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The Friends of Brownhills Common – September 2016 meeting tonight!
Here’s one for people interested in the issues surrounding Brownhills Common – theres a meeting tonight (Monday 12th September 2016) of the Freinds of Brownhills Common group at the Environmental Depot, 200 Pelsall Road, Brownhills – WS8 7EN – please meet in the reception by 7:00pm.
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Tagged 12 September, 2016, 9th November, Brownhills common, Chasewater SSSI, Conifer, Consultation, Countryside Services, Cycle rides, Events, forestry, Freinds, Greenspace, Heathland, Kevin Clements, local blogs, Management, Natural England, Plantation, scrutiny, Special, Things to do, tree removal, Twitter, Walsal Wildlife, Walsall, Walsall Council
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Important appeal: Did you know Brian Turley?
This is one of those requests that pops up from time to time, and was issued by the Communication Team at Walsall Council yesterday, September 5th 2016 and I’d like all locals to have a think about it, and if any of you can do so, please help.
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Tagged Bet Parslow, Brian Turley, died, Family, help, Lichfield, passed away, releatives, request, search, Staffordshire, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall Road, West Midlands, Woodcross Nursing Home
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HSBC branch in Brownhills to close in November
I’m sad to report that the last High Street Bank bank in Brownhills, HSBC will close for good on Friday, 25th November 2016 – this comes amidst the slump in the use of High Street branches caused by online and telephone banking, and the general woes of the bank in general – HSBC has closed over 100 branches already this year.
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Urgent appeal: Walsall NHS Trust looking for relatives Norman Smith
Another important appeal for readers of the blog – this request was posted by the Communication Team at Walsall Manor Hospital Tuesday (19th August 2016) and I’d like all locals to have a think about it, and if any of you can, please do help.
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Tagged 19 August, 2016, Aldridge, Bentley, Family, help, Hospital appeal, Julie Venables, Lichfield, Manor Hospital, Navy, Norman Smith, Norton Canes, Patient, releatives, request, search, Staffordshire, Walsall, Walsall Council, West Midlands
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It’s time, gentlemen please – to check out a great new exhibition
This is just a quick note to flag up a great exhibition starting this Saturday, 20th August 2016 at Walsall Local History Centre – it’s about local pubs and their history which is a recurring topic of huge interest to the local history community.
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Tagged 20 August, 2016, Black Country, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, CCaldmore, Exhibition, inns, lecture, legend, Lichfield, Local History, New Photos, oral history, Pubs, Pubs Galore, story, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall Local History Centre, White Hart
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The Friends of Brownhills Common – next meeting coming soon!
Here’s one for people interested in the issues surrounding Brownhills Common – theres a meeting at 7:00pm on Monday 12th September 2016 of the Freinds of Brownhills Common group at the Environmental Depot, 200 Pelsall Road, Brownhills – WS8 7EN – please meet in the reception by 7:00pm.
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Oak Park Active Living Centre opens this week – find out more here
Just a note for anyone interested that Oak Park Active Living Centre – the new leisure centre in Walsall Wood – opens this Tuesday, 9th August 2016 as does the sister centre at Bloxwich.
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Good luck to the Brownhills in Bloom team!
I’d like to wish all the very best of luck to the hard working volunteers and community minded folk who’ve worked with Brownhills Town Centre Partnership on this year’s Brownhills in Bloom bird, which is judged this afternoon (Wednesday, 27th July 2016).
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More Costa jobs up for grabs in Brownhills
There’s been lots of talk here about the new Costa Coffee outlet due to open in Brownhills – and a couple of weeks ago I spotted a job advert for the new store – sadly, this was oversubscribed quickly and many were left disappointed.
