why not pop in to Brownhills Christmas Market this evening?
Kicking off the Brownhills Christmas celebrations, this evening (15th November 2019) there’s a Christmas Market at Brownhills Silver Street Methodist Church from 4pm-8pm. There will be all the usual stuff in a friendly and welcoming venue – so why not … Continue reading
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Tagged Brownhills, Events, Facebook, Festive, festivities, local blogs, Methodist Church, Silver Street
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Aldridge Christmas Tree Festival – on all weekend!
Continuing the burst of Christmas events (Where the devil did Christmas come from all of a sudden?) there’s a wonderful Christmas Tree Festival at Aldridge Methodist Church running today (Saturday 3rd December 2016) right up until 6pm tonight, and from 12-4pm tomorrow.
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Tagged 2016, 3 December, 4 December, Aldridge, Christmas, Events, Festival, Festive, festivities, Linda Mason, local blogs, Methodist Church, New Photos, tree
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Coming soon – great discount fashion event in Brownhills
Friend of the blog Deryck Langford writes to inform me that there’s a fashion show and clothing event happening on Friday, 29th April 2016 at the Silver Street Methodist Church in Silver Street, Brownhills at 7:30pm.
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Tagged 2016, 29 April, An Evening of Fashion, Brownhills, charity, Charity Fashion Shows, Clayhanger, clothes, Deryk Langford, even, Events, fashion, Friday, Ladies, Methodist Church, rotary club, sale, Show, Silver Street, Suzanne Silverston, Things to do, Walsall Wood, womens
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Second Northfields Way barrier consultation tonight
As Councillor Steve Wade is helpfully reporting, if you’re concerned about the issues surrounding traveller encampment and other ASB at Northfields Way in Clayhanger, there’s a consultation drop-in session tonight (Monday, 7th March 2016) open to all at Clayhanger Methodist Church, Clayhanger Lane, from 5:30-7:30pm.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Environment, Events, Fun stuff to see and do, It makes me mad!, Local Blogs, Local media, Local politics, News, planning, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Council
Tagged 2016, 7 March, Brownhills, Clayhanger, Consultation, Events, Facebook, Lichfield, local blogs, Local politics, Methodist Church, Northfields Way, planning, Things to do, Twitter, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics
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Aldridge Christmas Tree Festival – with a historical treat in store!
Continuing the burst of Christmas events (Where the devil did Christmas come from all of a sudden?) there’s a wonderful Christmas Tree Festival at Aldridge Methodist Church running today (Saturday 5th December 2015) right up until 7pm tonight, and from 12-4pm tomorrow – and there’s a fine historical twist, too.
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Tagged 2015, 5 December, 6 december, A Patriotic Endeavour - Aldridge Manor House as a Military Hospital 1915-1919, Aldridge, Book, Christmas, Events, Festival, Festive, festivities, Great war project, Len Boulton, Linda Mason, local blogs, Methodist Church, New Photos, Sue Satterthwaite, tree
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Fashion Event in Brownhills Saturday!
Friend of the blog Deryck Langford writes to inform me that there’s a fashion show and clothing event happening this Saturday evening (that’s 18th April 2015) at the Silver Street Methodist Church in Silver Street, Brownhills at 7:30pm.
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Tagged 18 April, 2015, An Evening of Fashion, Brownhills, charity, Charity Fashion Shows, Clayhanger, clothes, Deryk Langford, even, Events, fashion, Ladies, Methodist Church, rotary club, sale, Saturday, Show, Silver Street, Suzanne Silverston, Things to do, Walsall Wood, womens
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A very festive festival
David Evans has kindly sent in these wonderful images of Brownhills Methodist Church Christmas Tree Festival, where there’s also a Christmas Market on today (Saturday, 14th December 2013) from 9:00am until 1:30pm.
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Tagged 2013, Brownhills, Brownhills Christmas Tree Festival, Christmas Magic in Brownhills, Clayhanger, David Evans, Events, Facebook, Festive, festivities, local blogs, Methodist Church, New Photos, Shire Oak, Silver Street, Things to do, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood
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Why not pop in to Brownhills Christmas Tree Festival?
