Friday, March 29, 2024
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Hiding in plain sight

Amateur astronomer Brian Watkiss peers into the Village night sky. The year Marches on and winter finally comes to an end with the Vernal equinox...
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Food for thought

Mary Green looks at the way our diets have changed over the years. I am writing this as a mild winter comes towards its end, hoping...
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Garden jobs for March

Hannah Genders offers some tips for getting your garden spring-ready. This is the month where gardeners start to come alive again. There is a lot...
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An extraordinary exhibition

Bromsgrove artist Richard McIlwraith discovers some passionate, uplifting local art. Collage, charcoal, acrylic, watercolour, wood burn, driftwood, digital print, paper and ink, pastel, pencil, ceramic, thread,...
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Reduce bathroom waste

  Cleaner Greener Alvechurch offers tips on how to go green in the bathroom. Cleaner Greener Alvechurch (CGA), the group that takes practical action to improve...
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Recital by virtuoso guitarist

Unmissable! A word which well sums up any recital by world-famous guitarist Craig Ogden, who will be paying a visit to Alvechurch in March. The...
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Go nuts for this cake

Keen baker Jen Morris, of Rowney Green, bakes something special for Mother’s Day. Mothering Sunday falls on March 22 this year and this is one...
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Village Archive. . . 20 years ago

A look back at what was going on in February/March 2000. The Village was now being published bi-monthly, and our February/March 2000 cover (the design...
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Village Archive. . . 10 years ago

A look back at what was happening around here in February 2010. A spell of wintry weather inspired our February 2010 cover shot, showing geese...
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All new at Alfredo’s

ADVERTISEMENT FEATURE There’s a new location and a new look for Alfredo’s, the traditional barbershop in the centre of Barnt Green – but clients can...