More than 100,000 Chinese men volunteered for the Chinese Labour Corps with the first arriving in the West in 1917 often doing the most dangerous tasks, moving ammunition, clearing bodies, trench digging. They were contracted to work for three years, 10 hours a week for 7 days a week with only 3 days off aContinue reading “The forgotten of the Forgotten”
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Sutton Coldfield Residents say no to Building on the Green Belt
An overwhelming number of Sutton Coldfield residents are opposed to plans by developers to build on the Green Belt. With the consultation period drawing to a close, Project Fields, local Councillors and residents associations came out on one last push to demonstrate clearly this feeling. Britain’s Green Belt areas are entrusted to us for futureContinue reading “Sutton Coldfield Residents say no to Building on the Green Belt”
What a load of Rubbish!
On Saturday we had a very successful litter pick joined by Cllr’s David Barrie and Ken Wood, representatives from Erdington Police PCSO and Students from Kingsbury School and Sports College as well as local residents and WGNF regulars.