The Variety Club of Great Britain presented the school with a Sunshine minibus to enable staff to take disabled children on tours of the town. The photograph shows Allan Howkins, Lesley Smith and Pat Opel with their pupils.

The youth group received the mini bus from Halesowen Schools Parents Association when a local high school replaced theirs. The Reverend Hayward Osborn of St Margaret’s is mentioned. The photograph shows Eric Baynham (left) with Peter Laxton.

Sim Whitehouse, Sergeant Norman Lockley and PC Graham Smith ran the Birmingham Marathon, raising money towards a minibus for stroke sufferers. Waterloos Street is mentioned. The photograph shows Sim (left) presenting Sam Paskin with his sponsorship money

Funding from Help the Aged, a Government grant, Age Concern and Cannock Round Table enabled to centre to buy a specially adapted minibus to bring people to the centre for meals and social events. Kevin Cartwright is quoted and Cannock Chase District Counc

Tarmac Roadstone (Western) Ltd presented a refurbished minibus to the centre. The photograph shows Ivor Wymer at the wheel, alongside (left to right) Tarlochan Sundal, Bimia Ram, Paul Bhogal, Jane Price and Charles Novotny.

Sixth formers were planning to push a bed the whole 26 miles of Wolverhampton’s marathon as part of their annual Lent appeal, to raise money for a specially adapted minibus for Penn Hall Special School. The photograph shows Helen Lomas waving on the bed w

Students on a Manpower Services Commission youth training course who work in the vehicle body repair shop came to the rescue of a Halesowen Scout Group when their minibus fell into disrepair. The photograph shows Dave Ellis and Corinne Allen with (from le

After seeing a Jumbulance (“jumbo ambulance”) on the Jim’ll Fix It TV show, students decided to raise money for one for the Across Trust. Marilyn Blunsom is quoted. The photograph shows Darren Ainge handing a cheque to Dave Williams.

A Jumbulance (giant ambulance), designed to take diasbled people to Lourdes and elsewhere in Europe, was on show at the school, after they raised money towards it. The Across Trust is mentioned. The photograph shows Dave Williams with Sally Hunt and Sarah

18 months of fundraising, including a sponsored walk around the school grounds, had raised enough money for a new school minibus. North Wales is mentioned. The photograph shows (from left) David Gibson, Marcia Green, Adrian Fletcher, Tina Lane, Sharon Ash