Obituary and Tribute to Ian Keith Huckerby – 01/10/1941 to 22/01/2012

Notes from a friend – a tribute by Craig Burgess followed by many more, by many more…

 

Ian Keith Huckerby – 01 October 1941 to 22 January 2012

 

 

Ian Huckerby with his loving wife Sue

Balsall Common finds many of its’ souls mourning the loss of a much loved family man and community figure, following the departure of Ian K Huckerby, in the early hours of Sunday 22nd January 2012.

 

 

Ian Huckerby was known to many in the village for his 24 years of dedicated and unstinting service as Youth Manager at Berkswell Cricket Club.  He was deeply admired and respected by many children, parents and players past and present, both at Berkswell and Warwickshire County Cricket Club.  To many cricketers, Ian’s contribution went way beyond cricket and his loss has been deeply felt.

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January 31, 2012 |

School league tables place Heart of England school third in the borough for A-Level results

Mr Mackereth, Headmaster of Heart of England School

Just released secondary school league tables for 2011 reveal the brilliant news that Balsall Common’s Heart of England ranks third in the Solihull borough for A-level results (and even better, second if you count only state schools). For GCSE results, the school modestly moved up one place to 10th compared to 2010.

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January 29, 2012 |

Ian K Huckerby – 01/10/1941 to 22/01/2012

It is with deep regret that we report the passing of a great servant of the community in the early hours of Sunday morning. Ian Huckerby was well known to many people in the village for his 24 years of unstinting service as Youth Manager at Berkswell Cricket Club. He was deeply admired and respected by many children, parents and players at the club and on a wider level through his sterling work with youth players at Warwickshire County Cricket Club. To many cricketers, Ian’s contribution to their lives went way beyond cricket itself and his loss has been deeply felt. BalsallCom.Com will be publishing an in depth tribute in due course and residents are invited to contribute their reflections.

In the meantime we are able to report Ian’s funeral will take place at Oakley Wood Crematorium next Friday, 3rd February 2012.

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January 27, 2012 |

Rugby: BBC Coventry & Warwickshire’s team of month Berkswell earn narrow victory

Steve Wake reports on Berkswell’s hard fought victory over Barkers Butts on Saturday 14th January 2012 in their West Midlands Division 2 South encounter. Berkswell’s remarkable season won official recognition as their first XV have flown up the table having begun the season with a 15 point handicap, punishment meted out for their involvement in a mass brawl during a game last season:

Barkers Butts – 7 Berkswell & Balsall – 8

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January 20, 2012 |

HS2 route section from Balsall Common to Hampton in Arden from the air

Property advisors and consultancy firm Frank Knight have compiled videos using Google Maps to show an eagle’s eye view of the proposed HS2 route from London to Birmingham. Here we share the section from Balsall Common to Hampton in Arden. The video picks up on the disused Kenilworth to Balsall Common line, before passing Balsall Common through Lavendar Hall fisheries and onwards to Hampton in Arden:

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January 14, 2012 |