Hundreds of fans braved gale force winds and driving rain in an all-night bid to get tickets for the Police’s next Midlands concert at Bingley Hall in Stafford, with the tickets selling out in an hour. Peter Blakeman is quoted, and Kevin Halpin of Parkdal

Over the course of 2 years, Sandwell Women’s Royal Voluntary Service, Bilston Round Table and Sandwell Area Health Authority raised money to buy a minibus for day trips and holidays for the elderly patients from the two hospitals. David Werrett is quoted.

Wolverhampton Telephone Exchange staff presented a cheque towards a fund for a minibus for the special school for children with learning difficulties, as part of the Telespons charity fund. The North Staffordshire Renal Transplant Fund and Pauline Handley

The police charity organisation Copperwheels donated two portable colour televaisions to the children’s Tyler ward, and the group were planning a further fundraising family fun day in the grounds of the Old Bush pub, Ward Street, Bilston. The photograph s

Members of the Committee visited Wolverhampton Art Gallery as part of their annual tour itinerary, and saw work in progress to extend spaces in the gallery. The photograph shows them inspecting a statue of St Cecilia by Atri Brown, which was given to the

The Wolverhampton Civic Society had put up nine new plaques, including ones to Thomas Graham, Mayor George Thorneycroft, Sir Charles Wheeler, and Arthur Marshall. The Express and Star, Queen Street, Salisbury House, Tettenhall, the Royal Academy, Wolverha

Soldiers were walking 20 miles to Cannock and back to raise money for a kidney dialysis machine for the children’s ward at Wolverhampton Royal Hospital. The photograph shows (left to right) Corporal John Jarvis and Private Mac Speed; (back, from left) Pri

After a recruitment campaign the squad was up to full strength and were ready to enter the first division of the Midland Womens League. Ronald Gibbons is quoted and John Price is mentioned. The photograph shows (back row, from left): Sue Whitehouse, Karen

An exhibition of the history of Wolverhampton was held at Wolverhampton Art Gallery, including paintings by J. M. W. Turner, Rowlandson and Robert Noyes and work by 19th century photographers. High Green, High Hall, the Leveson family and Queen Victoria a

Officers invited Mayor Councillor Ian Claymore to their annual dinner, where they paid tribute to Colonel E. R. Tooby who was due to leave. The 5/6 North Staffordshire Regiment who later became C Company and Burton-upon-Trent are mentioned. The photograph