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Lichfield Rotary Cars in the Park 2018 – On this weekend!

Posted on July 3, 2018 by

There’s a really good classic and vintage car show on this coming weekend (thats Saturday and Sunday, 7th and 8th July 2018) in Beacon Park, Lichfield – the annual Rotary Cars in the Park event. For those missing the late, lamented … Continue reading →

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Goodbye Bill Shaw: There had better be good football up there

Posted on March 4, 2018 by

It’s my sad duty to report to you that old friend of the blog, Clayhanger lad and football reporter extraordinaire Bill Shaw sadly passed away yesterday following an ongoing, serious illness.

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Lichfield Rotary Cars in the Park – On this weekend!

Posted on June 30, 2017 by

There’s a really good classic and vintage car show on this weekend (thats Saturday and Sunday, 1st & 2nd July 2017) in Beacon Park, Lichfield as part of Festival Weekend – the annual Rotary Cars in the Park event.

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Lichfield Rotary Cars in the Park – On this weekend!

Posted on July 1, 2016 by

There’s a really good classic and vintage car show on this weekend (thats Saturday and Sunday, 2nd & 3rd July 2016) in Beacon Park, Lichfield as part of Festival Weekend – the Rotary Cars in the Park event.

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Caters: a Brownhills business remembered

Posted on October 10, 2015 by

Following the sad announcement of the passing of Michael Cater, formerly of the FW Cater electrical shop in Brownhills, I had a couple of lovely contributions in memory of this wonderful, but lost Brownhills business. Continue reading →

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Funeral arrangements for Michael Cater

Posted on October 6, 2015 by

I have been contacted by Vicky Woolston who has informed me of some very sad news: the passing of Michael Cater, who ran a very longstanding electrical and audio store in Brownhills for years – Caters.

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Cars in the park – On now and tomorrow

Posted on July 4, 2015 by

Sorry folks, very busy and hanging on by the seat of my pants here – but right now and tomorrow as part of Festival Weekend in Lichfield, it’s the Cars in the Park event at Beacon Park, Lichfield. 10520830_339092102949856_5837814341660889252_o-1 Continue reading →

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Bittersweet

Posted on January 12, 2014 by

Back over Christmas (which seems like an age away now), I featured a fair few articles on the subject of Clayhanger, all initiated by Chris Pattison’s finding of the 1952 article detailing flooding and other environmental problems in the area.
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Anyone for tennis?

Posted on December 27, 2013 by

Further to the great material sent in by Marion Jones, relating to the lost pumping station on The Spot at Clayhanger, she also sent me some interesting photos of the gardens of the Jones House in Clayhanger in the 1920s.60437345 Continue reading →

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