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Catch San Brett live on the radio tonight – live from Brownhills!
Just a quick post to highlight that friend of the blog San Brett will be live on 2ndcityradio.net tonight (Wednesday 6 July 2016) from 7-9pm – tune in on line at the link below.
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Tagged 2015, 2ndCityRadio, Brownhills, city, community, Events, Facebook, Lichfield, music, Radio, Sans kitchen, Second, Shire Oak, Show, Silly, Things to do, Walsall Wood
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Don’t forget Lichfield Bower today!
Well, Spring Bank Holiday Monday is upon us, and that means that it’s Lichfield Bower Day in Ye Olde City – and I notice our friends at Lichfield Waterworks Trust and Lichfield Discovered are up to mischief…
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Tagged 2015, 25th May, Bank Holiday Monday, Bower, cardigan, city, Discovered, ditch, event, Events, Facebook, fair, free, Gomez, Greenhill, Jakeman, Kate Gomez, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, Lore, New Photos, Panoramio, ramble, Silly, Staffordshire, Stuart, Things to do
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Bathing beauties
I’ve noticed a few people posting images online of the red deer at Chasewater yesterday who decided that in the warm weather, a swim was in order – and friend of the blog Leah Braidman posted the above wonderful images on the Brownhills Past and Present Facebook page.
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Tagged 2016, Angela Morris, Brownhills, Chasewater, Chasewater Wildlife Group, Chaz Mason, Clayhanger, Clayhanger Marsh, Cycle rides, cycling, Leah Braidman, local blogs, May, Neil Tipton, New Photos, Red deer, Reservoir, rut, rutting, Shire Oak, Silly, Staffordshire, Walsall Wood, Wildlife
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Discover the wonderful history of Lichfield’s water
Kate Cardigan from the wonderful Lichfield Lore has tipped me off about a Sunday morning historical walk taking place in Lichfield tomorrow exploring the remarkable history of the city water supply.
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Tagged 22 May, 25 May, cardigan, event, Events, Facebook, free, Gomez, Kate Gomez, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, Lore, New Photos, Panoramio, ramble, Silly, Staffordshire, Sunday, supply, Talk, Things to do, Twitter, walk, Water, waterworks trust, Wednesday
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Finally my bin will go out less than I do…
As predicted here a couple of weeks ago, the announcement by Walsall Council has now been made, and a leaflet is currently being circulated regarding reducing collections of your grey non-recycling bin to once every two weeks – interestingly, the announce meant is directly following the local elections. Continue reading
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Tagged 2016, Aldridge, bi-weekly, bin collections, Bins, Brownhills, changes, Clayhanger, collection, collection day, Events, household waste, information, Leaflet, Local politics, new, panic, Recycling, Refuse, rubbish, schedule, Silly, Twitter, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics, Walsall Wood
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Walk the lost Beacon Place with Lichfield Discovered tonight!
I see that there Kate Cardigan from the wonderful Lichfield Lore has organised a great Monday Evening historical walk exploring the lost estate of Beacon Place, with her informal and fun Lichfield local history group, Lichfield Discovered.
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Aldridge Manor Youth Club restarts in a new home this coming Tuesday!
Following the sad closure of Aldridge Manor Youth Club, local activist Paul Sharpe has been beavering away to try and continue the club in some form in a new venue – I posted his appeal for help here a couple of months ago.
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Tagged Aldridge Arena, Aldridge Manor, Cheap tat, Closure, Croft, cuts, Facebook, local blogs, Local History, Local politics, May 3, Paul Sharpe, planning, Politics, Redevelopment, Shire Oak, Silly, sold, Twitter, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics, Walsall Wood, Youth Club
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Binned off
Like most of the households in the borough, we’ve received a leaflet from Walsall Council recently in place of the normal bin collection calendar/schedule we normally receive at this time of year – the leaflet says a new calendar won’t be issued until ‘Late summer, 2016’ – I wonder why that might be?
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Walk the ditch with Lichfield Discovered this Sunday
I see that there Kate Cardigan from the wonderful Lichfield Lore is organising a great Sunday afternoon historical walk along the line of the old town boundary ditch, with her informal and fun Lichfield local history group, Lichfield Discovered.
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Brown bin collections in Brownhills start this Friday
Just a heads up to all the bin botherers that there is the first brown (garden waste) bin collection of 2016 in Area 9 tomorrow (Friday, 8th February 2016) – that’s Brownhills, Pelsall, Shire Oak and Clayhanger – so get your bins out for the lads tonight.
