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Tag Archives: Wailing Street
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Last week I featured here an interesting postcard I’d spotted for sale on eBay, featuring a cafe on the Watling Street I’d not heard of before – The Jubilee, which turned out to be what is now an Indian restaurant, but was previously the Happy Eater, and the adjacent garage of Paul Depper MGs.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, News, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web
Tagged 2015, bridgtown, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Cafe, Cannock, ebay, great Wylrley, Jubilee, Jubilee Cafe, Lichfield, Local History, New Photos, Postcard, Social Club, Staffordshire, Wailing Street
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Celebrating a Jubilee?
I spotted an interesting postcard on everyone’s favourite tat bazaar last week, advertising the ‘Jubilee Cafe and social Club’, Watling Street, near Cannock – it advertises ‘tennis, a garage, terrace gardens and a club room’ – it all looks very grand.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, News, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web
Tagged 2015, bridgtown, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Cafe, Cannock, ebay, great Wylrley, Jubilee, Jubilee Cafe, Lichfield, Local History, New Photos, Postcard, Social Club, Staffordshire, Wailing Street
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Leroy Brown the escaped Collie back home safe and well!
Hi folks – bit late to the party on this as I’ve been working but the good news is that Leroy Brown is back safe and well!

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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, Environment, Events, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community
Tagged 2015, A5, Brown, Brownhills, Chase Inn, collie, dog, Events, Facebook, found, happy ending, Keryll Jenkins, Leroy Brown, Lichfield, lost dog, puppy, Things to do, Twitter, Wailing Street, Watling Street, white
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Brownhills lost dog – can you help find Leroy Brown?
Please share as widely as possible – this is urgent, a friend of the blog has lost their brown and white border collie puppy Leroy Brown, who’s gone missing from his home opposite the Chase Inn on the A5 Watling Street in Brownhills.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, Environment, Events, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community
Tagged 2015, A5, Brown, Brownhills, Chase Inn, collie, dog, Events, Facebook, Keryll Jenkins, Leroy Brown, Lichfield, lost dog, puppy, Things to do, Twitter, Wailing Street, Watling Street, white
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