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Tagged 51 High Street, architecture design, blockbuster, branch, Brownhills, Cafe, Coffee, Costa, Derelict, High Street, jobs, Lichfield, Local politics, Opening, outlet, planning, Redevelopment, Restaurant, store, Twitter, Walsall Council
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Urgent appeal: Walsall NHS Trust looking for relatives of a patient
This is very unusual, but I think is somewhat important – this request was posted by the Communication Team at Walsall Manor Hospital Tuesday (19th July 2016) and I’d like all locals to have a think about it, and if any … Continue reading
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Tagged 19 July, 2016, Aldridge, Bentley, Constance Collett, Family, help, Hospital appeal, Julie Venables, Lichfield, Manor Hospital, Norton Canes, Patient, releatives, request, search, Staffordshire, Walsall, Walsall Council, Wednesbury, West Midlands
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Costa Coffee franchise advertising jobs in Brownhills
Some months ago it became evident that a franchise for Costa Coffee was planning on opening a branch in Brownhills – following mentions on Twitter by a design house and a subsequent planning application, which was approved last March, things went quiet.
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Tagged 51 High Street, architecture design, blockbuster, branch, Brownhills, Cafe, Coffee, Costa, Derelict, High Street, jobs, Lichfield, Local politics, Opening, outlet, planning, Redevelopment, Restaurant, store, Twitter, Walsall Council
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The Friends of Brownhills Common – July meeting tonight
Here’s one for people interested in the issues surrounding Brownhills Common – theres a meeting at 7:00pm this Monday evening 11th July 2016 of the Freinds of Brownhills Common group at the Environmental Depot, 200 Pelsall Road, Brownhills – WS8 7EN – please meet in the reception by 7:00pm.
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2016 Aldridge Transport Museum Open Day this Sunday!
So, another great event this Sunday (1oth July 2016) – Aston Manor Road Transport Museum in Aldridge will be a hive of activity again as they hold their Annual Open Day featuring buses and vehicles that will bring back great memories!
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Tagged 10 July, 2016, AMRTM, Aston Manor, Aston Manor Road Transport Museum, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, bus, Bus Museum, bus rides, day, event, Events, Facebook, free, Local History, open, open day, Shenstone Drive, Transit, Transport Museum, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood
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Friends of Clayhanger Park meeting this Thursday
A reminder for people concerned with the issues surrounding Clayhanger Park that there’s a meeting of the Friends Of Clayhanger Park group at the Clean and Green Depot, Pelsall Road, Brownhills this Thursday 7th July 2016) from 7:30pm.
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Tagged 2016, 7 July, Brownhills, Children, Clayhanger, Clayhanger Park, football, Friends of, kids, Lichfield, play, Politics, Skate Park, Things to do, Walsall, Walsall Council
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Calling all local gardeners please!
Once more, Diane Mansell from Brownhills Town Centre Partnership has been in touch, and asked me to ask if I’d put out a plea for gardeners,volunteer groups or anyone else who can help the Brownhills in Bloom team remove some problematic shrubs in town.
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Tagged 27 June, Britain in Bloom, Browhills Town Centre Partnership, Brownhills, Brownhills Big Tidy Up, Brownhills Town Centre Partnership, Darlaston, Events, Facebook, Lichfield, local blogs, Local politics, Monday, planning, Princes Trust, Ravens Court, Things to do, Vandalism, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall Housing Group, Walsall politics
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Pictures from the Brownhills Centenary Remembrance Service for the Battle of the Somme
Sadly I was at work and couldn’t make the Brownhills Centenary Remembrance Service for the Battle of the Somme yesterday (Friday, 1st July 2016) – but reader and top friend of the blog David Evans did, and he was kind enough to provide the following emotive account and photos.
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Tagged british Legion, Brownhills, centenary, David Evans, Events, gallery, Great War, Lichfield, Local History, Martin Littler, memorial, photos, Remembrance, Service, Somme, Staffordshire, Things to do, Walsall, Walsall Council, WW1
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Urgent appeal: Walsall NHS Trust looking for relatives of two patients
This is very unusual, but I think is somewhat important – this request was posted by the Communication Team at Walsall Manor Hospital Tuesday (28th June 2016) and I’d like all locals to have a think about it, and if any of you can, please do help.
