Note Change of Date (was 3rd Feb) due to Rail Strike. For the Sake of the Empire Presenter - Peter Middleton A Commonwealth War Graves Commission headstone in Witton Cemetery marks the last resting place of a Canadian soldier. He had, in fact, been born only two miles away in Witton Lane, Handsworth. This is […]

Heroes and Ghosts Speaker: Michael H Hallett Wing Co Harold Blackburn MC AFC Public Domain via Wiki Media Commons Heroes & Ghosts is the story of Michael’s grandfather Harold Blackburn, a pioneer aviator before World War I and war hero. After the war, scandal struck the family and plunged it into shame for three generations. […]