The Brew ‘Us Bugle & Birmingham Heritage Herald issue 55 September 2022 FOUR PAGE ROYAL SOUVENIR This issue has two front covers! The original issue was the cover featuring Ladywood triple Commonwealth Gold medallist Joe Fraser and the magazine is a celebration of his achievements and a record of the 2022 games. Just after it…
The Brew ‘Us Bugle & Birmingham Heritage Herald issue 54 July 2022 This edition of Ladywood History group’s magazine is a 20-page special on the Commonwealth Games and the construction of the National Indoor Arena where the gymnastics events will take place for the Commonwealth Games. One of the competing gymnasts, Joe Fraser from Ladywood, is…
This programme remembers the day the Queen opened the International Convention on 12 June 1991. 30 years on we are looking to interview former pupils of Ladywood School who took part in filming of the redevelopment of the area, some of whom are featured in this programme, which shows what the area was like in…
25 years ago at Easter 1989 the Queen visited St Philip’s Cathedral on Colmore Row to distribute the Maundy Money. This is special coinage which the monarch distributes to retired people in recognition of their service to the church. Ladywood School News (now TNT News) compiled this special report.
TNT reports from an area which has been highlighted as the location for a new secondary school in Ladywood. The last secondary school closed in 1990. Now planners say there is a big increase in the birth rate and also plans for the area include a number of new family sized homes, all of which will increase demand…
Some of the latest stories in brief featuring the Olympic torch on Spring Hill, the Armed Forced Day Parade and HM The Queen’s visit to Victoria Square. There is also a look back to events from this month in history including dancing diggers at Brindleyplace (1992), a litter pick by pupils from Ladywood School (1989)…