Noddy joined members of the Walsall Crime Prevention Youth Panel in a rap, as part of a series of events for National Crime Prevention Week. The photograph shows Noddy with Claire Fisher (left) of Shannon Walk in Brownhills and Emma Blackmore of Albutts R

The band unveiled a plaque to commemorate their first professional gig together on 1 Apr 1966, along with Walsall mayoress Joan Barton. Don Powell, the N’Betweens and Harp Lager are mentioned. The photograph shows Jimmy Lea (left), Dave Hill (centre) and

Noddy got together with former Wolves and England footballer Emlyn Hughes and ex-gymnast and television personality Suzanne Dando to link with children from Kingswinford School to make a record (“At Christmas Time”) to raise money for the National Society