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...
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...
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...
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...