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Meet Lichfield Discovered over a pint tonight!
I see that there Kate Cardigan from the wonderful Lichfield Lore is has an informal local history meeting on this evening with her irreverent and fun Lichfield history group, Lichfield Discovered.
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Tagged 2016, 5 April, Bird Street, cardigan, Discovered, event, Events, Facebook, free, Gomez, Kate Gomez, Kings Head, Lichfield, Lichfield history group, local blogs, Local History, Lore, New Photos, Panoramio, Silly, social evening, Staffordshire, Talk, Things to do, Tuesday, Twitter
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San’s Kitchen – new manager, same great food!
I see that the wonderful San Brett – of local radio fame – has sadly been suffering poor health of late and has passed management of her popular Brownhills cafe San’s Kitchen over to new manager Adam Brookes – Adam’s sent me details of opening hours and offers he’s got on to tickle your taste buds…
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Tagged 2ndCityRadio, Adam Brookes, Brownhills, Cafe, city, community, Events, Facebook, Lichfield, music, new management, Radio, Sans kitchen, Second, Shire Oak, Show, Silly, Silver Court, Things to do, Walsall Wood
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Bin collection information over Easter 2016
I’ve had a large number of queries today about bin collections for Good Friday and the Easter Weekend (Friday 25th March, Monday 28th March 2016) – collection services in Walsall Borough are operating normally as they doe for every Bank Holiday except the three over Christmas.
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Tagged 2016, Aldridge, bin collections, Bins, Brownhills, Christmas, Clayhanger, collection, collection day, Easter, Events, household waste, information, Leaflet, Local politics, new, Recycling, Refuse, rubbish, schedule, Silly, Twitter, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics, Walsall Wood
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Catch San Brett live on the radio tonight – live from Brownhills!
Just a quick post to highlight that friend of the blog and queen of the Brownhills Full English San Brett will be live on 2ndcityradio.net tonight (Wednesday 23rd March 2016) from 7-9pm – tune in on line at the link below.
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Tagged 125 year anniversary, 2015, 2ndCityRadio, Brownhills, city, community, Events, Facebook, Lichfield, music, Radio, Sans kitchen, Second, Shire Oak, Show, Silly, Things to do, Walsall Wood
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Aldridge Manor Youth Club: Can you help it be reborn?
As a result of the imminent closure of Aldridge Manor Youth Club and sale of the Manor House by Walsall Council, local activist Paul Sharpe has got his thinking cap on, and is appealing for help from anyone who might be able to help him set up an alternative club.
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Tagged Aldridge Manor, Cheap tat, Closure, cuts, Facebook, local blogs, Local History, Local politics, Paul Sharpe, planning, Politics, Redevelopment, Shire Oak, Silly, sold, Twitter, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics, Walsall Wood, Youth Club
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Meet Lichfield Discovered over a pint tonight!
I see that there Kate Cardigan from the wonderful Lichfield Lore is has an informal local history meeting on this evening with her irreverent and fun Lichfield history group, Lichfield Discovered.
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Tagged 2016, 8 March, Bird Street, cardigan, Discovered, event, Events, Facebook, free, Gomez, Kate Gomez, Kings Head, Lichfield, Lichfield history group, local blogs, Local History, Lore, New Photos, Panoramio, Silly, social evening, Staffordshire, Talk, Things to do, Tuesday, Twitter
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Find out about the Lichfield Morris – free talk on tonight!
Tonight at 7:30pm, (Monday 8th February 2016), they have a wonderful free talk at Curborough Community Centre, on the subject of the celebrated and longstanding Lichfield Morris.
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Tagged 8 February, cardigan, Cur borough Community Centre, Discovered, event, Events, Facebook, free, Gomez, Kate Gomez, Lichfield, Lichfield Morris, local blogs, Local History, Lore, New Photos, Panoramio, Peter Cole, Silly, Staffordshire, Talk, Things to do, Twitter
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Catch San Brett live on the radio tonight – live from Brownhills!
Just a quick post to highlight that friend of the blog and queen of the Brownhills Full English San Brett will be live on 2ndcityradio.net tonight (Wednesday 3rd February 2016) from 7-9pm – tune in on line at the link below.
