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