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Lichfield discovered – Back to the workhouse – on tonight!
Once again, the irrepressible Kate Cardigan from the Lichfield Lore contacts me to tell me that there’s another great Lichfield Discovered event tonight organised by her informal Lichfield local history group.
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Posted in Churches, Environment, Events, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Just plain daft, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web
Tagged 12 October, 2015, cardigan, Dave Moore, Discovered, event, Events, Facebook, free, Gomez, Kate Gomez, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, Lore, market square, museum, New Photos, Silly, Staffordshire, Talk, Things to do, Twitter, Workhouse
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Reading the paper on the train…
I note that Chasewater Railway volunteer, local blogger and top chap John Daft has issued an appeal on the railway museum blog to call for donations or copies of any press cuttings or pictures relating to the project that the public may have in their possession.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, Environment, Events, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web
Tagged 2015, appeal, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Chasewater, clippings, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, museum, New Photos, newspaper, Panoramio, Reservoir, Staffordshire, STeam, Steam Railway, Things to do, Trains
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Our hidden heritage – and how to save it
Sandfields Pumping Station champion and public historian extraordinaire Dave Moore has been in touch with a last minute tipoff of a free talk tomorrow afternoon (Wednesday, 21st May 2014) at The Museum of Cannock Chase at 3:00pm.
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Tagged 2014, 21 May, 3pm, Architecture, at risk, Black Country, buildings, Cannock Chase, Dave, David, Discovered, event, Events, Facebook, free, heritage, Hidden Heritage, Kate Gomez, lecture, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, Lore, meeting, Moore, museum, Sandfields, social medial, Staffordshire, Talk, Things to do, Twitter
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The Tat Man cometh
I know it’s short notice, but there’s a great show going on this afternoon at 2pm in the museum at Lichfield Street in Walsall – ‘The Life and Times of the Tat Man’ is a continuation of the great shows created by Dave Calcutt, Glen Buglass and the team working on the history around the Bayards Colts.
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Posted in Events, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Just plain daft, Local History, Local media, Local music, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Council
Tagged 2014, 3rd may, amateur dramatics, Bayards Colts, Dave Calcutt, Events, free, Glen Buglass, Lichfield, Life and Times of the Tat Man, local blogs, Local History, Mummers, museum, Performance, Saturday, Silly, Street Theatre, Theatre, Things to do, Walsall, Walsall Council
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A century in 12 objects…
I see that there Kate Cardigan from the wonderful Lichfield Lore is going from strength to strength with her informal and fun Lichfield local history group, Lichfield Discovered.
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Tagged 100 years, 12 objects, century, Dave, David, Discovered, event, Events, Everyday Items, Facebook, history, Kate Gomez, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, Lore, Moore, museum, New Photos, Panoramio, Sandfields, Silly, St Marys, Staffordshire, Talk, Theatre, Things to do, Twitter
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Fair ground?
Here’s a really interesting one that came in today, and it has so piqued my interest, that I’m going to throw it straight out there. The email speaks for itself – honoured, I am – but I’m hoping readers can help – perhaps Andy Dennis, who I think lives locally to the site in question, or Chasewaterstuff, who seems to know all about this kind of thing.
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Tagged 59, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, carousel, Chasewater, child ride, Events, Fairground, heritage, kids, local blogs, Local History, Michael Smith, muffin ride, museum, New Photos, Peace, Redevelopment, Reservoir, roundabout, Silly, Staffordshire, Things to do, w, White Hore Road, worlds fair
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Aston Manor Transport Museum saved again!
I see Aston Manor Transport Museum have apparently been saved again.
I was sad to note that over late summer, the news had emerged that the transport collection formerly resident in the old tram shed in Witton, and forced to move by landlords Birmingham City Council, was having to move a second time from it’s ‘new’ base in Northgate, Aldridge.
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Tagged Adrian Hipkins, Aldridge, Aston Manor, Brownhills, local blogs, Local History, Mike Cooper, museum, new Home, New Photos, Northgate, planning, Redevelopment, Road Transport Museum, Shenstone Drive, Stymaster, Transport, Volant, Witton
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Transport Museum move to Aldridge, but they need your help!
Reader and top bloke David Evans has contacted me with an urgent appeal from the folk behind Aston Manor Road Transport Museum, which as many of you will be aware, is moving to Nothgate, Aldridge very soon. David forwarded an … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Nath, Aldridge, Aldridge Web, Aston Manor, Brownhills, David Evans, Geoff Lusher, Jack Allen, local blogs, Local History, museum, New Photos, Northgate, Pigblog, planning, Redevelopment, Richard Gray, Road Transport Museum, Stymaster, Transport, Volant, Witton
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