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Tagged 125 year anniversary, 2015, 2ndCityRadio, Brownhills, city, community, Events, Facebook, Lichfield, music, Radio, Sans kitchen, Second, Shire Oak, Show, Silly, Things to do, Walsall Wood
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Wendy Morton MP to hold surgery in Brownhills this Friday
I’m pleased to note that the Member of Parliament for Aldridge Brownhills – your MP Wendy Morton – will hold a surgery at Brownhills Activity Centre, just off the Miner Island in town, from 2pm to 3pm this Friday, 29th January 2016 – she’ll also be ar Rushall later that afternoon.
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Tagged Aldridge Brownhills, Brownhills, Brownhills Activity Centre, Events, Lichfield, local blogs, Local politics, Member of Parliament, MP, Politics, Richard Shepherd, Silly, Surgery, Tory, Twitter, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics, Walsall Wood, Wendy, Wendy Morton
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If only there was an online archive…
Nearly two years ago, in March 2014, I featured a rather remarkable image here supplied by Chris Leggett of the Express & Star, which he had released as an example of the remarkable stuff to be found hidden in the newspapers archive, which the paper is still in the process of bidding for funding to put online.
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Tagged 1973, Aldridge, archive, Bid, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, caught, Chris Leggett, crash, Cycle rides, cycling, Events, Express & Star, Facebook, Helicopter, Kenneth Cornwell, Lichfield, lines, Local History, Malcom Wright, New Photos, overhead, parachute, Peter Nesbit, photo, Reservoir, Show, Silly, skydiver, Staffordshire, Stonnall, Stowe Pool, Stuntman, survey, tangle, Things to do, Twitter, winch
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2016 New Year Quiz results
Well, this year’s quiz is complete, and we have winners – thanks for taking part, being good sports and for persevering with what were, on reflection, very tough questions!
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Tagged 2016, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Canal, Clayhanger, Cycle rides, cycling, David Evans, Events, Lichfield, Local History, New Photos, New Year, prize, quiz, results, Shire Oak, Silly, Staffordshire, Things to do, Walsall, Walsall Wood, winners
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Bin collection tomorrow for Brownhills, Pelsall, Shelfield and East Aldridge
Just a heads up to all the bin botherers that there is a bin collection tomorrow (Friday, 8th January 2016) for areas 9 and 10 – that’s Brownhills, Pelsall, Shelfield, High Heat, Shire Oak and West Aldridge – so get your bins out for the lads tonight.
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Tagged 2016, Aldridge, bin collections, Bins, Brownhills, Christmas, Clayhanger, collection, collection day, Events, household waste, information, January 8, Leaflet, Local politics, new, Recycling, Refuse, rubbish, schedule, Silly, Twitter, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics, Walsall Wood
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New year quiz 2016: part two for the explorers…
Right, here’s the second half of the Brownhills Blog New Year Quiz 2016 – these questions are for those who can explore the area and have a nose around – the first set were released yesterday, and are for those who may be unable to explore or just prefer to research their answers online.
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Tagged 2016, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Canal, Clayhanger, Cycle rides, cycling, David Evans, Events, Lichfield, Local History, New Photos, New Year, part 2, prize, quiz, Shire Oak, Silly, Staffordshire, Things to do, Walsall, Walsall Wood
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New year quiz 2016: part one for the researchers…
Sorry, I’m running dreadfully late – here it is, the Brownhills Blog New Year 2016 quiz – get stuck in and see if you can win! Last year’s was a great success, but it didn’t run for long so we’ve had a bit of a format change.
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Tagged 2016, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Canal, Clayhanger, Cycle rides, cycling, David Evans, Events, Lichfield, Local History, New Photos, New Year, prize, quiz, Shire Oak, Silly, Staffordshire, Things to do, Walsall, Walsall Wood
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Remember folks – bin collection tomorrow for Brownhills, Pelsall, Shelfield and East Aldridge
Just a heads to all the bin bothers that there is a bin collection tomorrow (Monday, 28th December 2015) for areas 9 and 10 – that’s Brownhills, Pelsall, Shelfield, High Heat, Shire Oak and West Aldridge – so get your bins out for the lads tonight.
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Tagged 2015, Aldridge, bin collections, Bins, Brownhills, Christmas, Clayhanger, collection, collection day, Events, household waste, information, Leaflet, Local politics, new, Recycling, Refuse, rubbish, schedule, Silly, Twitter, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics, Walsall Wood
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Walk off that turkey with Lichfield Discovered this Sunday!
Feeling a bit porky after the Christmas excess – Are you up for an interesting an refreshing walk through Lichfield’s canal history this Sunday – Kate Cardigan from the wonderful Lichfield Lore is venturing out for a history walk with her informal and fun social history group, Lichfield Discovered.
