THE revival of Blackwell Station was discussed at the last meeting of Lickey and Blackwell Parish Council. Parish councillors backed a plan for a feasibility study to be carried out on February 11, looking at the possibility of building a new Blackwell
The final meeting of 2007 was our Christmas meeting with mulled wine and mince pies adding to the pre-Christmas spirit. Our first meeting of the New Year on January 14 was great success introducing us to Marian Canning, lady toastmaster. The lady
IT is normal for most clubs' AGMs to be staid affairs, attended by the committee and a few die-hard members sufficient in number to make a quorum. This was far from the situation when we at Clent Gardening Club held our AGM at Clent village hall on
GOALS from Luke Birkenshaw (3), Owen Smith, Cohen Harford and Charlie Keenhan helped Rubery under-10s see off Astwood Colts 6-1. Man of the match Luke Birkenshaw and Louis Hobbis. Rubery under-14s were beaten 6-0 by Parkside in the League Cup quarter
A STORMING second-half display saw Catshill under-7s beat Arden Forest 4-2 in unhelpful blustery conditions. Man of the match, Lucas Edmonds (2), Cain Parkes and Max Jukes were the goalscorers.
TOM Clewes was the hat-trick hero for Meadow Park under-11s with George Cracknell, Lewis Husbands and Sam Efiong completing the 6-1 victory over Bewdley Town.
BROMSGROVE Town under-13s finally got the win their football deserved, as they beat Alvechurch Lions 2-1. Alvechurch scored first through Alex Sykes and Town replied with one from Josh Harris-James and a wonderful overhead kick from Ben Hewitt. Knowle
SANTIAGO Colts under-8s picked up their first ever win, beating Silver Star Sports 2-0. Michael Maharaj scored both goals, while Kofi Osha was man of the match. In a close game, Hampton Sports edged Santiago Colts under-9s 4-2. Bethany Breen and Daniel
GOALS from Jack Allerton and Liam Harrison and a man of the match performance from Lewis Cordes sealed a 2-1 victory for Lickey End under-13s against Boldmere Falcons.
BROMSGROVE Town under-13s Colts won 8-0 away at plucky Brockhill Warriors with a brace of goals for Matt Arnold and Dan Strange. There were also goals from Matt Dyer, Cameron Wellington, Connor Peplow and a Matt Fothergill penalty. Arnold opened the
A 2-2 draw at Rugby Town was enough to send Bromsgrove Rovers under-13s into the semi-final of the Midlands Junior Premier League Cup. Goals from Shane Shallcross and Brad Burgess were enough to send Rovers through 6-2 on aggregate.
The New Year party was held on Monday, January 21, at St Mary de Wyche Church. It was another successful bring and share occasion among friends, with food and drink and exchanges of news. A well-stocked raffle was drawn to bring things to a satisfactory
AT the January meeting members were welcomed by Greta, our president, who opened the first meeting for 2008. Marion, the secretary, then read the minutes and correspondence and mentioned that Pennies for Friendship is now to be called Coins for Friendship
The president opened the meeting wishing everyone a good New Year and she pointed out many of the exciting Salwarpe WI activities arranged for the next 12 months. These include our birthday lunch to the Chateau Impney in February and summer outings
Shirley, our president, opened the January meeting by wishing everyone a very happy and healthy New Year. Maggie read the minutes of the last meeting, which were approved and signed. Shirley said she felt the Christmas party had been a real success. She
IT'S a final curtain call for the young performers and backstage staff who trod the boards at Catshill Senior School around 1950. The photo, which has kindly been loaned to us by Gillian Evans, shows pupils taking part in an unknown play performed at
TWENTY firemen battled for hours to contain an early morning blaze which swept through the Dog and Pheasant pub in Worcester Road, Bromsgrove. Traffic was diverted from the town centre at the height of the blaze. The bar was extensively damaged, but prompt
BROMSGROVE'S annual Brewster (licensing) Sessions were held at the town's police court. It was revealed that last year there had been 12 convictions for drunkenness and one for drink driving. Two 18-year-olds had been convicted of purchasing drink for
WILLIAM Hill, a 22-year-old-labourer, appeared at Worcestershire Assizes charged with indecently assaulting a 12-year-old girl as she walked across a field at Tardebigge. Hill denied the charge, but was found guilty. He was supported in court by his local
