The article is a feature on the Cradley Heath and Old Hill area. Dudley, Halesowen, Brierley Hill, Blackheath, the Industrial Revolution, the Black Country, chainmaking and Mushroom Green are mentioned. The photograph includes the premises of Midshires Bu

Members of the group won the novices section of the Staffordshire Scout band festival, carrying off the drum and bugle and musical effects prizes at the Moorland open festival in Leek, against bands from Leicestershire, Birmingham and South Yorkshire. Pat

Les Walklate of the Chains Inn paid a 5p a year ring rate to Stafford Corporation for an iron ring which was lifted to deliver beer into the cellars, and he questioned whether the postage etc was worth it.

Official reopening of the theatre. The photograph shows the interior, as seen from the stage, alongside a man supporting another man (presumably a Mayor, because he is wearing chains of office) sat on an armchair suspended by chains from the air.

Schools and colleges were rallying to support the company after it was criticised in a report by the drama advisory panel of West Midlands Arts. Bilston College of Further Education, “Give Us a Nod”, Black Country chainmakers, Warstones Junior School, Alu

Men working in a factory guide a chain swinging a part over a furnace.

Picture of people by a long chain of tables set out on the street in celebration of the end of the war.

Chain-link fencing was being erected after the death of a four-year-old girl who stepped off the verge in front of a car. Dartmouth Park is mentioned. The photograph shows John Cotton (left) and Joe Stevens of Sandwell Council putting up the fencing.