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Remembrance: Pursuing an important question from John Bird
Old friend of this blog and highly respected Brownhills Royal British Legion member John Bird wrote to me some time ago asking why our MP, Wendy Morton, only ever seemed to attend Aldridge’s Remembrance Service on Remembrance Sunday morning and not … Continue reading
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Tagged Brownhills, Events, local blogs, Local History, Parade, Remembrance, Staffordshire, Things to do, time, under threat, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood
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Remembrance: An important question from John Bird
I had an email in a couple of weeks ago now from John Bird, a respected member of the Brownhills British Legion and old friend of the blog. John is not known for mincing his words, and has posed an … Continue reading
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Tagged Brownhills, Events, local blogs, Local History, Parade, Remembrance, Staffordshire, Things to do, time, under threat, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood
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The Royal British Legion are here to help – but need our help too!
I have here an important message from the Brownhills Branch (and wider organisation, of course) of the Royal British Legion that old friend of the blog John Bird has asked me to share with you all. I owe an apology … Continue reading
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Tagged Brownhills, David Evans, Events, local blogs, Local History, Parade, RBL, Remembrance, Ron Dance, Staffordshire, Things to do, time, under threat, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood
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Walsall – where grass cuttings and air conditioning are more important than supporting the vulnerable
I’m featuring here today an email I’ve received on a very important matter from someone whom I have a great deal of regard for – John Bird of Brownhills. John is a much respected older resident of our town and … Continue reading
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Pictures and video from Brownhills 2018 Remembrance Day
Pictures from Brownhills Remembrance 2018 – Images Kindly supplied by Alyssa Timbrell Last Sunday 11th November 2018 saw the annual marking of Remembrance Day in the UK and I’m pleased to say Walsall and South Staffordshire did themselves and the fallen proud and … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 November, 13 November, 2017, Brownhills, Cancelled, David Evans, Events, Heath Hayes, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, Parade, Police, Remembrance, Ron Dance, Roy Smythe, Scouts, Service, Staffordshire, Things to do, time, under threat, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood
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Where’s the fairness in Remembrance funding?
I’ve hd a really interesting email in from a respected elder in Brownhills, someone whose comments on the area I’ve always respected greatly and whose opinion I value and usually agree with – John Bird. John Bird has periodically written … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 November, 13 November, 2017, Brownhills, Cancelled, David Evans, Events, Heath Hayes, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, Parade, Police, Remembrance, Ron Dance, Roy Smythe, Scouts, Service, Staffordshire, Things to do, time, under threat, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood
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Pictures and video from Brownhills and Heath Hayes 2017 Remembrance events
Last weekend, Saturday and Sunday 11-12th November 2017 saw the annual Remembrance weekend in the UK and I’m pleased to say Walsall Borough and South Staffordshire did themselves proud and staged a whole range of parades and events that were well supported and attended – and I was especially pleased to see the wonderful turnout and effort in Brownhills.
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Pictures from Brownhills 2016 Remembrance events
Thanks to the generosity of those good folks at the Facebook page of St. James Church in Brownhills I can feature these galleries of images from their 2016 Remembrance events held in Brownhills.
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Tagged 11 November, 13 November, 2016, Brownhills, Cancelled, David Evans, Events, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, Parade, Police, Remembrance, Scouts, Service, Staffordshire, Things to do, time, under threat, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood
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A Legion of thanks!
Further to the pictures from Remembrance Sunday Wendy Dance, treasurer of Brownhills Branch of the Royal British Legion has been in touch to tell us all about the RBL in Brownhills, and to thank residents of Brownhills for their extraordinary generosity regarding the annual Poppy Appeal.
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Tagged 2015, 8th November, Brownhills, Cancelled, Dance, David Evans, Events, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, Parade, Police, Remembrance, Ron, Rose Villa, Royal British Legion, Scouts, Service, Staffordshire, Things to do, time, under threat, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood, Wendy
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Brownhills Remembrance Sunday pictures
After posting the photos of the Walsall Wood Remembrance event on Sunday, I received a bit of an indignant enquiry as to where the photos of the Brownhills Remembrance Parade were.
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Tagged 2015, 8th November, Brownhills, Cancelled, David Evans, Events, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, Parade, Police, Remembrance, Scouts, Service, Staffordshire, Things to do, time, under threat, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood
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Walsall Wood Remembrance Sunday pictures
Just a quick one – The young David Evans today went to his local Remembrance event in Walsall Wood, which regulars will remember has been the cause of some controversy this year.
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Tagged 2015, 8th November, Brownhills, Cancelled, David Evans, Events, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, Parade, Police, Remembrance, Scouts, Service, Staffordshire, Things to do, time, under threat, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood
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Walsall Wood Remembrance – We can work it out
The anger and irritation in the community over the curtailed Walsall Wood Remembrance Sunday parade rumbles on – and since I last posted, a few things have been said, and clarified, so it’s important interested parties read this post to understand what’s gone on.
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Tagged 2015, Brownhills, Cancelled, Events, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, Parade, Police, Remembrance, Service, Staffordshire, Things to do, time, under threat, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood
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Walsall Wood Remembrance Parade – what a mess!
It’s been an odd day today – sometimes you get stories on the blog that are initially very complex, but get simpler as they untangle; this one is the absolute opposite, and all I can do is post the information I currently have for you to make you own minds up.
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Tagged 2015, Brownhills, Cancelled, Events, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, Parade, Police, Remembrance, Service, Staffordshire, Things to do, time, under threat, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood
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