• Sweet home Chicago
  The Plastic Hippo 21 May 12
  It`s not as if the fine city of Chicago Illinois hasn`t suffered enough, but a G8 summit followed by a NATO summit would test the ingenuity of even Jake and Elwood Blues. The Chicago Police Department, who might benefit from the fitness test suggested in our own Winsor Report because they seem to be…
• Hey Radfem2012: 3 reasons why excluding transwomen is anti-feminist
  100 miles from the sea 21 May 12
  Like many of the feminists I know on twitter, I was sad and annoyed the other day to hear about the way in which RadFem12 has set out an entry policy to exclude transwomen from attending. Not a massive surprise, looking at the list of speakers, and it certainly isn’t a new thing for the radical…
• Margot James takes part in ‘community clear up’ for Scout Community Week
  Margot James MP, Conservative, Stourbridge 18 May 12
  Margot James, MP for Stourbridge, joined with the 17th Stourbridge Pedmore St Peters Scout Group to help with a ‘community clear up’ at St Mary’s Church, Oldswinford, for Scout Community Week. readmore
• New Mayor takes on Volunteering Champion Role
  Dudley Council for Voluntary Service 18 May 12
  The new Mayor of Dudley ,Cllr Melvyn Mottram JP, enjoyed an extra special welcome from Stourbridge volunteers at his first official engagement on Friday 18 th May.   Two charities, Camphill Houses and the Berith Foundation, were invited by Dudley CVS Volunteer Centre in Brierley Hill to name Cllr Mottram…
• Local Healthwatch in Dudley Launch
  Dudley Council for Voluntary Service 18 May 12
  Council seeks expressions of interest for new HealthWatch in Dudley       Dudley Council is seeking expressions of interest from parties interested in forming a new corporate body to take on the role of and responsibilities of the local HealthWatch in Dudley. . Healthwatch Dudley will be an independent…
• MP welcomes “long overdue” reform of Special Educational Needs
  James Morris MP, Conservative, Halesowen & Rowley Regis 17 May 12
  Halesowen and Rowley Regis MP James Morris has welcomed reforms proposed by the Government to change the way that support is provided for children with Special Educational Needs (SEN). The changes announced this week will replace the current long and complex SEN statementing process and Learning Difficulty…
• Mandy's muppet cake goes global
  Halesowen College News 15 May 12
  Mandy made the cake for her daughter Olivia’s 18th birthday and decided to post pictures of it online. Before she knew it she had been mentioned on www.betweenthepages.com and then on Jim Henson Studio’s Facebook page and Twitter. Mandy lectures in graphics and art and design at College and also has…
• On your marks for fun run
  Halesowen College News 15 May 12
  The event is being held on Saturday 19 May and will raise money for The Halesowen Foundation, a registered charity which supports learners in Halesowen who have a talent for sport or music. Fundraisers can run, jog or walk the challenging terrain of Leasowes Park and the fun starts at 10am. Keith Bate…
• Villa’s Vision – Mark II
  Rob Weaver’s blog 15 May 12
  In June 2011 I wrote a blog entry called ‘Villa’s Vision?’ the bulk of which is reproduced below: Now I know that comparing football to other business sectors is fraught with hazards. Huge indebtedness and rising income via TV revenue even in times of a reduction in customers (look…
• Sharing and Networking
  Brierley Hill Project 14 May 12
  This week we have visited residents in a care home, shared a meal with them and their staff as part of our Community Visiting Programme. The “Open the Book” team had a great time in the local school sharing Bible stories with 65 children and staff, the children played parts in the story…

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• Anime Society
  Dudley College Students’ Union Events 22 May 12
  Japanese animation group for those who are interested in watching japanese series and films, performing art of a animated series, manga drawing, costume days and generally enjoying a shared appreciation of all things anime!
• Warhammer Club
  Dudley College Students’ Union Events 22 May 12
  Warhammer is a great strategic game for all types of people. Game modes include: Fantasy and Warhammer 40k
• AR11486 – Light Bridges & Decaying Sunspots
  Brierley Hill Solar 21 May 12
  AR11486 , a photo by Mark Townley on Flickr. As monster spot AR11476 departed over the suns western limb it was replaced by more regular sized AR11486 on the opposite eastern limb. This new single spot has an interesting feature visble – a light bridge – a bright ribbon of plasma that arcs across the…
• A different pace of life…
  Mike Maynard 20 May 12
  There is something fascinating about narrow boats. I suppose they represent a slower pace of life away from the madness of modern life. They might be slow, but they get there. Someone has nicked all the lighting from the canal and stripped out the cable; it would have been dark staying there overnight…
• Wednesbury remembered…
  Mike Maynard 19 May 12
  I remember fishing that canal with my dad years ago. There was a pool near by too, I remember it getting dark and I saw a train passing by; things were different in those days. Wednesbury had it’s own council and it was run by the town clerk. There was no chief executive on 140,000 a year in those days…
• Chomping Prom Animation – 15th May
  Brierley Hill Solar 16 May 12
  The sun never ceases to amaze me as to how dydnamic it is. This image was taken over a period of about 4 minutes with the 100mm scope – this prom reminds me of an angry chomping pacman. Looks like cloud has returned to the UK now for a while – anybody got an anti-cloud machine?
• AR11476 Departing – 15th May
  Brierley Hill Solar 15 May 12
  ar11476 , a photo by Mark Townley on Flickr. Active Region 11476 is decaying further as it gets closer to the limb, with associated spots displaying only rudimentary penumbra. The chance of flares has fallen significantly with NOAA forecasting only a 15% chance of M class flares, and less than 1% chance…

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