Young Mothers invited to club.
Young mothers can take their children to a cradle club which is held at Aldridge library for 90 minutes every Tuesday afternoon.
The club is aimed at babies aged up to 2 and is run in Rookery Lane,Aldridge from 13.30pm - 15.00pm each week apart from school holidays.
For details call 01922 - 655569.
Desperate need for Foster homes.
A desperate plea has been issued tolocal Aldridge and Brownhills residents to help re - home cats and dogs and ease a charitys current crisis.
Despite a good attendance at Walsall RSPCA 's pet foster volunteer information evening at the Community Centre on Tuesday evening,it still has a chronic shortage of people willing to temporarily care for cats and dogs.
For more information on becoming a dog or cat carer or foster volunteer call Walsall RSPCA on 01543-454571 0r visit www.rspca-walsall.org.uk
Volunteers needed to help with local carnival.
Volunteers are needed to help make this year's Brownhills water-side carnival a success.The date has been set for June 28th for the canalside festival in Silver Street,Brownhills.Committee member Gerald Bickley said "Unfortunately as the festival has grown the number of helpers has diminished and as we are all getting older,we really could do with more volunteers.There is no need to join a committee or attend meetings,we just need a few people to come forward and help either on the day or preparing the night before.Even a couple of hours here and there would be very much appreciated.The jobs are numerous,tying up bunting,managing a stall,becoming a marshall,directing stall - holders,laying out chairs and tables and litter collecting.
Any one who can help is asked to call 01543- 361144.
Inspector in new job.
Inspector Jan Leggett has taken over as Neighbourhood Inspector in the Aldridge area which also covers Shelfield,Rushall,Streetly and Pheasey.She will be based at Aldridge Police Station in Anchor Road.
Inspector Leggett started her police career in the West Midlands in 1986,and has a broad range of operational policing experience.
She has recently been acting Chief Inspector at Walsall Police Station,playing a key role in the implementation of neighbourhood policing and also strengthening links with various agencies.
Aldridge Residents Association
As a group we have actively supported local events:-
- Nick Knights Benefit game at Aldridge Cricket Club. On Sunday 16th May,we supported Aldridge Cricket Club with the loan of our Bouncy Castle to raise funds.The sun shone on a healthy crowd as Aldridge C.C. took on the might of Warwickshire C.C. at The Green recently as part of former England opener Nick Knight's benefit game.South African Dewald Pretorious treated the spectators to a lightning 78,hitting the adjoining football pitch with one fearsome shot as Aldridge fielders took a little time to to gain their footing in the intense heat.Club stalwarts Neil Steadman and Howard Shippy gradually began to show their mettle with the ball and Chris de Witt recovered from an early slip up in the field to record figures of 3 - 69,as well as take the all important catch to dismiss Knight,who had ambled gracefully to his half century.Ian Bell (38) and Johnathon Trott (36) also figured in the Bears' entertaining innings,which closed on 266-7. Jay Bradburn arrested Aldridge's decline in reply with a fine 51,youngster Inderdeep Singh added 35 and Andy Wylie sent the ball onto the roof of the Home for the Elderly and Infirm - a great distance - in his 39.Aldridge finished with a creditable 227 - 9 after a very enjoyable afternoon of cricket.
- Aldridge Lions Club. We have loaned out and operated the Bouncy castle at several of their events held at Anchor Meadow.
- Aldridge Cooper and Jordan School Summer Fun Days and Christmas Fayre.
- Loaned out the Bouncy castle at Aldridge Parish Church events at Anchor Meadow.
- Visits to the National Indoor Arena.We took over 150 local residents to attend the Norwich Union Grand Prix held at the N.I.A on Friday 20th February 2004.High lights saw Haile Gebreslassie attempt the world record for 2 miles.
- Arranged visits to Highball House, Hanley Swan in Malvern for the youth and families living in Aldridge.These included walks on the Malvern Hills on a Saturday afternoon, Disco and Fish and chip supper on the evening, with a visit to "Splash " the local swimming pool on the Sunday morning.
- Taken Family trips to see Disney on Ice in Birmingham on many occassions.
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