Friday, March 29, 2024

Andy’s new room

Andy Perrygrove, the Alvechurch teenager seriously injured in a road accident, now has a brand new bedroom with special facilities.

One year on: Looking to the future for Andy

How do you cope when the unthinkable happens? Jenni Ameghino talks to an Alvechurch family struggling with the consequences of a catastrophic road accident about friends, funds and the future.

Blackwell athletes compete with the best

Two Blackwell teens took on the best athletes from schools across the nation at the English Schools Athletics Association Cross Country Championships at Castle Donington in Leicestershire.

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Ready to rock for charity

An up-and-coming band formed by Alvechurch Middle School pupils is preparing to headline a charity gig at Artrix in Bromsgrove. Media Blackout, made up of...

Teens tackle food poverty

Members of a Barnt Green church youth group explain how they are helping those in need at Christmas.

Deliver The Village !

If you’re over 13 years old, and reliable, with an email address and bank account, you can join the waiting list for our delivery team.

Boys stake claim for a skate park

Two schoolboys took their campaign for a skate park before the monthly meeting of Alvechurch Parish Council.

Welcome home, Andy

Alvechurch teenager Andy Perrygrove is back home with his family a year and a half after the road accident which left him battling severe brain injuries.

Alvechurch reignites

Alvechurch Alight! will fill village streets with people next autumn if plans for its revival are successful.

In memory of Michael

Family and friends of an Alve­church teenager who died of leukaemia present a cheque for more than £6,000 towards the Acorns fundraising appeal to...