The Brickmakers Arms on Station Road in Balsall Common is the long running venue for the Round Table’s regular monthly quiz, the next of which takes place tomorrow (Wednesday 31st August) from 8pm. These popular quiz nights have been a popular staple at the venue on the last Wednesday of every month for a number of years and continue to draw an enthusiastic audience.
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Obituary: Michael Chattaway
Michael Chattaway, one of the best known servants of village life in Balsall Common, passed away on Saturday (27th August 2011), aged 74. Mick was best known to many for his Alladdin’s cave of a hardware shop, which carried his family name on Station Road from 1931, until it closed in 2007.
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Brickies summer series continues over Bank Holiday
The Brickmakers Arms summer season continues with a Bank Holiday special this Sunday (28th August) with live music and afternoon barbecue. The event sees the return of the hugely popular Mr Spangles who impressed earlier in the summer, as landlady Victoria Hancox explains,
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Bank Holiday fun in store at the Railway Inn
Railway Inn bosses Roger and Heather Parker are looking forward to a fun Bank Holiday weekend with the usual end of the month Karaoke this Saturday (27th August) followed by their upcoming charity fundraising day on Sunday (28th).
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Berkswell residents to have say on proposed speed restrictions
Berkswell residents will have the opportunity to comment on proposals to reduce local speed limits in the village as Solihull Council launches a public consultation.
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Balsall & Berkswell Hornets on the lookout for the new Messi
Balsall & Berkswell Hornets FC are on the lookout for football loving boys and girls with the passion and desire to become the next Drogba, Messi, or Rooney to come and learn some new skills. Opportunities abound at various age group levels for budding talent down at the Hornets Triangle ground opposite Lavender Hall Park in Balsall Common.
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People of Mills – a tribute video
Mills is no more, succumbing to the might of Tesco. But, those who worked there are enshrined in this tribute video posted on YouTube..
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClWf6ZUVscM
many thanks to “meljohal” for making and posting this.
Cricket: Berkswell claim victory in local derby to maintain pole position
Cricket correspondent Trevor Jordan explains how Berkswell miraculously turned the outcome of a rain affected game from almost certain draw to last gasp victory with a flurry of wickets in front of exuberant home supporters with only balls to spare:
Birmingham Premier League Division 1
Berkswell 276/6 dec v Coventry & North Warwicks 130 all out
A superb spell of spin bowling by Babar Khan kept Berkswell at the top of the of a closely fought league in what eventually turned out to be outstanding 146 run demolition of near neighbours Coventry & North Warwicks in a rain interrupted game. In a victory that was much tougher to acquire than the scoreline suggests due to rain, an enthusiastic Meeting House Lane crowd cheered Berkswell to an improbable victory as Babar Khan took a stream of increasingly frequent wickets, including a last-gasp hat-trick to claim victory with just eight balls of the game remaining.
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