A CHARITY shop has been opened in Alcester Town Hall to raise money for cancer sufferers. Macmillan Cancer Support Alcester is running the shop, which will include bric-a-brac, clothes and books until September 27 between 9.30am-4pm. People wishing
ALCESTER showed it had plenty of flower power as it celebrated winning a gold award in the regional results of the Britain in Bloom competition. The awards for Heart of England in Bloom 2007 were announced on Friday, September 7 at a ceremony at Cheltenham
TAKEN directly from the book of horror cliches, The Breed features killer dogs on a deserted island and ticks all the boxes along the way. During a holiday, five kids are rudely interrupted by a bunch of hungry hounds which spoil their fun by attacking
YET another clubbing compilation album has hit our stores and the question on all those fluorescent stick fans' lips is how does it compare to the rest? The answer is that it's pretty mixed. There are some very strong tracks such as Daft Punk's greatest
THIS is the second CD from four-piece alt rock band Animotorso. Under original name Orchid, the band played a variety of venues such as Marrs Bar, the Cavern in Exeter and the Ashton Court Festival in Bristol, and built up quite a following. Now with
NEWTON Faulkner has been wowing the crowds at festivals across the country all summer, which seems to make this the perfect time to release his first album. It is reminiscent of the gentle, playful style of Jack Johnson but with the added bonus of knowing
"BASED on a true story" is always an uncomfortable tag to add to a film and the events fictionalised here are particularly uncomfortable as some of the culprits are yet to be tried. The casting can't be faulted, with out-of-control kids all played by
A SPOOF television documentary about Redditch screened on BBC2 this week met with a storm of protest from outraged civic leaders and residents. The programme, called Kevin Turvey - The Man Behind the Green Door, was said to be a slight on Redditch, making
SHOULD members of the council walk round the town in the carnival procession, or should they ride? That was the question which arose from an invitation by the Redditch Carnival Committee to councillors to appear in the procession. Their letter of invitation
THE new temporary schools, which have been erected on the north-west side of Redditch, will be opened on Monday, September 23. They will accommodate something over 300 scholars and have been provided to relieve the overcrowding which has been felt for
AFTER the Ironbridge outing instead of the usual meeting in August, September attracted a packed hall to hear Mike Jackson, director of BBC collectibles programmes such as Antiques Roadshow and Flog It. Members were treated to a behind-the-scenes account
THE illustrated talk entitled Hancox Family: Millers of Great Alne and Evesham was presented by John Bunting and Terry Carter. An audience of more than 120 people were enthralled by the social background to the local dynasty. The two Alcester speakers
A NUMBER of members attended a very enjoyable painting day on August 29 at a private house in Tiddington Road, Stratford. The weather was kind to us and some very interesting pieces of work were produced. The Monday afternoon meetings started again
ONCE again the Greig Hall, Alcester, was the venue for the September meeting. New affiliate member, Gwen, was warmly welcomed. John Ruffell then informed us that we are now on the group page of the U3A website. A visit to see the Chinese Terracotta
MEMBERS and two visitors were welcomed to the September meeting. The August Fish and Chip walk from Alcester, organized by Gerda and Brian Michie, had been enjoyable and the evening dry, following a wet day. Members were reminded of the forthcoming
JUST as the days are growing shorter, our thoughts usually turn to staying in our homes and hibernating for the winter but on September 11 at The Methodist Hall, Alcester, Eddie McDougall opened the Merry Wives' Autumn Programme with uplifting thoughts
THE talk given by Vince Williams on September 7 to open our 63rd season was entitled Idle Women and gave an insight into a little know aspect of the Second World War, proving that the women involved were far from "idle". At the outbreak of war, many
ON Sunday, September 9, 49 ramblers and their friends had a coach trip to Llangollen in the beautiful River Dee Valley. Some chose to spend the day in this delightful Welsh town which is renowned for hosting the annual International Eisteddfod in June
OUR August meeting was a club visit to the Birmingham Botanical Gardens. This was a conducted tour on a warm sunny evening and was enjoyed by everyone. This month we welcomed Len Salt, a lifetime gardener who gave a talk and slide show on Creating Interest
A FAMILY was saved from possible death after an heroic man used a ladder to get them out of their burning home in Woodrow. The ground floor of a house in Cropthorne Close caught fire after a tumble dryer overheated on Sunday at about 8.30am. Upstairs
AUTHORS Alan Foxall and Ray Saunders are building on the success of their first pictoral history of Redditch with a second book, More Redditch Remembered. The two have delved deeper into the Redditch Pictorial History Society's photo archives to uncover
A FORMER post office worker is one of two new community support officers on the beat in Redditch. Jenny Evans and Surinder Maman, who worked as a security officer at Birmingham International Airport, have joined the local policing team for Redditch Central
REDDITCH floral artists Mena Lynch and Julie Nash held their first exhibition of dried flower arrangements on Saturday, September 8 at Webheath Village Hall. The event was well attended with a lot of interest in the range of floral displays being exhibited
THE British Heart Foundation (BHF) is urging Redditch residents to take a break from their usual routine and donate some of their time to the charity. The nation's heart charity has opportunities for enthusiastic go-getters who want to help raise essential
THE Environment Agency is inviting people living in Redditch affected by the summer floods to come to a drop-in session. Staff will be on hand to answer questions about the flooding, the clean-up operation and future plans to manage flood risks. Flood
