Siena’s winning streak continues
Barnt Green ski sensation Siena Horton collected her most prestigious title yet as she won the girls’ U12 British National Championship Giant Slalom event in Meribel in the French Alps.
Village milestones
Carve or craft a pumpkin
Festival is ready to rock
Marathon for tsunami aid
Blackwell First School pupils completed a Mini Marathon to raise money for victims of the Asian tsunami.
MBE for charity work
Barnt Green resident Gordon Cowie has received the MBE for his services to healthcare in Africa.
80 years of fellowship
Finstall & Cofton Hackett WI celebrated its 80th birthday with a party in Finstall Village Hall.
Palace performers
Students from the Maxine Grant Ballet School performed in front of a packed Palace Theatre in Redditch.
Sanctuary’s autumn bazaar
Hillfields Animal Sanctuary in Blackwell has its Autumn Bazaar on November 14 in the Methodist Church Hall on Greenhill from 9.30am to 4.30pm.
Cubs help keep our hills tidy
At their summer camp in June, 1st Barnt Green Cubs did a litter pick on the Lickey Hills as part of a community project.