POLICE officers from Quarry Bank and Dudley Wood and youngsters from the area got in a lather and raised around £350 for terminally and seriously sick children.
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US cycle challenge will aid hospice
A FORMER Brierley Hill man is due to set out on a beast of a charity cycle challenge taking him from the west to the east coast of America.
Young Brierley Hill stars sought for High School Musical show
BRIERLEY Hill Musical Theatre Company’s youth group is looking young performing stars to take to the stage in its forthcoming production of Disney’s High School Musical.
Popular councillor recovers after heart attack
BRIERLEY Hill councillor Margaret Wilson is recovering at home after suffering a heart attack in the run-up to last week’s election.
Choral society set for spring outing
BRIERLEY Hill Choral Society is staging its annual May concert this weekend.
Blood donors sought
THE National Blood Service is appealing for volunteers across the borough to attend donor sessions to help meet demand for blood from hospitals.Sessions will take place at Brierley Hill Civic Hall, Bank Street, Brierley Hill, on Thursday May 12 from 1.30pm to 3.30pm and from 4.30pm to 7.30pm.
They will also be held at Quarry Bank Community Centre, Sheffield Street, Quarry Bank, at Saturday May 14, from 9.45am to 12.15pm and from 1.45pm to 3.30pm.Anyone wishing to attend is advised to book in advance on 0300 123 23 23.To find out more visit website blood.co.uk
Plans aim to put worship at the heart of Brierley Hill (From Stourbridge News)
PLANS are in the pipeline to build a new multi-million pound flagship Christian centre in Brierley Hill.
Worshippers from Baptist, Methodist, Anglican, Pentecostal churches and emerging house churches in the Black Country have joined forces to plan a new church, community building and centre for spiritual regeneration at the heart of Brierley Hill.
They hope to create a new state-of-the-art worship centre of architectural excellence with facilities that can be used by the whole community – regardless of whether they attend church.
The group is also working with organisations including the Citizens Advice Bureau, AgeUK, Aquarius, National Youth Theatre, Brierley Hill Civic Society and Brierley Hill LIFT to ensure the ambitious Crossways/Sacred Space project becomes a real community partnership.
Rev Pat Nimmo, project leader, said: “Currently there is very little real community space in Brierley Hill, easily available to the local community for meeting and celebration, and for moments of local and national importance.
“We hope to change this with our Crossways/ Sacred Space project, as well creating an arts venue with a large auditorium and a coffee shop, which can be used by local employees and students.
“The new centre should also result in a number of new jobs in the community.”
The group has already produced a feasibility study, funded by Dudley Council, concentrating on two locations from work already undertaken with the former Brierley Hill Regeneration Partnership.
Talks are currently under way with developers and funders to help get things moving – and members hope to be able to build the centre in the next two or three years.
Archdeacon of Dudley, the Venerable Fred Trethewey, said: “The Anglican churches throughout the Diocese of Worcester have recognised this project as a major opportunity and key priority.
“We have contributed a diocesan grant towards the project manager’s costs to begin to turn the hopes into realities and hopefully this will soon be a true ‘sacred space in a public place’.”
via Plans aim to put worship at the heart of Brierley Hill (From Stourbridge News).
Artists invited to help create Titanic mural
BUDDING artists are invited to help create a mural of the Titanic as part of the run up to Dudley Council’s forthcoming annual arts showcase event for adult learners.
Brierley Hill housing office to move
BRIERLEY Hill’s Housing Office is moving next month as part of council plans to centralise services.
Warning from cops after Brierley Hill burglaries From Dudley News
BRIERLY Hill people are being urged to be on their guard after a spate of burglaries targeting elderly people.
Since February seven incidents have been reported to police in the Hawbush area, in each offence a rear window or door has been forced to gain access to a property.
As nights get lighter and warmer cops are concerned householders will be more likely to leave windows and doors open which could make a tempting target for crooks.
Investigating officer, Dc Paul Hatfield, from Dudley CID, said: “All of these burglaries have taken place some time between 5pm and midnight.
“We urge people in the area to be alert and report any suspicious activity to local police.”
In most incidents nothing was taken, however damage was caused where the burglars had forced their way into the premises.
During a raid on March 9, the offender broke into a house on Cooper Avenue and during a search of the premises took money from the purse of the 79-year-old resident.
Crime prevention advice is available at www.west-midlands.police.uk, anyone with information about any of the burglaries is asked to call Dudley CID on 0345 113 5000 or speak to Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
via Warning from cops after Brierley Hill burglaries From Dudley News.