Barnt Green Art Club: A Historical Note
Posted on January 22 2012 at 9:25:22

Patricia White, former Honorary Secretary, and Professor Richard White, former Honorary Treasurer, tell the Club’s story so far…

A century of change
Posted on November 23 2011 at 12:47:31

While history is so often about major events, the details of everyday lives are equally important in creating a portrait of a place and time – and it’s those details that are celebrated in a new book all about Tardebigge in the 20th century.

Much more than a cookery book
Posted on October 21 2011 at 12:10:40

Combining tantalising recipes with family history, a new book by local food expert Anita Sharma-James is a very special tribute to her inspirational mother.

Hidden treasures
Posted on October 20 2011 at 1:26:06

Hopwood-based artist Paula Hamilton visits two exhibitions.

More village ghosts
Posted on October 20 2011 at 11:57:40

As promised, here’s Part Two of our haunted cottage story – plus another Bear Hill tale.

Village of ghosts
Posted on September 23 2011 at 2:39:28

With Halloween around the corner, it’s time for our annual spooky special . . . this time we’ve found several ghostly tales from Alvechurch.

Taken over by UFOs
Posted on June 22 2011 at 12:50:14

The Village meets an Alvechurch couple who have spent the past 15 years tracking down unexplained activity in the skies of Britain.

Q-Queen’s final minutes
Posted on June 19 2011 at 11:03:05

Last year, The Village carried an appeal by Delwyn Griffith, of the Midland Aircraft Recovery Group, for help in pinpointing the crash site of a Blenheim bomber in Cofton Hackett. His report on that fateful night in 1941 follows . . .

Village Book Reviews
Posted on May 18 2011 at 12:09:26

The Village reviews two new publications by local authors.

New image for Hillscourt
Posted on May 17 2011 at 11:43:27

The latest phase of refurbishment at Hillscourt Conference Centre has given the venue a new name as well as a new look – it has been rebranded to become simply “Hillscourt”. 

Village of the giants
Posted on April 19 2011 at 9:53:33

An exotic life-form is gradually taking over Alvechurch, but why are they here?
Picture Gallery

Cover to cover
Posted on April 13 2011 at 3:15:42

Last month’s Bible reading marathon at St Laurence Church, Alvechurch, produced a variety of interesting encounters, writes organiser Sue Phillips.

Hopwood history
Posted on February 23 2011 at 7:33:06

Some fascinating pictures of Hopwood Rovers FC from the 1920s have been sent in by Mrs Pauline Elcock, of Rubery.

A boys’ own Barnt Green
Posted on February 22 2011 at 12:15:02

Growing up in a land of ‘Arrivers’ and ‘Strivers’, the Bantocks had a unique view of their world, which they are now sharing in a new book . . .

Murdered on duty
Posted on October 17 2010 at 9:45:58

Police chief pays his respects at the spot where PC James Davies was killed in 1885.

It’s a Delson dog’s life
Posted on October 15 2010 at 9:31:58

A few months ago, as an aside to an article about the 60th birthday celebrations for the Dellow car in Alvechurch, we asked if anyone knew the whereabouts of the “Delson Dog”.

Tea-time treats
Posted on September 22 2010 at 4:43:41

It’s almost a year since we reported on the launch of Constance Wallace, an unusual local business based at Tardebigge Court and founded on owner Diane Cooke’s love of all things vintage.

The mystery of canal bridge 63
Posted on September 19 2010 at 3:40:41

If you’ve walked along the Birmingham-Worcester canal towpath from Withybed Green, Alvechurch, to Cooper’s Hill you might have wondered about the numbers on the bridges, writes Mary Green.

The bishop’s park
Posted on September 13 2010 at 2:52:12

It’s nearly 900 years since the Bishop of Worcester fenced off an area that became known as Alvechurch Park, write Rachel Hayes and Dorothy Snaddon.

Fran puts Finstall on the map in style
Posted on August 17 2010 at 5:39:42

An exhibition of paintings to be held in Bromsgrove Library throughout October explores the village of Finstall in watercolours. Cottages and houses in the centre are mixed with views of the Finstall Lanes in all seasons to give a pictorial description of this charming village.

The wood where ‘love is greater than war’
Posted on June 18 2010 at 9:19:14

The effects of Britain’s worst terrorist atrocity will never be forgotten in a corner of Burcot.

The fabric of history
Posted on May 19 2010 at 11:14:05

Embroidery enthusiasts and history buffs are being asked to contribute to a very special project, in memory of the many thousands of British and Irish women transported to Australia as convicts in the 18th and 19th centuries.

100 not out!
Posted on April 22 2010 at 12:37:06

A lot has changed in Barnt Green in the century since St Andrew’s Church opened for worship . . .

When trams ruled the road
Posted on April 21 2010 at 6:50:53

A new book pays tribute to a much-loved local transport system.

History and horticulture
Posted on April 21 2010 at 1:16:06

Did you know that Oliver Cromwell supports the National Garden Scheme? OK, perhaps it’s a little stretch of the imagination, but there is a link between Oliver Cromwell and the NGS in Worcestershire, despite the 350-year gap, writes David Morgan.

The Rockin’ Berries: Back to the music!
Posted on April 14 2010 at 5:47:27

Sally Oldaker finds out how clarinets, a court-martial and Charlie from Casualty fit into the life story of the long-running local band…

History revealed by local authors
Posted on February 16 2010 at 7:21:28

Alvechurch couple Tom and Lillian Willis have spent the past 26 years researching the life and works of Worcestershire potter Edward Walter Locke.

Pioneer remembered
Posted on November 20 2009 at 9:16:28

Bromsgrove is to honour the engineer who gave his life ensuring trains could climb the Lickey Incline, writes Neville Billington.

The village men who never came back
Posted on October 20 2009 at 2:01:01

Anne Humphries recalls the sacrifices of six sons of Alvechurch more than 90 years ago.

Rebirth of a Lickey landmark
Posted on October 14 2009 at 1:20:42

The Old Rose and Crown hotel is very much open for business, offering much-improved facilities at its enviable setting in the Lickey Hills.

Ghosts aplenty in Burcot & beyond…
Posted on October 13 2009 at 1:31:42

Local author Anne Bradford has collected more spooky tales from the local area in her latest book ...

‘Curst be he who moves my bones…’
Posted on September 15 2009 at 3:50:04

In an account of dark deeds on eerie, windswept nights, A Warwickshire Man tells how Shakespeare’s skull was stolen from his grave and hidden in a place not far from here…

Tale of old Redditch
Posted on June 16 2009 at 2:02:33

The story behind a Victorian poem is uncovered in a new booklet by local historian Ian Hayes.

Birmingham’s lost buildings
Posted on June 16 2009 at 1:55:33

A new book provides a nostalgic peek into the vanished heritage of the Second City.

Memories of change in the Lickeys
Posted on May 19 2009 at 2:14:02

Lickey resident Janey Hewitt set out some time ago to preserve memories of the area through a series of recorded interviews with village people.

Broken memories
Posted on March 13 2009 at 4:23:00

Neville Billington mourns the sorry state of a prominent local family’s resting place.

‘The farms of home lie lost in even’
Posted on February 20 2009 at 12:08:41

Jim Page, chairman of The Housman Society, lights the birthday beacons for Bromsgrove’s most famous son, A E Housman.

In praise of song
Posted on February 18 2009 at 1:00:41

Andrea Wilkie, chairwoman of Barnt Green Choral Society, extols the benefits of singing together.

Five years of fusing art and architecture
Posted on January 17 2009 at 3:28:56

Compton Verney, Warwickshire’s largest art gallery, celebrates its fifth anniversary in March.