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Tagged 1928, 1938, 1952, 2016, Aldridge, Blackpool, Bloxwixh, Family, help, Julie Venables, Kenneth Lloyd, Lichfield, Manor Hospital, Melvyn Jones, Norton Canes, Patient, releatives, request, search, Sid, Staffordshire, Walsall, Walsall Council, Wednesbury, West Midlands
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2016 Brownhills Canalside Festival today!
I note the creative advertising modification team have been out again this year, getting Brownhills Canal Festival noticed on social media – and any publicity is good, as the image above has been shared hundreds of times now since it was posted last week on Facebook by old friend of the blog Nathan Whittaker.
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Can you help Diane make Brownhills bloom?
Once more, Diane Mansell from Brownhills Town Centre Partnership has been in touch, and asked me to point out that volunteers are needed for another planting event to prepare the remaining planters for the Brownhills Britain in Bloom entry this coming Monday 27th June 2016.
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Tagged 27 June, Britain in Bloom, Browhills Town Centre Partnership, Brownhills, Brownhills Big Tidy Up, Brownhills Town Centre Partnership, Darlaston, Events, Facebook, Lichfield, local blogs, Local politics, Monday, planning, Princes Trust, Ravens Court, Things to do, Vandalism, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall Housing Group, Walsall politics
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2016 Brownhills Canalside Festival – this Sunday!
I note the creative advertising modification team have been out again this year, getting Brownhills Canal Festival noticed on social media – and any publicity is good, as the image above has been shared hundreds of times now since it was posted yesterday on Facebook by old friend of the blog Nathan Whittaker.
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Walsall’s first Community Showcase Event – coming soon!
Next Monday (27th June 2016 from 11am until 3pm), there’s a community showcase event taking place in Walsall which may well be of interest to blog readers – particularly those interested in community relations, activities and the voluntary sector.
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Tagged 27 June, activities, aspire 2 engage, Besot Stadium, Brownhills, community, community showcase, John Morris, showcase, voluntary, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood
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Aldridge Remembers the Great War – coming soon
There is a vey interesting pair of Great War Remembrance events coming to Aldridge in a couple of weeks for people who wish to pay respects, those who had family involvement or perhaps historical interest in the Battle of the Somme.
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Blooming wonderful!
Just a shoutout here to the volunteers and community mind folk of Brownhills Town Centre Partnership who yesterday, despite some pretty horrid weather, went out planting flowers in the tubs and planters in town and once again did Brownhills proud.
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Please help the Brownhills in bloom team – today!
The wonderful Diane Mansell from Brownhills Town Centre Partnership has been in touch, and asked me to see if anyone fancies helping out with the Brownhills Britain in Bloom competition entry from our town today (Monday 13th June 2016).
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Urgent appeal: Walsall NHS Trust looking for relatives of three patients
This is very unusual, but I think is somewhat important – this request was posted by the Communication Team at Walsall Manor Hospital Tuesday (7th June 2016) and I’d like all locals to have a think about it, and if any of you can, please do help.
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Tagged 1928, 1938, 1952, 2016, Aldridge, Arthur Povey, Blackpool, Family, help, Jaqueline Flood, Julie Venables, Leonard Baggott, Lichfield, Manor Hospital, Patient, releatives, request, search, Staffordshire, Walsall, Walsall Council, Wednesbury, West Midlands
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It’ll soon be time for the 2016 Brownhills Canalside Festival
Details of this year’s Brownhills Canal Festival have kindly been supplied by The Clayhanger Kid himself, Brian Stringer – this yeart it’s Sunday, 26th June 2016.
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Apologies – Brownhills in bloom planting event cancelled!
So sorry to announce this, but I’ve just been informed by the organisers that the planting event scheduled for tomorrow, 2nd June 2016 by Brownhills Town Centre Partnership has had to be deferred until Monday 13th June due to late arrival of the plants – sadly, this is affecting several towns in the borough and is unavoidable.
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Please help Brownhills bloom – tomorrow!