As part of the usual Brownhills Christmas celebrations, this fantastic display is open today…
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Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills Christmas Tree Festival, Christmas Magic in Brownhills, Events, Facebook, Festive, festivities, local blogs, Methodist Church, New Photos, Silver Street
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Bombs Over Brownhills
Now, this is a great article for a lazy Sunday, and one which I suspect may raise some comment within the local history community, where I know there to be still much debate about the war and exactly how Brownhills was hit by enemy air attacks.
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Tagged 32Nd (Aldridge) Battalion, air raid., Aldridge Home Guard, Bill Challis, bombs, Brownhills, Brownhills Fire Brigade, Brownhills Fire Station, Brownhills local history, Canal, fields, Greg Challis, Horse, incendiary, Kynock, local blogs, Local History, Memories of Brownhills Past, Methodist Church, New Photos, Selwyn Smith, South Staffordshire Home Guard, Staffordshire, Walsall Wood, war
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Christmas events, anyone?
I just wondered if anyone out there had local christmas stuff they wanted publiscising here on the blog. In previous years in Brownhills, the Town Centre Team have had unified ‘Magic of Christmas’ branded events, but since Antonia has moved on to pastures new, it all seems a bit haphazard this year.
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Tagged Brownhills, Christmas, Clayhanger, David Evans, Events, Kevin Simon, local blogs, Methodist Church, New Photos, planning, Shire Oak, Silver Street, Things to do, Tree festival, Walsall Wood, whats on, Xmas
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Brownhills Christmas Tree Festival on tonight!
As part of the usual Brownhills Christmas celebrations, this fantastic display opens this evening.
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Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills Christmas Tree Festival, Christmas Magic in Brownhills, Events, Facebook, Festive, festivities, local blogs, Methodist Church, New Photos, Silver Street
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Come to a Jubilee tea party in Brownhills this Saturday!
This looks like an interesting event for Saturday. There will be cake, so not being much of a royalist, that’s enough to get my vote. You can never have enough cake, as any cyclist knows. Vickie Heydon-Matterface had this to … Continue reading
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Tagged Brownhills, Cake, Events, Facebook, holiday weekend, Jubilee, Methodist Church, old lorry, planning, Silver Street, Tea PArty, Things to do, Vickie Heydon-Matterface
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Two Christmas events today in Brownhills!
From Brownhills Town Centre Partnership Facebook page: Today (Saturday, 10th December) sees Brownhills Christmas Market at Brownhills Methodist Church between 9am and 3pm. There will be festive music, children’s crafts and seasonal refreshments as well as a chance to pop … Continue reading
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Tagged activities centre, Brownhills, Brownhills Christmas Tree Festival, Brownhills community association, Christmas fayre, Christmas Magic in Brownhills, Christmas Market, Events, Facebook, Festive, festivities, local blogs, Methodist Church, New Photos, Silver Street
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Tree cheers
Great friend of The Brownhills Blog, Andy Hollyhead, has kindly supplied some pictures from the previously mentioned Brownhills Christmas Tree Festival taken last night. The festival continues, and tomorrow there will be a Christmas Market at the Methodist Church in … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Hollyhead, Brownhills, Brownhills Christmas Tree Festival, Christmas Magic in Brownhills, Events, Facebook, Festive, festivities, Kevin Simon, local blogs, Methodist Church, New Photos, Silver Street
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Brownhills Christmas Tree Festival switch on tonight!
As part of the Christmas Magic in Brownhills series of festive events, this fantastic display opens this evening. Brownhills Christmas Tree Festival Brownhills Methodist Church, Silver Street Switch on : Thursday 8th December @ 7.30pm Come along and see the … Continue reading
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Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills Christmas Tree Festival, Christmas Magic in Brownhills, Events, Facebook, Festive, festivities, local blogs, Methodist Church, New Photos, Silver Street
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Time to tell us community consultation event this Saturday!
Vicky Heydon-Matterface contacted me recently to ask if I’d publiscise this upcoming community consultation event in Brownhills. There will be two, the first taking place this Saturday 5th March at Brownhills Methodist Church from 10:00AM to 1:00PM. It’s a multi-agency … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-social behaviour team, community consultation, Garry Perry, local Councillors, Methodist Church, Midland Heart Housing Group, public information, Time to Tell, Vicky Heydon-Matterface, West Midlands Police
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