Black Country news and blogs Tuesday 7 July 2015
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Life at Wolverhampton Goods Station – from war years to… 
Black Country Bugle 7 Jul 15
OUR RECENT look back at the opening of Wolverhampton’s Herbert Street Goods Station in 1931 (see page 12, June 4 edition) brought back many fond memories for Wolverhampton reader Jim Edwards.
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Wolves star mystery photograph was taken at my wedding reception…
Black Country Bugle 7 Jul 15
FURTHER to your readers’ responses in The Bugle (May 28 edition) concerning The Doog mystery photograph (May 14 edition).
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Memories of Sunday School anniversaries at Bilston Methodist
Black Country Bugle 7 Jul 15
RE THE letter from Margaret Bradley in The Bugle (May 14 edition) about Sunday School anniversaries.
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Sandwell Town Crier has lots to shout about
Black Country Bugle 7 Jul 15
OYEZ, oyez! Sandwell’s official town crier Adrian Holmes has topped the lot after notching up a trophy haul in a series of national town crying competitions.
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Country house living
Staffordshire Daily Photo 6 Jul 15
One of the pleasant aspects of walking in the English rural footpaths is the sight of country houses in the distance…
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A Milestone
A mad scientist's musings 6 Jul 15
My eldest daughter, who graduated with a science degree two years ago, has finally secured a permanent job in her field of choice, environmental work.
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Cumbria Wedding Photography | Amanda and Gareth!
Damian Brown 6 Jul 15
When the wedding season gets hectic it’s never easy to find a spare hour to put together a blog post to show off some of my favourite images but here we go.
Events
Exhibition: Pictures of my Father
Light House 6 Jul 15
Showing in the main Gallery July 2015 Free admission A solo-exhibition by Dr Peter Day responding to themes of loss, memory and reflection.
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Sedgley reader honoured to be invited to royal Waterloo service
Black Country Bugle 6 Jul 15
BUGLE reader and Battle of Waterloo descendant Margaret Wakefield said she was honoured to attend the special service at St Paul’s Cathedral, London, to mark the 200th anniversary of the conflict.
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Guy Mitchell was at Dudley Hippodrome – and I have his autograph
Black Country Bugle 6 Jul 15
REGARDING the article on Dudley Hippodrome in The Bugle recently.
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New concert date for Halesowen Orchestra
Black Country Bugle 6 Jul 15
THE Halesowen Orchestra are putting on a concert entitled Landscapes and Places at the Cornbow Hall in the town centre on Saturday, July 11 at 7.30pm.
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I met my future wife Jean at Dudley Hippodrome
Black Country Bugle 5 Jul 15
WELL, it seems that you have done it again.
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Tipton libraries am ready for fun!
Black Country Bugle 5 Jul 15
AS THE whole of the Black Country gears up for Black Country Day 2015 later this month, Tipton’s libraries unveil their extensive plans for the occasion, and they don’t intend to restrict the fun to the day itself.
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Halesowen coffee morning is just the ticket
Black Country Bugle 5 Jul 15
A HALESOWEN library is staging a coffee morning for local residents following a successful appeal for people to take an active role in future services.
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Open Studio Weekend
A mad scientist's musings 4 Jul 15
A fellow crafter Pam, is an incredibly talented artist and she (along with other Warwickshire artists) opened her house and garden last weekend.
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Walsall brewing up a taste for Birmningham jazz festival
Black Country Bugle 4 Jul 15
A WALSALL micro brewery is bringing a taste of the Black Country to visitors and musicians at the 31st Birmingham Jazz and Blues Festival.
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Talk on history of Corngreaves Hall at Cradley mission
Black Country Bugle 4 Jul 15
IN connection with the special events to mark Black Country Week Bugle readers may be interested to know that I am giving an illustrated talk on the History of Corngreaves Hall next Thursday (July 9) at 7.30pm.