The wonderful Diane Mansell from Brownhills Town Centre Partnership have been in touch, and asked me to see if anyone fancies helping out with the Brownhills Britain in Bloom competition entry from our town, which involves planting, litter picking and general sprucing up.
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Please help Brownhills bloom this summer!
The wonderful Diane Mansell from Brownhills Town Centre Partnership have been in touch, and asked me to see if anyone fancies helping out with the Brownhills Britain in Bloom competition entry from our town, which involves planting, litter picking and general sprucing up.
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The Friends of Brownhills Common – Meeting and AGM next Monday!
Here’s one for people interested in the issues surrounding Brownhills Common – theres the AGM of the Friends of Brownhills Common ext Monday, 16th May 2016 at 7:00pm at the Environmental Depot, 200 Pelsall Road, Brownhills – WS8 7EN – please meet in the reception by 7:00pm.
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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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2016 Walsall local election results
It’s late, I’m knackered – but a big night for Labour in Walsall: Steve Wade held Brownhills by a fairly sizeable majority; Keith Sears held Walsall Wood and a shock result for Blakenall where Labour’s Matt Ward beat Pete Smith. … Continue reading
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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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Top author and Crime Scene Investigator to give free talk at Brownhills Library this afternoon!
Naomi Jones, Area Librarian from Brownhills Library at the Parkview Centre has been in touch to point out they that have a great talk this afternoon (Tuesday, 26th April 2016) from 2:30pm by noted author and Crime Scene Investigator, Paul Trembling.
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Tagged 2016, 26 April, Author, Brownhills, club, Development, event, Events, free, kids, Library, Naomi Jones, Parkview Centre, Paul Trembling, Talk, Things to do, Walsall, Walsall Council, writer
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Plea to find family of man who passed away in Walsall sheltered accommodation
We seem to have had a lot of appeals in the last twelve months to trace the family of local deceased people – but I make no apology for running another one; these appeals are essential, and I really feel for anyone who passes away alone.
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Tagged Besot Lodge, died, Environmental Health, Family, help, John Hemmingsley, Lichfield, Mattesley COurtR, passed away, Rebecca Evans, releatives, request, search, Staffordshire, Walsall, Walsall Council, West Midlands
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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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Is it our fault?
Reader John Blanchard has been in touch all the way from Aukland in New Zealand with some interesting and hopefully debate-provoking memories of subsidence effects in Walsall Wood from the 1960s onwards.
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Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Castlefornt, Derelict, Fort Crescent, Fred Burt, Howmuch, John Blanchard, Local History, Local politics, mine, mining, mining damage, Salters Road, Sewer, Subsidence, subsidence damage, Vandalism, Walsall Council, Walsall Housing Committee, Walsall Observer, Walsall politics, Walsall Wood
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The Friends of Clayhanger Park need your help!
Following the success of Madwblog’s CLayhanger Spring Clean a few weeks ago, the Friends of Clayhanger Park have decided to organise their own event which will be taking place this Saturday (9th April 2016).
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Tagged 2016, 9 April, Brownhills, Clayhanger, Easter, Events, Facebook, Friends of clay hanger park, Lichfield, litter pick, littler, local blogs, Local politics, New Photos, pick, Spring Clean, Things to do, Tidy, Walsall Council
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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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Tagged 2016, Aldridge, bin collections, Bins, Brownhills, 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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Free Kids Lego Club at Brownhills Library this Saturday morning!
Naomi Jones, Area Librarian from Brownhills Library at the Parkview Centre has been in touch to ask if I could give a plug for their kids Lego club this Saturday, 2nd April 2016.
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Tagged 2 April, 2016, Brownhills, club, Development, event, Events, free, kids, Lego, Library, Naomi Jones, Parkview Centre, Talk, Things to do, Thursday, Walsall, Walsall Council
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Clayhanger poisonings continue: Baxter the dog has a lucky escape
A timely warning to residents of Clayhanger and further afield that the reported incidents of poisoned bait being left around the village seem to be ongoing still – after the horrid story of Meg, the dog believed to have been poisoned after eating doctored meat on Clayhanger Common and the subsequent discovery of possibly poisoned bait a little while later, comes this awful tale from Facebook user Shannon Vanessa Binding.
