A new extension was to be opened by Philip Norton, president of the Association of European Machine Tool Merchants.

Kidderminster’s Kemp Home Care Hospice Day Centre had raised more than £4000 in a buy-a-brick appeal to refurbish the house in Sutton Park Road. The photograph shows David handing a cheque to Elizabeth Harris.

Junior members were planning to pump an engineers’ trolley non-stop for 14 hours to raise money for the children’s ward at Kidderminster Hospital, going up and down the line between Kidderminster and Bridgnorth. The photograph shows Steven Hughes (left),

The new museum based in a former Great Western Railway goods warehouse was available for visitors to view, prior to the official opening. The photograph shows Michael Dunn (left) and David Postle holding a warning sign.

There were plans for a museum in a derelict British Rail warehouse alongside the Kidderminster Town station. Bewdley, Bridgnorth and Barclays Bank are mentioned. The photograph shows (from left) Michael Dunn, Stephen Tull, David Postle and Anthony Lambert

Members of the Erlestoke Manor Fund were having a working holiday, rebuilding the fund’s two Great Western Railway Manor Class locomotives, in preparation for the annual Aurumn Steam Spectacular. The Mogul class, and locomotives Leander, Raveningham Hall,

Crciketer Rachael Heyhoe-Flint presented the awards. The photograph shows her with the table tennis team of St Bartholomew Primary School in Penn (left to right) Fiona Elliott, John Allman, David Brookes and James Campbell.

Pat became the West Midlands’ highest ranking female police officer, serving with Halesowen and Stourbridge and with Walsall. Her daughter Sally, Birmingham, Lloyd House, David Baker, South Yorkshire Police Authority and Chief Superintendent Graham Moore

The school was presented with a special share certificate to recognise their contribution to the raising funds for a new lifeboat to be based at Abersoch in North Wales. The Goldthorn Hotel is mentioned. Pictured is Councillor Ted Mitchell, presenting the

Major H. H. Fowler presented a model of a six-pounder cannon similar to those used at Waterloo to the battery at the unit’s annual cocktail party. He is seen in the photograph alongside Major David Tatlow (left).