Saturday, December 2, 2023
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Reeling back the years

What were Marilyn Monroe, the Beatles, Olivia Newton-John and a punk rocker doing on the Lickey Hills Primary School playground on an afternoon in...

Innovation award

FL Patents, based at Bordesley Hall, Rowney Green, has won the Innovation Leader of the Year Award from Hereford and Worcester Chamber of Commerce. After...
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Chickenstock success

Alvechurch musician Ben Essex (above left) and singer Rachel Buderi perform at the “Chickenstock” music event in Alvechurch Village Hall. The success of the show...
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Good citizens

Alvechurch Middle School launched a Good Citizen Award after receiving a donation from the parents of two former pupils  to be used  to recognise...
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School’s sports stars

Alvechurch Middle School has had a very successful sporting year, finishing the year as Bromsgrove District Champions in athletics, netball, cricket, football and tag...
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Friendly school praised

Linthurst First School, Blackwell, is celebrating publication of its latest Ofsted report. The school, which prides itself on its friendly, family atmosphere, received particular...
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Slow boat to school

Children from Tardebigge First School take a slow boat to school from Alvechurch Marina. The pupils, many of whom usually go to school by “Walking...
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Miles for charity

Sue Biggs, of Cofton Hackett, is pictured in training with Barnardo’s ambassador and head trainer Daley Thompson before she ran the London Marathon in...
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Head hands over

Retiring headteacher Norma Kift (left) hands over the keys to Crown Meadow First School in Alvechurch, to her successor, Janette Morris, watched by chair...