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How Halesowen manor passed in and out of royal hands
Black Country Bugle 4 Jul 15
TWO WEEKS ago (June 18 edition) we looked at how King John’s links to our area led to him being buried at Worcester cathedral.
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Channel Islands tomatooes squashed Wolverhmapton firm’s bonus…
Black Country Bugle 4 Jul 15
I ENJOYED the article in The Bugle (June 4 edition) about Herbert Street goods depot in Wolverhampton which brought to mind an incident told to me by my father which involved the new shed.
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Mitchell, Lane and other stars at the Hippodrome
Black Country Bugle 4 Jul 15
DID Guy Mitchell ever play at the Hippodrome, we asked in our June 11 edition?To which Dudley reader Michael Jackson responded: He definitely did, I saw him there.
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History walk takes in graves of Waterloo heroes
Black Country Bugle 4 Jul 15
ON THE actual date that marked the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, a group of local walkers stopped to honour the memory of two veterans of that day, who are buried in a West Bromwich churchyard.
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Micro pub
Staffordshire Daily Photo 3 Jul 15
A micro-pub is one that looks back to the very (very) old days – being more like a drinking parlour or beer-shop rather than the ‘gastro-pub’ so prevalent today.
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When clocking in for staff was vital part of Walsall working day
Black Country Bugle 3 Jul 15
THROUGHOUT the industrial Black Country clocking in was a vital part of the working day for the hard-working man.
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Tributes paid to Black Country trio killed in Tunisian resort…
Black Country Bugle 3 Jul 15
TRIBUTES were paid this week to three members of the same Black Country family who were among the 38 killed in the Tunisian resort attack.
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200 year old Birmingham workhouse token
Black Country Bugle 3 Jul 15
BUGLE reader Barry Woodberry brought this old workhouse shilling along to our office in Dudley after seeing a similar workhouse penny in our May 28 edition.
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Historian to lead Stourbridge walk
Black Country Bugle 3 Jul 15
WOULD it be possible to include the following item about Amblecote History Society’s next ‘outdoor’ meeting in The Bugle?The next meeting of the Amblecote History Society will take place on Wednesday, July 8.
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Dudley Castle family riddle story has 14,344 hits
Black Country Bugle 3 Jul 15
OUR page one story last week about a dying American gran’s family riddle leading to Dudley Castle created a huge reaction among our readers.
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Victorian Grandeur
A mad scientist's musings 2 Jul 15
Mt friend from school is lucky enough to live in a beautiful Victorian house in the east Midlands.
Sport
Family fun day at Darlaston Town
Black Country Bugle 2 Jul 15
LOCAL football club Darlaston Town (1874) will be holding a family fun day at Bentley Leisure Pavilion Bentley Road North , Bentley WS2 0EA on Saturday July 11.
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Champs Cradley ommered ‘um all
Black Country Bugle 2 Jul 15
WE’VE had no shortage of nostalgia for the Black Country’s speedway sides over recent months, and thanks to reader G Bennet of Brownhills, we can roll forward in time to when Cradley Heathens had gone from plucky underdogs to worldbeaters.
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Thanks to all those who madeRowley Regis show a success
Black Country Bugle 2 Jul 15
I MENTIONED in a recent Bugle letter that there was a show at St Mick’s, Rowley Regis, to help the pupils who work with Kerry Whitehouse to raise money for their Birmingham Children’s Hospital Fund.
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Bringing books to life at Black Country libraries
Black Country Bugle 2 Jul 15
SANDWELL libraries have been working in partnership with Dudley, Walsall and Wolverhampton Libraries on a joint project called Books into Art.
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Landmarks made with Himley bricks
Black Country Bugle 2 Jul 15
IT IS NOT an idle boast when proud folk of our region say that modern Britain was built in the Black Country.
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1642 document signed by King Charles I is for sale in Stourbridge
Black Country Bugle 2 Jul 15
A 1642 DOCUMENT signed by King Charles I is up for auction in Stourbridge on Saturday (July 4).