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Tagged 2016, 28 March, bait, Baxter, Brownhills, Canal, Chasewater, Clayhanger, Common, danger, dog, Events, Express & Star, heath, Lichfield, lure, meg, poison, Shannon Vanessa Binding, Shire Oak, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood, Wendy, Wildlife
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Free easter egg hunts this weekend!
I’ve just noticed these free easter egg hunts taking place in Palfrey Park tomorrow (Saturday 26th March 2016) and on Easter Sunday morning (Sunday 27th March 2016) at Holland Park, Brownhills – kicking off from the play area at 10:30am.
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Tagged 10:30am, Brownhills, Clayhanger, Easter, Easter Sunday, Egg, Events, free, fun, Holland Pak, hunt, kids, Lichfield, Palfrey, Parks, Saturday, Sunday, Things to do, Walsall, Walsall Council, 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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Clayhanger spring clean – a great success!
Just a note to interested readers that on the wonderful Madwblog, there’s a great write-up and gallery of images of the Clayhanger Spring Clean that took place this morning (Saturday 19th March 2016) in the village, where some excellent community-mined folk came together to do a litter pick and show their village some love.
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Tagged Brownhills, Clayhanger, Events, Facebook, Laura Terry, Lichfield, litter pick, local blogs, Local politics, New Photos, Spring Clean, Things to do, Tidy, Walsall Council
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Planning application submitted for new Costa Coffee branch in Brownhills
As speculated in this post earlier this year, a franchise for Costa Coffee has applied for planning permission enabling conversion of the former Blockbuster store at 51, High Street, Brownhills into a Costa branch – the property has been empty since the video rental chain crashed in 2013.
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Tagged 51 High Street, architecture design, blockbuster, branch, Brownhills, Cafe, Coffee, Costa, Derelict, High Street, Lichfield, Local politics, Opening, outlet, planning, Redevelopment, Restaurant, store, Twitter, Walsall Council
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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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Second Northfields Way barrier consultation tonight
As Councillor Steve Wade is helpfully reporting, if you’re concerned about the issues surrounding traveller encampment and other ASB at Northfields Way in Clayhanger, there’s a consultation drop-in session tonight (Monday, 7th March 2016) open to all at Clayhanger Methodist Church, Clayhanger Lane, from 5:30-7:30pm.
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Tagged 2016, 7 March, Brownhills, Clayhanger, Consultation, Events, Facebook, Lichfield, local blogs, Local politics, Methodist Church, Northfields Way, planning, Things to do, Twitter, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics
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Friends of Clayhanger Park meeting this evening
A reminder for people concerned with the issues surrounding Clayhanger Park that there’s a meeting of the newly-formed Friends Of Clayhanger Park group at Clayhanger Community Centre, in Church Street, Clayhanger, this evening (Tuesday 2nd March 2016) from 7:30pm.
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Tagged 2 March, 2016, Brownhills, Children, Clayhanger, Clayhanger Park, football, Friends of, kids, Lichfield, play, Politics, Skate Park, Things to do, Walsall, Walsall Council
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Bang tidy!
I note from the informative blog of Brownhills Councillor Steve Wade that there will be a Big Tidy Up day in Brownhills this Thursday, 3rd March 2016 organised by Walsall Council, the Town Centre and Area Partnerships.
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Northfields Way barrier consultation tonight
As top local activist blog Madwblog and Councillor Steve Wade are helpfully reporting, please don’t forget that if you’re concerned about the issues surrounding traveller encampment and other ASB at Northfields Way in CLayhanger, there’s a consultation drop-in session tonight (Monday, 29th February 2016) open to all at the community centre in the village.
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Tagged Brownhills, Clayhanger, community centre, Consultation, Events, Facebook, Lichfield, local blogs, Local politics, Northfields Way, planning, Things to do, Twitter, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics
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