March Newsletter 2016

Our Speakers at the coffee morning were Gerry Hindley, Mike Hewitt and Pam Clarke,  who gave an interesting talk on the history of the  water conduit in Cannock. The Conduit Trust was formed in 1735 to bring fresh water to Cannock. The trust is still active today, they have restored two of the original pumps, and placed plaques as near to the original sites of the pumps as possible. Pam told us how the plaque commemorating the generosity of Dr. Byrch came to be in a wall in Appledore Close.GerryPump

The Senior Citizens centre is open on the FOURTH WEDNESDAY of every month, for members to view our archives, photographs and other ephemera. Why not pop in for a cuppa and a chat, we are open from 10:30am until 1:30pm, it is very informal, just come for an hour, if your time is limited.

We were sorry to see the demise of the Robin Hood. It has been a landmark at Churchbridge for nearly 200 years.
Robin-Hood-SignRobin Hood Pub, ChurchbridgeRobin Hood being demolished

 

Does anyone know who this jolly looking couple are?

Old-Couple
Where was it taken?

Speakers for next three months:-
April   Rachel Cooksey   Spies, Lies and Aliens
May    Lee Timmins        The Highwayman
June    Tim Burgen          Battle of Waterloo