Jayne Pilkington, Dudley Borough’s conservationist (a species in danger of extinction itself in this age of austerity) will be giving her perspective on the conservation of the borough’s heritage assets – a key concern in Brierley Hill area where several buildings are under threat. The meeting starts at 5.30pm on Monday 16th June at the grade 2 listed St Michael’s Church in Bell Street South. As always all are welcome to attend this event.
Brierley Hill’s Neighbourhood Learning Centre has come up with another cracking event for everyone who loves Brierley Hill. From 6 until 8pm on Wednesday 18th June at Insight House, Pearson Street, you are invited to join in an evening of reminiscence and memory sharing. Bring along any information and stories of living in Brierley Hill. The evening includes an audio visual presentation on historical aspects of Brierley Hill.
The Storehouse, a new community venue, is holding an open day on Saturday 21st June 2014. Visitors will be able to view the Albion Street facility and take part in fund activities.
A second painting, given to the people of Brierley Hill in memory of one of its fallen in the Great War, is now in a perilous state in the town’s library.
A painting of Brierley Hill war hero Sgt William Jordan rescuing a wounded colleague has gone missing from Brierley Hill library. Sgt Jordan lived in Campbell Street, Brockmoor, an area of which he was hugely proud. He killed on the opening day of the Battle of Loos on 25th September 1915 and the painting, by award winning artist Francis Gibbons, was presented to Brierley Hill Council in 1917. Archivists in Dudley are now being asked to help find the irreplaceable work of art.
In 1944 Brierley Hill UDC published its ‘master plan’ for the future of the town. It gave the first recorded mention of the ‘new’ road for Brierley Hill – opened 64 years later as Venture Way, set out plans for new homes and a new Civic Centre. One has to wonder how influential the plan was in the development of the area, but followers of the current Brierley Hill Area Action Plan might feel that the picture of the plan does look strangely familiar!
Brierley Hill Community Forum was set up in 2003 to bring groups and individuals together to engage with the regeneration plans for the area and to add value to the splendid work already being undertaken for the benefit of Brierley Hill. After a successful period the Forum is now calling a meeting to consider its future.
The search for volunteers to adopt planters in Brierley Hill high Street this summer all to look after them iis being stepped up today, as Shane Birch-Bastock the chair of the town’s traders’ association leaflets local shoppings seeking to add to the impressive list of ‘bloomers’ who have already volunteered.
Ten years of from acquiring Merry Hill from Chelsield, Westfield have sold their interest on to Intu. The centre will now be rebranded as Intu Merry Hill. It remains to be seen how this will impact on the regeneration plans for the area.
After intense lobbying the Brierley Hill SNOW group, consisting of concerned local residents, have won the right to appear at the appeal into Clean Power’s planning application.