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- A rich seam
22 Feb 12
This video paying tribute to the former miners of Brownhills and Walsall Wood has been around for a few years now, but I thought I’d give it a plug on the blog. It’s and interesting compilation by Ulead123, posted on YouTube way back in 2007. It’s a bittersweet thing, and contains... - Another huge game awaits Saddlers
21 Feb 12
Following Saturday's crucial home win against Wycombe, Walsall are taking on another of their relegation rivals tonight. The Saddlers travel to Scunthorpe buoyed by that 2-0 victory over the Chairboys, and safe in the knowledge that a win at Glanford Park will move them out of the bottom four. They... - Walsall students eager to make the 'cut'
21 Feb 12
Two hairdressing students from Walsall College are set to compete against the finest talent in the area at the regional finals of a national student competition. Kirsty Pearce and Kylie Maritza will both demonstrate their hairdressing skills to the Wella Xposure judges on March 1, after they impressed... - Neodigital Art | Winter locations
21 Feb 12
Art or photography? I regard photography as a branch of art. Just snapping a picture isn’t art but if you put some effort into producing something aesthetically pleasing, then I think it’s art. I don’t edit a great deal and wouldn’t consider making the sky in my photograph blue. I think the trees looking... - Festival Launch Success!
20 Feb 12
What a night! This years launch event held on 28th January at the Bath Street Centre in Caldmore was a roaring success, and we are pleased to announce that this years festival will be Walsalls official event to celebrate the Queens Diamond Jubilee. Again a sell out event with people tucking into a beautiful... - SureStart Mobile Dentist
20 Feb 12
- Police link vicar murder to Betty Yates death
20 Feb 12
Police investigating the murder of a Gloucestershire vicar have formally linked the case to the death of former Streetly teacher Betty Yates. 77 year-old Mrs Yates, who had worked at schools throughout the Midlands during her teaching career, was found dead at her home in Bewdley, Worcestershire on... - International Friends
20 Feb 12
Sunday afternoon photography I took this photograph yesterday afternoon, we tend to go out on a Sunday because the roads are quiet; in theory. Yesterday, I got caught in a traffic jam and again trying to come back because of road works. I can share this information using my blogs and when I got back... - Eating in Season – A French Secret to Health
20 Feb 12
Reblogged from Becoming Madame: Eating in season is probably rule number one when it comes to traditional French savoir-vivre. Over here in France this way of eating is not only logical but practical. Unlike in North America where just about any fruit or vegetable is available twelve months of the year... - Spring. There’s certainly something in the air.
19 Feb 12Today, I set our for a short ride in the snow at 10:30am. Just a potter, things to do, you know how it is. I came back at 6pm. A nice 55 mile run through a chilly,lightly snow-dusted but sunny South Staffordshire. Plenty of stopping to nose around, investigate and take in the sights. This [...] - 40 Days & 40 Nights
19 Feb 12
To celebrate reaching the milestone of 4000 hits on the journal we figured we could either have; a) All yelled "High Five !!!" at exactly the same moment. Hit the connection. Laughed. Moved on. or b) All yelled "High Five!!!" at slightly different moments within the same instance. Hit the connection... - The Sunday Roast (19 February 2012)
19 Feb 12
So we’ve had Valentine’s Day since the last roast. Can’t say I’ve been a fan over the years because as I see it, every day should be Valentine’s Day and not just because Clinton’s Cards, tell us we should be spending more money. It’s a rip-off. I mean, you can... - Mapping heaven – the right side of the street
18 Feb 12Kate, who’s still doing the investigative history thing so much better than I do over at the superlative Lichfield Lore, has a bit of a quandary on her hands. After investigating blacksmiths, whitesmiths and smithies in the old city, she came to wonder about one in Lombard Street. We chatted over... - Debunking Debunking
16 Feb 12
Geek content follows, but I’ll try to lay off the tech a bit, as I’m hoping to reach out to people who would usually say “WTF?” to one of the tech twatter debates. I’m a follower of opensource.com , and I’ve been a Linux user for years now, so this article caught... - Living with David (Coping with an Autistic Adult) – The Fight with the DWP
16 Feb 12
David is my teenage son and autistic. When first diagnosed at the age of three, the doctor told me he would never develop mentally. However, over the years he has evolved within his own world. Here I hope to tell of some of the strange but sometimes wonderful things about him and hopefully give a little... - Well-harnessed in Bilston Street
16 Feb 12
WE normally more associate Walsall with saddlery, but it seems that Wolverhampton also had a say in this old trade.The old saddlery shop.This smashing, if well-worn image shows the amazing display of equine saddles, harnesses and collars, hanging
Our thanks go to Mrs D. Steadman of Shifnal for supplying... - Grandfather who rang the bells at Wednesbury and Willenhall
16 Feb 12THREE weeks ago, Dianne Pye included in her column an Edwardian postcard showing St Pauls Church, Wood Green, Wednesbury.