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Tagged 2015, 27 December, ale, beer, Canal, cardigan, Discovered, Duke of Wellington, event, Events, Facebook, Festive, Fosseway, free, Gomez, Guildhall, history, hristmas, Kate Gomez, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, Lore, New Photos, Pipe Hill, pub, Silly, Staffordshire, Things to do, Twitter, walk
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2015 Christmas bin collection information
Hi folks – I’m getting a lot of enquiries regarding Christmas bin collection arrangements in the borough of Walsall, and thought I’d feature the bin calendar for those that seem concerned about when the guys in orange will come and collect their rubbish.
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Tagged 2015, Aldridge, bin collections, Bins, Brownhills, Christmas, Clayhanger, collection, collection day, Events, household waste, information, Leaflet, Local politics, new, Recycling, Refuse, rubbish, schedule, Silly, Twitter, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics, Walsall Wood
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Catch San Brett live on the radio tonight – live from Brownhills!
Just a quick post to highlight that friend of the blog and queen of the Brownhills Full English San Brett will be live on 2ndcityradio.net tonight (Wednesday 16th December 2015) from 7-9pm – tune in on line at the link below.
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Have a Christmas pint with Lichfield Discovered tonight!
It’s time to get out your Santa hats because Kate Cardigan from the wonderful Lichfield Lore is convening a celebration of all that’s wonderful about Christmas, pubs and our nearest city tonight with her informal and fun social history group, Lichfield Discovered.
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Me engine’s flooded!
I’ve been contacted by readers Denis Jones and Ian Race, who both spotted a rather extraordinary thing at Chasewater yesterday: an echo of the past, whit modern amphibious cars cruising around the lake.
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Tagged 1960's, 1965, Amphibian, amphibicar, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Car, Chasewater, Events, Ferrie, Local History, New Photos, pleasureboat, Ralph, Reservoir, Silly, Staffordshire, tony Winn, Walsall Observer
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Catch San Brett live on the radio tonight – live from Brownhills!
Just a quick post to highlight that friend of the blog and queen of the Brownhills Full English San Brett will be live on 2ndcityradio.net tonight (Wednesday 11th November) from 7-9pm – tune in on line at the link below.
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Meet Lichfield Discovered over a pint tonight!
I see that there Kate Cardigan from the wonderful Lichfield Lore is has an informal local history meeting on this evening with her irreverent and fun Lichfield history group, Lichfield Discovered.
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Taking the Lichfield waters
I see that there Kate Cardigan from the wonderful Lichfield Lore is has an interesting talk on this evening with her irreverent and fun Lichfield history group, Lichfield Discovered.
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Brownhills bonfire and fireworks this Saturday!
For those who’ve been asking (and some folk have been really keen to find out this year), Walsall Council have released details of 2015’s bonfire and firework events in the borough, including the one at Holland Park, Brownhills which this year takes place this Saturday, 7th November 2015, with not one, but two fireworks displays.
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Tagged 2015, 7 November, arboretum, Bonfire, bonfire night, Brownhills, Events, fireworks, Guy Fawkes, Holland Park, Local politics, Silly, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics
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Catch San Brett live on the radio tonight – live from Brownhills!
Just a quick post to highlight that friend of the blog and queen of the Brownhills Full English San Brett will be live on 2ndcityradio.net tonight (Wednesday 21st October 2015) from 7-9pm – tune in on line at the link below.
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Tagged 2ndCityRadio, Brownhills, city, community, Events, Facebook, Lichfield, music, Radio, Sans kitchen, Second, Shire Oak, Show, Silly, Things to do, Walsall Wood
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Catch San Brett live on the radio tonight – live from Brownhills!
Just a quick post to highlight that friend of the blog and queen of the Brownhills Full English San Brett will be live on 2ndcityradio.net tonight (Wednesday 14th October) from 7-9pm – tune in on line at the link below.
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Tagged 125 year anniversary, 2ndCityRadio, Brownhills, city, community, Events, Facebook, Lichfield, music, Radio, Sans kitchen, Second, Shire Oak, Show, Silly, Things to do, Walsall Wood
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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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Brownhills bonfire 2015 details now available
For those who’ve been asking (and some folk have been really keen to find out this year), Walsall Council have released details of 2015s bonfire and firework events in the borough, including the one at Holland Park, Brownhills which this year takes place on Saturday, 7th November 2015, with not one, but two fireworks displays.
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Catch San Brett live on the radio tonight – live from Brownhills!
