Pupils and parents painted a mural onto the wall of a corridor in the infants section of the school, with the help of Andy Bradley of the Fordbrook Community Office and Pelsall Community School. Mark Gallagher is quoted. The photograph shows Andy Bradley

The Reverend Colin Butler, a member of the Black Country Urban Industrial Mission, encouraged workers to make a cross from one of the last pieces of steel to be rolled at the firm. All Saints’ parish church and the Bishop of Lichfield The Right Reverend K

A time capsule was sealed under the floor. Reverend David Lingwood and Terry Bunn are mentioned. The photograph shows Naomi Lingwood (left) and Cheryl Sedgwick.

The firm had expanded despite the recession and moved into the automatic machinery sector. Chester and Coventry are mentioned. The photograph shows John Till, Robert Haywood, Melanie Leighton, Philip Hampshire and Paul Pearson with a fleet of vehicles.

A football match between Choice Personnel and Cannon Industries from Coseley at Blakenall FC’s ground in Somerfield Road, Bloxwich, amidst fears that the latter firm was facing industrial action over the plant’s future. Creda and Stoke-on-Trent are mentio

A crane smashed through metal gates , narrowly missing protesters who were trying to blockade the waste disposal plant. Superintendant Malcolm Gough, and A.B.A. Crane Hire, Essington, are mentioned. The photograph shows Eric Ward and Nita-Marie Farmer.

The firm was ordered to take down its orange company sign which was described as tasteless. Madeley-Cox Investments Ltd is mentioned and Nirmla Warwood is quoted. The photograph shows Lance Warwood with the sign.

The theft of equipment from the church was critised by Don Brown, a student at Birmingham Bible College, and the organiser of a week-long bible summer school for children. The photograph shows Minister Tim Howell and Carrie Ashmore.

There was a call for a reunion of members of the assocation from the 1940s and 1950s, particularly those involved in the football team. Premises at The Bridge and Station Street, and Garrington’s sports and social club in Darlaston are mentioned, as are f

The West Midlands Ambulance Service held a collection in the shopping centre to raise money for a life-saving air ambulance, based at Halfpenny Green Airport, as part of the Air-5 Flight for Life fund. PMaureen Weaver is quoted, and Metro and the Pallasad