Thursday, March 28, 2024

50 years in the saddle

The Riding for the Disabled group based at Seechem Equestrian Centre in Rowney Green celebrated its 50-year anniversary with a special event for riders...
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Box is listed building

The red telephone box outside Alvechurch Post Office, which local churches want to adopt via the parish council, is a Grade II listed building, it...

Cardinal to become saint

Cardinal John Henry Newman, the 19th-century theologian who founded Birmingham Oratory and is buried in the Lickeys, will be canonised in the Vatican on October...
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50 years of village life

Alvechurch Village Society (AVS) celebrated its 50th anniversary by inviting residents to a party at the village hall. The evening’s entertainment included Morris dancing, storytelling...
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Remembering D-Day

Sarah Rees reports on the latest happenings on the Oakalls and Parklands.   A commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of D-Day was held at St Godwald’s Church in...
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Marking 30 years of Morris

Alvechurch Morris celebrated their 30th anniversary with a day of dancing around the village, calling at The Weighbridge, The Crown, The Red Lion and...
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Platinum party time

Husband and wife residents at Burcot Grange care home celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary with a traditional afternoon tea. Georgina and Arthur Mitchell’s tea party...
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WI’s birthday bash

The committee of Alvechurch WI prepare to cut their cake during a celebration to mark the group’s 90th birthday. The party took place in the...
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Hall marks 90 years

Alvechurch Village Hall celebrated its 90th anniversary, with committee members and helpers partying like it was 1929.
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Past, present and future

With the new Cofton Village Hall nearing completion, community groups have buried a time capsule on the site. The Cofton Village Hall Trust, Lickey Hills...