The photograph shows Major K. Harman briefing his unit before they set off to Northern Ireland on a signals training exercise.

The photograph shows the cramped living conditions of troops based in Crossmaglen.

Although the line was still in use, from Wolverhampton Low Level to Birmingham Snow Hill, the station building was boarded up, and had been overrun by vandals. British Rail is mentioned.

Rear of Prince Albert statue, seen through branches covered in ice crystals.

Pupils in first year at Blakenhall Heath Junior School in Leamore visited the headquaters to promote road safety. Harry Davenhill is quoted. The photograph shows Zena Luke on PC Barley’s motorcycle.

Jacqueline who worked at W & T Avery Ltd of Warley was in the final of the Mary George Memorial Prize, which recognised women in engineering. The Grange School, her dad Bill, the Engineering Industry Training Board and London are mentioned. The photograph

Children from a Hednesford holiday play scheme visited Whittington Barracks. The photograph shows Lance Corporal Barrett show a Second World War German machine gun to Paul Berrow.

After being led into a police trap on Valentine’s Day by his bride-to-be, Alison, Paul was cleared of supplying drugs at Dudley Crown Court by Judge John Evans.

A gunpowder wagon built at the Great Western Railway’s Swindon works in 1890 had been restored and had been added to the Railway’s rolling stock. The photograph shows Bob Smith from Great Barr with the engine.

The group were able to share a 1922 team photograph at the second annual reunion of All Saints and the Old Operatic Society at the church hall. The photograph shows (from left) Sid Pritchard, Joe Lawrence, Ernie Fones, Jack Lavender, Ernie Mayhew, Samuel