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Tag Archives: Shire Oak School
Cutha and the crest
Well, it seems we’re no nearer finding any documentary evidence for Saxon King Cutha being buried at Catshill or indeed anything for a ‘Battle of Shire Oak’ as posited by those adopting the Brownhills Urban District Council seal, as described … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Local History, Mick P, Shire Oak, Shire Oak School, Staffordshire, The Shire Oak Tree, Walsall Wood
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Beware: Children approached in Brownhills in two recent incidents
Somewhat worryingly, a couple of incidents involving men approaching schoolchildren have been reported today (Friday, 2nd December 2016) in the local area that will be of concern to all local residents, but particularly parents.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Environment, Events, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local Blogs, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community
Tagged accosted, appeal, approached, Brownhills, Car, Children, Clayhanger, crime, Events, footpath, guard, hi-vis, High Street, Holy Trinity, incident, Lichfield, man, Police, schools, security, Shire Oak School, text, Walsall, Walsall Wood
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Breaking the ground
Last weekend, I had the good fortune, courtesy of the young David Evans to be able to feature here the November 1994 issue of the long lost, but not forgotten local freshet/magazine for Brownhills, The Brownhills Gazette.
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Tagged Baker Bond, Brian Stringer, Brownhills, Brownhills Comprehensive, Brownhills local history, David Evans, freesheet, Gazette, issue 1, Laburnum Cottage, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, newspaper, October 1989, Shire Oak, Shire Oak School, Walsall Wood
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Back to the future…
While we’re in a 1980’s mood, this week I noticed that a remarkable project from the period had been rescued from potential oblivion and saved for the nation. Way back in 1986, when I was generally being a teenage geek … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Environment, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged AIV, BBC Micro, Belbury, Brownhills, Brownhills Carnival, Brownhills local history, Brownhills Market, Canal, Clayhanger, Computek 87, Domesday, Domesday disc, Domesday project, Domesday Project reloaded, Fiona Gooding, JH Poole, Laserdisc, Local History, maps, Midwich, multimedia, New Photos, old computing, Ordnance Survey, Shire Oak, Shire Oak School, Staffordshire, Tara Fallon, Walsall
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Trunk Call
Following on from my ongoing interest in the Shire Oak (the tree, not the pub) and my request for photos of the preserved piece of the old tree in Shire Oak School, I was contacted by several people with great … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Local History, Mick P, Shire Oak, Shire Oak School, Staffordshire, The Shire Oak Tree, Walsall Wood
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Tree roots
Here’s a brief enquiry for the landscape historians amongst us. I’m preparing the ground for a post about the Sire Oak – not the pub, but the tree itself. Cut down and lost in the late Victorian era, this arboreal … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Fun stuff to see and do, Local History, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Julian Ward-Davies, Local History, Old maps, Ordnace Survey, Pubs, Shire Oak, Shire Oak School, Staffordshire, The Shire Oak Tree, The Stonnall Mysteries, Walsall Wood
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