Did you attend St Gerard’s Junior and Infant school in the 1960s ? Patricia Henderson would like your photographs and memorabilia (school reports?) for the St Gerard’s School 40th birthday celebration on 23rd April. Call Patricia on 0121 464 2613.
Spitfire house - the name stays
Rumours that Spitfire House is to be renamed have been quashed by Sutton Coldfield College’s Vice Principal, Brian Williams. Sutton Coldfield College is likely to change its name if the proposed merger with Matthew Boulton College goes through. Sutton College, in recent years, has merged with Josiah Mason College and [...]
165 Squadron, Castle Vale’s Air Force Cadets, will be holding their Annual Presentation Evening at St Cuthbert’s Church, Castle Vale on Saturday 2nd February starting at 7pm.
Castle Vale has a proud tradition of RAF involvement. The estate is built on the site of an aircraft factory established in the first half of the 20th [...]
The Skylark is the only pub left standing in Castle Vale. Gone are the Artful Dodger, the Trade Winds, The Lancaster, The Albatross and The Trees.
Perhaps pubs are no longer as much a part of English life as they used to be. Clubs, restaurants, drinking at home… have they replaced the good old English pub?
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Young air cadets from 165Squadron have broken their previous records for the British Legion Poppy Appeal. Based outside the B+Q supermarket, in four days of collecting the youngsters have already raised £3,400. By the end of Remembrance Day (November 11th) Flight Lieutenant James Martin is certain that they will [...]
Harry Hill (right) of the 9th Lancers (click photo to enlarge)
85 year-old Vale veteran Harry Hill served in the 9th Lancers in Italy and the Middle East during 1944. Today, he’s still on duty, collecting money for the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal in Sainsbury’s in Castle Vale. He is pictured above with three [...]
The Remembrance Day Service at St Cuthberts Church starts at 10.00 a.m. this Sunday, half an hour earlier than the normal Sunday service, so that the Veterans, and the local uniformed organisations, can gather in front of the Spitifire Memorial at the rear of the Church, ready for the two minutes’ silence at 11a.m.
Representatives from [...]
Castle Bromwich (Vale) Station in the 1950s - the bunting suggests 1953 (Coronation Year)
Campaigns for the resurrection of Castle Vale (formerly Castle Bromwich) Railway station are gathering momentum. Lib Dem Councillor Ann Holtom, and prospective Conservative candidate Derek Johnson have been busy drumming up support for the station, following the re-opening of nearby Coleshill Station [...]
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