Ned
Williams Presents: |
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Black
Country Chapels: The Third Selection |
Netherton:
People and Places |
| "Black Country Chapels: The Third Selection" will
be launched at
Central Methodist Church
Spring Head, Wednesbury
7 for 7.30.pm
Saturday 26th April 2008
Good parking opposite the church.
Light Refreshments
Music
See the Wesley Steps and local Wesley Archives
Ned will be selling and signing books which will be available
at a special discount price!
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"Netherton: People and Places" Will be launched
at two venues:
Netherton Conservative Club
Halton Street, Netherton
12 Noon
Saturday 3rd May 2008
Parking available
Drinks available from the bar
Nibbles!
See the one time home of one of Netherton's founding fathers!
And the ballroom where the Home Guard practiced their drill!
Ned will unveil and sign books and then move on to:
Bumble Hole Conservation Centre
Windmill End (Behind "The Dry Dock")
Netherton
2pm onwards at the canal-side
Signing books
Afternoon teas available all afternoon!
Explore the 150 year old Netherton Tunnel
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| A newly formed group is trying to save St John's Church,
Kates Hill in Dudley. You will remember this church was a
casualty of the "Dudley Earthquake" a few years
ago and has not been used since due to structural damage.
The group believe it should be saved for future generations.
They believe it is possible and feasible to reopen the church
and that the £2 million repair figure quoted in the
press is vastly over inflated. There is much support for the
group's cause and there is a page dedicated to the group on
our website - click here => St
John's updated 4/5/08) |
| The
Third Black Country History Day, in partnership with the
University of Birmingham, will take place on Saturday 18th
October 2008, chaired by Ned Williams, the Black Country
Society's President-elect for 2008/9. Further details will
be in the next magazine and (as they are announced) on the
website. |
On Sunday 11th May Alvin Smith is organising the 2008 Major Nichols
ride. If you wish to take part then please visit the page created
with information and a map. Click on the logo below:
MAY 2008 MEETING
OF CANAL GROUP
The Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal
Society (SWCS) is hosting a presentation by British Waterways
officials Alexandra Ball and Elizabeth Turner on the subjects
of Heritage Issues at Stourport and the Heritage Recording Project.
Chairman of Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal Society Graham
Fisher MBE said; ‘Alexandra will be guiding us through the
wonderful renovation work that has helped revitalise Stourport
whilst Elizabeth will be giving details of exciting proposals
for the recording and interpretation of the heritage aspects along
the entire canal. This joint presentation will showcase the work
that is being undertaken to preserve our unique waterways legacy
and also offer enthusiasts the opportunity to actively participate
in its ongoing promotion.’
The meeting will be held at the Bradmore Community Centre, Birches
Barn Road, Wolverhampton on Monday 12th May 2008 commencing 7.30pm.
It is open to the public and admission is free. Light refreshments
are available.The Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal (SWC)
runs through 46 miles and 43 locks between Great Haywood on the
Trent & Mersey Canal and Stourport on the River Severn. It
was engineered by James Brindley and opened throughout in 1772,
offering a direct route from the potteries and beyond to the Severn
and hence the great ports. It is one of the oldest established
and most esteemed canal societies in the country, serving to safeguard,
promote and develop theinterests of the SWC for the benefit of
all.
Society activities include regular boat gatherings, clean ups
and liaison with outside organisations crucial amongst which is
British Waterways, the official custodians of many of Britain’s
rivers and canals. A monthly meeting at Bradmore (Wolverhampton)
is open to all and features regular guest speakers on a wide variety
of topics.www.swcs.org.uk
is the official website of the Staffordshire & Worcestershire
Canal Society. It is compiled by Committee with contributions
from members and uploaded by the Society’s in-house computer
specialist, again on avoluntary basis. It has recently undergone
substantial modification with the inclusion of a dedicated Education
& Resources facility.
New members of all ages, backgrounds and interests are actively
encouraged to join the Society. Membership commences from as little
as £1.00 per annum. Details obtainable either from Membership
Secretary Colin Beard on 01384 877869, via the link and application
form on the website www.swcs.org.uk.
Dudley
Archives and Local History Service are having an Open Day
at the archives, Mount Pleasant Street, Coseley on Saturday
7th June 2008, from 10.00am, to celebrate national local
history day.
There will be displays from
local history societies. |
The Upper Severn Hydro
& Navigation Company Ltd (Severn Hydro) is pleased to
announce that it will be attending the prestigious Saul
Festival to be held over the weekend of 5th-6th July 2008
at Saul Junction on the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal.
(off Jn. 13, M5)
Since its inception in 2006 Severn Hydro
has quickly established its credentials as the premier independent
Organisation spearheading regeneration of the Upper Severn.
The Company aims to introduce variable-height weirs that
will house turbines generating ‘green’ CO2-free
electricity. The inclusion of locks will enable the reinstatement
of the ancient right of navigation whilst the variability
of the weirs will offer a considerable enhancement to flood
alleviation in an area prone to the vagaries of weather.
USH&NCo spokesman Graham Fisher MBE
said: ‘The Saul Festival offers a wonderful showcase
for Severn Hydro to draw its exciting proposals to the attention
of a wide audience. We welcome all those interested in constructively
utilising the potential of the Severn to visit us at Saul
and learn more of our vision to generate ‘green’
CO2-free energy for the benefit of all’. Company MD
Jeremy Coles added: ‘The event will also offer the
opportunity for feedback on our venture and to extend upon
our ever-growing base of support for what we believe is
one of the most exciting developments on Britain’s
longest river in over a century’.
The Saul Festival is organised by Cotswold Canals Trust
in support of its efforts to restore the waterway link between
the G&S Canal (and hence the Severn) and the Thames.
It has developed into one of the major waterways festivals
in the UK. For more details view www.junctionevents.org.uk |
AGM Reports are now available here => 2008AGM
Creative
Writing
A new group
has been set up, meeting at Dudley Library every Thursday
10am till noon. If you would like to join then pay them
a visit. For further details email me and I will forward
your details to the organisers. |
For a good selection of
Black Country material - books, maps etc. I can recommend
the Yampy website, the site accepts credit cards as well
as cheques and cash, click on the banner below.
Alternately visit our publications section, link is on the
far left. |
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disappeared. All items will be available, newest at the top
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| The Society constitution has been revised slightly,
an electronic version is here. |
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