The photograph shows former England footballer Bobby Charlton, along with DJ George Ferguson and Don Poole giving Phil a push-off at a gala evening in preparation for the London to Bradford race.

Elizabeth won the Midlands title for public speaking, for her talk on female equality. The Catenian Association, the Library Theatre in Solihull and Alison Thorp are mentioned.

Elizabeth won the Midlands title for public speaking, for her talk on female equality. The Catenian Association, the Library Theatre in Solihull and Alison Thorp are mentioned.

The couple were retiring after running the general stores for 20 years. Diane Elcock, Wolverhampton, Gornal, Kidderminster, Stourbridge, Arlington Close, Kingswinford, and Paul and Janet Phipps are mentioned.

Anne rushed out from her surgery at Rockwell Thompson in Millfields Road, Bilston, to help a girl, Donna Fletcher of Birch House in Hales Park, who had been injured in a road accident. The Midland Centre for Neurosurgery at Smethwick is mentioned.

After retiring from Rufford Primary School in Lye, Malcolm was holding his first exhibitions of watercolour paintings at the Hundred House in Great Witley, near Stourport. Halesowen is mentioned.

Malcolm from Clifton-on-Teme in Herefordshire, and school secretary Margaret Hammersley from Romsley Road were both retiring, and were presented with various gifts by the children, staff and parents. Redditch, South Wales, Hill and Cakemore Boys School in

The group visited Wolverhampton’s central fire station to publicise their new film, Flame. The photograph shows, around the escape pole and wearing fire helmets, Don Powell (left) and Jimmy Lea, with Noddy Holder (left) and Dave Hill in front.

Geoffrey Freegard was being forced to sell part of his collection of old wagos and farm implements to make way for his latest acquisition, a Sicilian wedding cart, built in 1890.

The company had come through the recession relatively unsathed. The photograph shows Ron with Sam Robinson checking a batch of glass rods.