Doorstep History Programme 62 | November 2022 In March 1918, Sec Lt Kenneth Wastell of the Royal Flying Corps, from Ladywood, Birmingham lost his life in a tragic flying accident when his plane hit a church spire at St Ives in East Anglia. He was only 19 years old and he gave his life for…
This Remembrance Week issue contains stories from both WWI and WWII which have a local interest. The other main topic is the World Cup with a look back to the events of 1966 and 1982.
The Brew ‘Us Bugle & Birmingham Heritage Herald issue 53 June 2022 This issue is supported by Birmingham City Council’s Celebrating Communities Fund (Ladywood Ward) set up to celebrate the Commonwealth Games. Stories include: Ladywood’s Joe Fraser- a potential medal winning gymnast; what Birmingham was like at the time of the 1970 Commonwealth Games; The…
A memorial service and wreath laying ceremony was held on a Dutch naval vessel on the North Sea to remember the 34 crew men who went down when a submarine sank off the coast of Norway in 1940. One of those people honoured was James Spettigue from Monument Road. TNT accompanied his surviving relatives to…
A Ladywood man has been identified as being a member of crew on a Dutch submarine that sank off Norway in 1940. A major exploration is underway to find the wreck of the submarine O13. TNT has been invited to a wreath laying ceremony on a Royal Dutch Navy vessel in July.
News of a new bus route, No 10H, that has replaced the No 8 along Monument Road, pictures from the Easter Parade that was held at the Health & Community Centre and a preview of a story that we are working on about safety on public transport. [tubepress]
The Brew ‘Us Bugle is the magazine of Ladywood History Group. Issue 2 April 2002 Features include the Spring Hill circus disaster of 1930, Summerhill ice rink, Tolkien in Ladywood and Monument Road shops. Read The Brew ‘Us Bugle is the magazine of Ladywood History Group. Issue 2 April 2002
The Brew ‘Us Bugle is the magazine of Ladywood History Group. Issue 1 December 2001 Features include an interview with Bill Landon, Osler Street School football and Christmas memories from days gone by. Read The Brew ‘Us Bugle is the magazine of Ladywood History Group. Issue 1 December 2001