JKS will have to wait a while before adding to their silverware collection this season. Last night’s Challenge Vase final at Stratford Town’s stadium against Greenhill was washed out, following a series of very heavy downpours. Another local fixture suffered the same fate, while the match at Chasetown was abandoned after 50 minutes.
Castle Vale FC did manage [...]
Rutland Water
The first of the 40 St Gerards birthday balloons, released from the school in Castle Vale on 23rd April, has been found 70 miles away on the shores of Rutland Water, in the County of Rutland, bordering Leicestershire.
The balloons were all numbered, and tagged with the address of the school, urging finders to contact [...]
The Midland Combination have deducted a point from premier division side Castle Vale FC for fielding a player while he was under suspension. The club have also received a censure from the County Football Association.
Club Secretary Bill Mort says that the transgression was an oversight by the club, who thought that the player, Craig Nicholls, [...]
Thursday 1st May is local election day. Last year, Birmingham City Council reviewed where people should go to vote, and made very few changes. All voters in Castle Vale will have to go to one of three primary schools - Chivenor, Topcliffe, or Pegasus, to cast their vote.
So why does the City Council choose primary [...]
Castle Vale is holding an Open Day on Wednesday 30th April, from 3-7pm, at the secondary school in Farnborough Road. The main organizations that manage, direct and scrutinise the services and events on Castle Vale, one of the largest estates in Europe, will be displaying their wares, hoping to inform the public about their activities.
The [...]
JKs won the Jack Mould Trophy, beating Henley Forest 4-1 in the final at Highgate this afternoon. In three days time, JKS will be playing in another cup final - the Challenge Vase at Stratford’s new ground, against Greenhill. Kick -off on Tuesday night is 7.45pm.
In the premier division of the Midland Combination, two second [...]
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If you find a red balloon, perhaps in fragments, with a tag attached to it, look carefully - it may be one of the 40 released by pupils from St Gerards School on St George’s Day, the school’s 40th birthday. At 1pm on Wednesday lunchtime, after [...]
Strikes by teachers and Council workers hit Castle Vale today, closing two primary schools (St Gerards and Topcliffe), and causing Years 7,8 and 9 to be excluded from the secondary school. The Neighbourhood Office in Spitfire House was closed for the second successive day, following industrial action by members [...]
A tense 2-2 draw against 3rd placed Dosthill at Farnborough Road tonight gave table -topping JKS a vital point in their bid to win the Division Two title of the Midland Combination. JKS now have 58 points with two league games left. Even if Dosthill, the only side who can catch them, win their remaining four games, one more [...]
St Gerards School, Castle Vale, celebrated its 40th birthday, today, on St George’s Day. Vale Mail is very grateful to Ann Nicholls of St Gerards School for the photos, one of which shows the School’s three headteachers. Most will recognise the current Headteacher, David Hird (2006-present day), and of course, Barbara Peel (1992-2006). Older [...]
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