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A holiday surprise for Smethwick reader
Black Country Bugle 2 Jul 15
WE were on holiday a few weeks ago at Winter-on-sea, Norfolk.
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Hainan Airlines operate first Boeing 767 charter flight from Beijing to Birmingham on Friday 3 July 2015
Birmingham Airport Photo Blog 2 Jul 15
Hainan Airlines will be operating the first of a series of Boeing 767-300charter flights from Beijing to Birmingham Airport on Friday 3 July 2015 The flights will arriveat 0800and then depart back to Beijing at 1000 andwill be operating twice weekly…
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A-Z of West Midlands Football
Black Country Bugle 1 Jul 15
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR beat West Bromwich Albion 4-0 in the 1901 FA Cup semi-final at Villa Park, but in later years the Baggies gained revenge over the London club by knocking them out of the competition on their way to final triumphs at Wembley…
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The drinks are on me, Doog insisted
Black Country Bugle 1 Jul 15
I HAVE many personal memories of Derek Dougan, and one that readily comes to mind is when I was working at Norton Villiers in Wolverhampton.
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When wartime stars came out to Dudley
Black Country Bugle 1 Jul 15
ON THE outbreak of war in September 1939, all cinemas, music halls and theatres were closed for the duration of hostilities.
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Plenty of sun for ‘glass-lands’
Staffordshire Daily Photo 30 Jun 15
As we are experiencing something of a heatwave (well, for Britain anyway), the farmers who invested in solar-panel complexes must be thanking the gods of the weather for their good fortune! I don’t dislike these types of installations, which some …
Sport
Junior teams of Bilston and Tividale
Black Country Bugle 30 Jun 15
HERE are a couple of photographs separated by almost sixty years, and even the most recent of them is well over fifty years old now.
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The Penny Black’s link with the Black Country
Black Country Bugle 30 Jun 15
SIR Rowland Hill was born on December 3, 1795, in Blackwell Street, Kidderminster, the third son of Thomas Wright Hill and his wife Sarah.
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Grandson in plea to readers for help on Wolves book
Black Country Bugle 30 Jun 15
I AM trying to write a book about my Granddad Jack Davies who was part of the Wolves coaching staff for more than 50 years.
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Tribute to Reg of Bilston as he nears his 80th birthday
Black Country Bugle 30 Jun 15
I ENCLOSE my tribute to Reg Kierle, above, legendary resident entertainer at the Trumpet, High Street, Bilston, who will soon be celebrating his 80th birthday.
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Victorian suppliers of all things horse-related
Black Country Bugle 30 Jun 15
THE images reproduced above are a reminder of just how much our ancestors relied on horse power to keep everything moving.
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Remembering Greets Green Boys Brigade
Black Country Bugle 30 Jun 15
MANY Bugle readers will have fond memories of the Boys Brigade, Girl Scouts or some other youth organisation but some recent reminiscing for Peter Hill of West Bromwich led to a chance meeting with an old friend he had not seen for many years.
Sport
Brierley Hill boys and their fans on the way to Goodison Park
Black Country Bugle 29 Jun 15
BRIERLEY HILL Schoolboys had a team in the early fifties which has passed into local legend.
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My scream brought Dudley theatre curtain down
Black Country Bugle 29 Jun 15
RE The Bugle’s request for information about Dudley Hippodrome (June 11 edition) my late husband Stan and I used to go to the Hippodrome often and we were there the night Guy Mitchell appeared.
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Mary puts some colour into Black Country’s past
Black Country Bugle 29 Jun 15
APART from the pictures in our mind’s eye, the only images we tend to see of the bygone Black Country tend to be in black and white.
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Poems on Bugle Ballads page inspired latest book for Dudley…
Black Country Bugle 28 Jun 15
I BECAME a solicitor, like most of us, to make a positive difference to the communities in which we serve.