She quoted some details written on the reverse: "St Paul's Wood Green. C. Wallater rang his first peal at this church on November 28th 1903, in 2 hrs, 59 minutes at the first attempt... - Caldmore Community Garden under way!
15 Feb 12
Almost 40 people braved the bitterly cold weather to take part in the first Dig It Day at the Caldmore Community Garden on Saturday 11th February. With an early start and a temperature of -5c there was uncertainty about whether anyone would turn up to help never mind what could possibly be achieved... - The Decent Proposal
14 Feb 12
Many of my closest friends and family will already know that I'm now happily engaged and it being Valentines Day, it seems like the best day to mark it on my blog!
More blogs
- The World Of Beatrix Potter Attraction
18 Feb 12
Last year we went on holiday to lakeland, South lake district Cumbria, and we visited a few places around the area that I wrote about, but hadn’t wrote about Beatrix potter world, so hope you find this delayed review of this attraction informative and interesting. Beatrix Potter World is located at... - Gaming
18 Feb 12
I go through phased of gaming not because I go off it but because of lack of time, money or time. I've settled into a new career now and seem to have more time, money and time again. I've brought a PS3 again mainly for its media capabilities. I've always had an Xbox and thinking about getting A Vita... - The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
18 Feb 12
I was most encouraged by my 15 year old niece picking up this book that I had bought on a whim and then reading it in 2 weekends. Well done Abbie! It took me a little longer but on a train trip to Manchester yesterday, I did manage to break the back of it. It [...] - Help us test our Webstore.
18 Feb 12
Help us test our Webstore. : Our webstore is now live. Please help us test it. Only a small percentage of books from a few key suppliers are online so far (you will find books from Crossway, Authentic Media, Thomas Nelson and Zondervan so far). Once we are confident that it’s working fine, we’ll get... - Memories flood back
16 Feb 12
The other day, OBC asked if I could drop something off at a company not far from where I lived for a lot of my childhood, right up to 1981 when my mum died. After that, I moved to the... - 23000 elderly people died as a result of being too cold!!
15 Feb 12
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14 Feb 12
It has been announced that The Yew Tree Sports and Social Club is to be demolished, a decision made by the Council. A planning application has been submitted for 20 houses and there is the possibility of selling land around the site for development – that’s the back of the club, along the... - growing up in Stonnall, Mom’s story.
14 Feb 12
Had a drive around Stonnell with Mom the other day, and it was wonderful to hear her stories. We started at the Church in Stonnell looking for her grandparents graves, My nan couldn’t afford a headstone, but mom is sure where they are, we had a choice of four with no headstones. She knows they... - Tough Love top tips for weight loss | Happy Valentines from West Midlands Personal Trainer
14 Feb 12
Top 5 Tough Love tips for weight Loss
1 – Cut out wheat
This stuff is indigestible and when consumed causes permeability in the stomach lining thus causing indigested food particles (i.e. protein, and not the amino acids that make the protein) to pass through into the blood. This causing an immune... - Fascinating Faces at New Art Gallery Walsall
12 Feb 12
- Cousin Pete’s 60th Birthday Party
12 Feb 12Much delayed I know but eventually we managed to meet up with Cousin Pete for a rather pleasant evening in Wolverhampton last night which is looking more and more like deserted parts of Detroit. Anyway, in company with Karen, Cousin’s Ross & Heather and Ross’s Dad Rob (my Uncle) and...