Tag Archives: Walsall Local History Cente

Get them before they’re gone!

Posted on April 16, 2014 by BrownhillsBob

Here’s a message from Walsall Local History Centre, specifically for readers of the Brownhills Blog – I’m always banging on about getting copies of local history books while they’re still around, and now’s your chance to bag copies of three of Stuart Williams works about Walsall.

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New local history book out soon!

Posted on December 4, 2013 by BrownhillsBob

It’s coming up to Christmas, and Stuart Williams and Walsall Local History Centre have a message for readers off the Brownhills Blog…Stuart-Williams-with-a-proof-copy-of-his-new-book-and-a-poster-640-2 Continue reading →

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Meet me on the corner

Posted on May 20, 2012 by BrownhillsBob

This blog is getting quite large. At over 1,050 posts and over 5,000 comments, there’s an awful lot of material, and my mind, addled by caffeine, work junk and bicycle gear ratios isn’t all it could be. This leads occasionally … Continue reading →

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The perfect gift…

Posted on December 7, 2011 by BrownhillsBob

So, what do you buy the person who has everything? I suppose penicillin might be a start, but until that’s available over the counter, there’s some great ideas from Walsall Council. I’ve been sent a couple of press releases in … Continue reading →

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Another local history challenge: Any ideas?

Posted on January 25, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

I have just discovered that Google Mail includes an anti-spam feature I wasn’t aware of. Lurking within said spam folder – siting uncomfortably with spam for pharmaceuticals of dubious provenance and fake watches, was this enquiry, sent to me on … Continue reading →

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