Reverend Bob Cheadle and daughter Katie going through church records dating from 1735.

Close up of records from 1799 featuring Hannah Nock, Lydia Shipley, Mary Hanton and Esther Brandrick.

A group of tenants set up a co-operative self-management scheme in a bid to improve their standards of living, spearheaded by John Shah, Paul Sharma and Brian Bennett. The Pleck Community Association is mentioned. This article relates to the second time t

Paramedics Geoff Preston (of Blakenall Lane) and Geoff Mills (of Florence Street, Walsall) delivered Tarsem Kaur’s baby in an ambulance on the way to the Hospital in the early hours of Christmas Day. Cambridge Street, Walsall is mentioned.

Heather Dickinson and Roger Robinson walking down the street after their wedding at Lichfield Register Office. Dickinson is holding a tomahawk decorated with flowers and dressed in a Native American style wedding outfit. Robinson is wearing a floral suit.

Heather Dickinson and Roger Robinson walking away from the photographer after their wedding at Lichfield Register Office. Dickinson is holding a tomahawk decorated with flowers and dressed in a Native American style wedding outfit. Robinson is wearing a f

A delegation of travellers were appealing to Walsall Council town clerk Brian Dale to spare them from the constant threat of eviction after two children were left stranded when their families were moved from Engine Lane. Eileen Keenan is mentioned. The ph

The school organised an exhibition, including examples of the children’s work, to give people an idea of the life led by travellers. Mr C. Beresford Webb is quoted and Dick Worrall and Walsall Metropolitan District Council are mentioned. The photograph sh

The school had opened up specially in the holidays to offer a teaching programme to the children of travellers. Twycross Zoo, Sutton Park and Robert Zara are mentioned. The photograph shows Janet Plummer with a group of children painting.

The article gives details of how the school worked, mentioning the West Midlands College of Education and Mary Finney. The photograph shows volunteer teachers Trevor and Pat Weedon with a group of children.