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Tag Archives: Shenstone Drive
On the top deck!
The above wonderful and evocative image was supplied by reader and friend of the blog Tony Martin, who spotted this classic Harpers bus in 1974. The destination board reads “Streetly Works’ and I guess it was performing one of the many services that used to run to local factories. Streetly works was, of course, the BIP, now long since gone.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Events, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged 17th March, 2013, Aldridge, Aston Manor, BIP, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, bus, Bus Museum, Chasewater, event, Events, Facebook, Harpers, Local History, Meet the Museum, open day, planning, Shenstone Drive, Streetly, Tony Martin, Transport Museum, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood, Works
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The best kept secret in Aldridge – open this Sunday!
Readers will be familiar with the somewhat protracted story of Aston Manor Road Transport Museum, and it’s move to Aldridge last year. Sadly, things didn’t quite go to plan at Beecham Business Park, and the museum had to move again – but the good news is, it’s still in Aldridge, at Shenstone Drive.
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Tagged 17th March, 2013, Aston Manor, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, bus, Bus Museum, Chasewater, event, Events, Facebook, Local History, Meet the Museum, open day, planning, Shenstone Drive, Transport Museum, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood
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Meet Aston Manor Road Transport Museum in their new home this Sunday!
This Sunday, 20th January 2013, the museum will be holding a ‘Meet the Museum’ event, where the general public can pop in, take a shufty around and hopefully help shape this valuable collection’s future.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Events, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged 20 January, 2013, Aston Manor, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, bus, Bus Museum, Chasewater, event, Events, Facebook, Local History, Meet the Museum, open day, planning, Shenstone Drive, Transport Museum, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood
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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.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Events, Express & Star, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, It makes me mad!, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, Local politics, News, planning, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood stuff
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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