Thursday, April 18, 2024

Fit for a king

Anyone interested in the history of this region will enjoy reading King’s Norton Past & Present, compiled by Wendy Pearson of the King’s Norton History Society.

The history detectives

There are plenty of sources that can provide information on your ancestors, writes Janey Hewitt.

Living with Birmingham Rep

Shakespeare and one theatre in particular changed my life, writes Claire Cochrane. My home on Sandhills Road, Barnt Green, will be 100 years old in...
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The (giant) parish pump

Ian Hayes on an ingenious solution to canal water shortages. When “Printer” Heming, proprietor and editor of the Redditch Indicator, visited the upper Arrow Valley...
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Classic clothes

The idea of a real “gentlemen” may seem an old-fashioned concept these days, but there will always be a place for the traditional values...
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Andrew’s 20-year cruise

Victoria Travel’s boss tells Richard Peach how he went from running a pub to setting up a global business in Barnt Green. In the quiet...