Just a quick post to highlight that friend of the blog and queen of the Brownhills Full English San Brett will be live on 2ndcityradio.net tonight (Wednesday 7th October) from 7-9pm – tune in on line at the link below.
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Tagged 125 year anniversary, 2ndCityRadio, Brownhills, city, community, Events, Facebook, Lichfield, music, Radio, Sans kitchen, Second, Shire Oak, Show, Silly, Things to do, Walsall Wood
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Meet Lichfield Discovered over a pint tonight!
I see that there Kate Cardigan from the wonderful Lichfield Lore is has an informal local history meeting on this evening with her irreverent and fun Lichfield history group, Lichfield Discovered.
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56 bus service: Travel West Midlands to fill the gap
Excellent news from Councillor Steve Wade on the future of the 56 bus service from Brownhills to Birmingham following his meeting with Travel West Midlands last Thursday.
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Harden not so fast, sunshine!
For a few weeks now, I’ve been featuring images here from an archive I haven’t named, but is remarkable – not just for the content, but for the quirkiness and inaccuracy of some of the content.
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Tagged 2015, Architecture, Arden, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, cardigan, Derelict, Harden, Historic England, Ian, Kate, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, New Photos, Pell, Red Box, Redevelopment, Silly, Staffordshire, Things to do, Walsall, Walsall Council
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Withdrawal of 56 bus service: Latest news, and please sign the petition!
The controversy over the withdrawal of the Diamond Buses 56 service from Brownhills to Walsall refuses to die down, and there’s now an online petition you can sign in support of the service and Councillor Steve Wade’s efforts to save it.
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Catch San Brett live on the radio tonight – live from Brownhills!
Just a quick post to highlight that friend of the blog and queen of the Brownhills Full English San Brett will be live on 2ndcityradio.net tonight (Wednesday 23rd September 2015) from 7-9pm – tune in on line at the link below.
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Tagged 125 year anniversary, 2ndCityRadio, Brownhills, city, community, Events, Facebook, Lichfield, music, Radio, Sans kitchen, Second, Shire Oak, Show, Silly, Things to do, Walsall Wood
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Wendy Morton MP to hold surgery in Brownhills
I’m pushing this one out early as I know some folk may need time to prepare: a week today, Wednesday 30th September 2015 the Member of Parliament for Aldridge Brownhills – your MP Wendy Morton – will hold a surgery at Brownhills Activity Centre, just off the Miner Island in town, from 9am.
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Tagged Aldridge Brownhills, Brownhills, Brownhills Activity Centre, Events, Lichfield, local blogs, Local politics, Member of Parliament, MP, Politics, Richard Shepherd, Silly, Surgery, Tory, Twitter, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics, Walsall Wood, Wendy, Wendy Morton
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Stuck in a rut – ain’t no place for a hound dog
This is just a quick note to warn people given to exploring the open spaces of the area that the deer population are getting amorous – it’s rutting time for our large brown friends, and that means one thing: the heaths around Brownhills, Clayhanger, Pelsall and Chasewater in particular are likely to be host to rather grumpy, aggressive stags guarding their female harems.
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Tagged Brownhills, Chasewater, Chasewater Wildlife Group, Chaz Mason, Clayhanger, Clayhanger Marsh, Cycle rides, cycling, local blogs, Neil Tipton, New Photos, Red deer, Reservoir, rut, rutting, Shire Oak, Silly, Staffordshire, Walsall Wood, Wildlife
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Lichfield discovered – Exploring the Cruck House – 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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Catch San Brett live on the radio tonight – live from Brownhills!
Just a quick post to highlight that friend of the blog and queen of the Brownhills Full English San Brett will be live on 2ndcityradio.net tonight (Wednesday 16th September 2015) from 7-9pm – tune in on line at the link below.
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Tagged 125 year anniversary, 2ndCityRadio, Brownhills, city, community, Events, Facebook, Lichfield, music, Radio, Sans kitchen, Second, Shire Oak, Show, Silly, Things to do, Walsall Wood
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Diamond Busses confirm 56 service to be withdrawn
Following from the tipoff from Gina Young about the possible withdrawal by Diamond busses of their 56 service between Brownhills West and Birmingham, the company have confirmed the termination with the following statement issued late yesterday afternoon (Tuesday 15th September 2015):
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Local bus service under threat
It seems there might be bad news for uses of the Diamond Buses 56 route from Brownhills to Birmingham – yesterday I had the following email from passenger Gina Young:
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