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Finally some Saturday football at Oak Park: Walsall Wood at home to Newark...
Saturday 7th March 2020 Providing there’s no sudden deluge, Oak Park will see it’s first Saturday home match in quite a while! Continue reading
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Woodmen emerge from the deep to sink Newark
Images and captions kindly supplied by David Evans Walsall Wood FC yesterday (Saturday 7th March 2020) got in what has been a very rare thing so far this year – a match at home, on a Saturday...
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The Friends of Brownhills Common – March 2020 meeting tonight!
Here’s one for people interested in the issues surrounding Brownhills Common – theres a meeting tonight, Monday 16th March 2020 of the Friends of Brownhills Common group at the Environmental Depot, 200...
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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...
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A sad but timely message from New Hall Mill
One of the incidental effects of the current pandemic (how odd it is to type those words) that is slowly dawning on me is that most of the things that I treasure about summer are unlikely to happen...
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Police urgently looking for Missing man Nigel Beesley- please help if you can
One that’s playing on my mind in recent days and because of the current situation understandablly,is flying below the radar but is very important indeed. Continue reading
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Plea to find family of deceased Walsall resident: Can you help please?
Walsall Client Welfare Services Department have issued an appeal to trace any family of a Walsall resident who recently passed away at New Cross Hospital – Michael Hinton, aged 79, of 30 Lister Street,...
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A coin of some value
A great spot on eBay here for folks into local church history. Continue reading
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A further sad update from New Hall Mill
Yesterday, I had another sad update from Alan Dawson about New Hall Mill, that fabulous historic gem of a working watermill just down the road near Sutton Coldfield. Continue reading
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Time to be careful around the local deer, please…
I need to alert readers if possible to the issue of the local deer population at the moment, many of whom will be giving birth or nurturing this season’s young – last year a concerned local came across...
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Reports of bogus workmen preying on local elderly: Please warn your friends!
I note with concern that the bogus workmen touting for gutter clearances and gardening and then bullying victims to pay an inflated bill are once again in operation and targeting the local elderly...
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Beware – bike thefts from garages and sheds occurring locally again
It’s time, I’m very much afraid, to issue another warning – it seems local burglars are at it again – In the last few weeks there have been a number of break-ins to sheds and outbuildings in the...
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Beware – bike theft is a growing problem locally
It’s time, I’m very much afraid, to issue another warning – theft of bikes and ebikes in the Brownhills and wider Walsall area continues to escalate in the wake of the bike boom and general retail...
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All aboard – for the reopening of a local treasure!
I’m pleased to be able to gradually announce the reopening of local attractions and facilities as they happen, following closures for the pandemic response – and how strange it is to type that even...
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The drought ends: Walsall Wood at home to Tamworth this evening
Can The Wood beat Tamworth on home turf in this momentous friendly? Continue reading
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Wood stand strong against Tamworth tempest
Walsall Wood FC last Tuesday evening (25 August 2020) got in what has been a very rare thing so far this year – a match at home. Continue reading
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Great local football today! Walsall Wood at home to Romulus at Oak Park
Saturday 5th September 2020 Walsall Wood FC at home to Romulus FC Don’t break your vows be at Oak Park tonight and be faithful to your local heroes Social distancing to be observed! Continue reading
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Walsall Wood beat Romulus in lively start to MFL season
Images very kindly supplied by the young David Evans A boisterous home match against Castle Bromwich team Romulus at Oak Park kicked off the 2020/21 MFL football season at Walsall Wood on Saturday (5th...
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Walsall Wood away to Worcester City this afternoon
Worcester City have a great new ground at Claines Lane. Continue reading
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Catch a great match at Oak Park this afternoon – the Woodmen face Gresly!
Today, Saturday 19th September 202 The Wood are at home, entertaining Gresley Walsall Wood FC versus Gresley FC Kick off is 3:00pm Social distancing will be fully observed! Continue reading
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It’s time for the rut – beware, folks – the deer are getting horny….
Time to repeat this post as I’m starting to hear stories of deer with a cob on again… The above excellent video is a fallow deer stag filmed up on Cannock Chase by reader, contributor and top friend of...
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Brownhills Central School: A 1930s mix?
A real treat here today for folks interested in Brownhills Central School and the history of education and schools in Brownhills, and a great addition to the tranche of photos from the same school some...
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Why not catch some great footy this evening? Walsall Wood play Lye at Oak Park
Tuesday 29th September 2020 The Wood entertain Lye Town at Oak Park! Continue reading
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Woodmen take swift Lye down
Images kindly supplied by David Evans Last Tuesday evening (29th September 2020) Walsall Wood F.C. Continue reading
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Why not catch some great footy this afternoon? Walsall Wood play Redditch at...
Saturday 3rd October 2020 The Wood entertain Redditch United at Oak Park! Continue reading
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Why not catch some great footy this evening? Walsall Wood play Selston at Oak...
Tuesday 6th October 2020 The Wood entertain Selston FC at Oak Park! Continue reading
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Walsall Wood send Selston forth
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Walsall Wood play Worcester City this afternoon at Oak Park
Walsall Wood FC have a great reputation for entertaining football, and a keen, loyal and friendly bunch of supporters! Continue reading
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Walsall Wood away to Stourport Swifts this afternoon!
This afternoon, Saturday 17th October 2020 The Wood are away on their travels again! Continue reading
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Bogus callers preying on the elderly are about again: Be on your guard!
There have been several incidents locally in the last couple of weekss where elderly people have had money stolen by bogus callers, or have been conned out of cash by people posing as workers. Continue...
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Distraction burglars and bogus callers operating locally: Be on your guard!
There have been several incidents locally in the last week where elderly people have had money stolen by bogus callers pretending to be from the Water Board. Continue reading
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How Brownhills marked the passing of the Duke of Edinburgh
It’s always good to hear from old friend of the blog and respected elder of Brownhills, John Bird a man I’ve always respected, not just for his activities with and in support of the local Royal British...
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Music without peer…
What seems like an age ago, but in fact was only in 2019, I featured an article here about the Brownhills Co-Operative Society Orchestra. Continue reading
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Get some Iron, man – the 2021 Ironman triathlon hits Chasewater and South...
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ll know that this Sunday (July 18th 2021), the sixth Staffordshire Ironman 70.3 Triathlon will be staged, with a 1.2 mile early morning swim in Chasewater...
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In memoriam, Mr. Ian Pell
I have some very tragic news for blog readers that I have to share, but which has saddened me greatly: Ben Spears contacted me in the week to inform me that local rail expert and historian, many times...
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Details of 2021 local Remembrance events – live list
This post is pinned to the top until Sunday – new material will appear below. Continue reading
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Pictures and video from Brownhills and Walsall Wood 2021 Remembrance Sunday
Today, Sunday 14th November 2021 saw the annual marking of Remembrance Day in the UK and I’m pleased to say the local area did both themselves and the fallen proud staging a whole range of parades and...
View ArticleUnexpected development in bagging area – Aldi buy Ravens Court
Well, this is the news I though I’d never share: 12 years after my first article here about Ravens Court and the then promise of Tesco’s new gold dream that crumbled to dust, it turns out bargain...
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Don’t forget: The Brownhills branch of the Royal British Legion are here for...
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....
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Act of Remembrance for those lost in the Falklands to take place in Brownhills
This year it’s the 40th anniversary of the Falklands Conflict, which affected many towns like ours up and down the country, in that our lads went off to war in the South Atlantic – indeed, Brownhills...
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