Monthly Archives: March, 2006

Neville Billington, of the Bromsgrove Society Local History Group, explains why a Lickey monument built a century ago was vital to the welfare of hard-working horses.

An opportunity to buy fresh produce and support local farmers is too good to miss, says Sally Oldaker.

Bromsgrove town centre is looking more and more shabby and neglected, ever more shops and businesses closing down, on-street parking reaching epidemic proportions, a very expensive but underused multi-storey car park – and the people who run our district council are trying to squeeze even more money out of car parking.

The police have promised to tackle speeding through Alvechurch village as part of a community partnership initiative.

The parents of Alvechurch teenager Andrew Perrygrove, who received severe brain injuries in a traffic accident 15 months ago, are backing community efforts to improve road safety.

A children’s nursery rescued from closure by a Barnt Green mum has now been ranked amongst the top nurseries in the country.

. . . at Joolz of Barnt Green

The Village magazine attended all three days of the public inquiry into plans for a rendering plant at Mayfield Farm, Hopwood – and we could fill every free page for the next year with what was said.

Six months into her new job as Baptist minister in Alvechurch, Fiona Lee is extending an Easter Invitation to the people of the village.

In our March issue, we told you about the Rev Alan White’s new book, The Worcester and Birmingham Canal: Chronicles of the Cut, which details the canal’s complete history.