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10th - 12th June 2016
Here are all the articles in our Archive of Gornal and Sedgley stories 1952 -2012:
THE 1950s
1952: The Accession of Queen Elizabeth by Des Round
http://www.gornalandsedgley.org.uk/content/pages/documents/1339052970.pdf
1953 Gordon Monckton’s wedding at All Saints
http://www.gornalandsedgley.org.uk/content/pages/documents/1339053026.pdf
1953 Beauty Contest Winner Jean Prosser
http://www.gornalandsedgley.org.uk/content/pages/documents/1339053186.pdf
1954 National Service with Regimental Police by John Holman
http://www.gornalandsedgley.org.uk/content/pages/documents/1339053240.pdf
1955 All Saints Choir in the 50s by Dan Price
http://www.gornalandsedgley.org.uk/content/pages/documents/1339053281.pdf
1956 Goodyear by Rob Lavender
http://www.gornalandsedgley.org.uk/content/pages/documents/1339053323.pdf
1957 Cycling memories of Sedgley by Tony Hart
http://www.gornalandsedgley.org.uk/content/pages/documents/1339053368.pdf
1958 Starting at Baggeridge Brick by B Naylor
http://www.gornalandsedgley.org.uk/content/pages/documents/1339053407.pdf
1959 Austin 7 Mini by Mavis Gosling
http://www.gornalandsedgley.org.uk/content/pages/documents/1339053449.pdf
THE 1960s!
1960 All Saints’ Youth Club in the 60s by Jane Hartshorne
http://www.gornalandsedgley.org.uk/content/pages/documents/1339053513.pdf
1961 Driving a delivery lorry for Butlins by Edward Bradley
http://www.gornalandsedgley.org.uk/content/pages/documents/1339053548.pdf
1962 Lesley Guy, All Saints’ verger by Ruth Barnard (his daughter) http://www.gornalandsedgley.org.uk/content/pages/documents/1339053586.pdf
1963 My first day in Sedgley by Pauline Gregory
http://www.gornalandsedgley.org.uk/content/pages/documents/1339053638.pdf
1964 The day I met Mick Jagger by Martin Jones
http://www.gornalandsedgley.org.uk/content/pages/documents/1339053672.pdf
1965 Sedgley High Street in the mid-60s by Jean Timmins
http://www.gornalandsedgley.org.uk/content/pages/documents/1339053725.pdf
1966 The Old Council House by Chris Lloyd
http://www.gornalandsedgley.org.uk/content/pages/documents/1339053776.pdf
1967 Dormston School Cruise by Sue Allen
http://www.gornalandsedgley.org.uk/content/pages/documents/1339053827.pdf
1968 Closure of Baggeridge Colliery by Austin Moseley
http://www.gornalandsedgley.org.uk/content/pages/documents/1339053872.pdf
1969 HW Atkins Undertakers, High Holborn by Derek Atkins
http://www.gornalandsedgley.org.uk/content/pages/documents/1339053944.pdf
1970s
1970 The Methodists and Congregationists join by Iris Jones http://www.gornalandsedgley.org.uk/content/pages/documents/1339062093.pdf
1971 Francis Barnett Daughters Baptism at All Saints http://www.gornalandsedgley.org.uk/content/pages/documents/1339054008.pdf
1975 Fancy Dress at All Saints Garden Parties by Andrew Lavender http://www.gornalandsedgley.org.uk/content/pages/documents/1339054051.pdf
1976 Lil Partons Garden Parties by Pam Parton
http://www.gornalandsedgley.org.uk/content/pages/documents/1339059690.pdf
1977 Ann Ridge Silver Jubilee Street Party
http://www.gornalandsedgley.org.uk/content/pages/documents/1339059800.pdf
1977 Roses for the Queen by Kerry Ball
http://www.gornalandsedgley.org.uk/content/pages/documents/1339062290.pdf
1977 Opening Jubilee Hall by George Cox
http://www.gornalandsedgley.org.uk/content/pages/documents/1339062376.pdf
1977 All Saints and St Chads memories by June White
http://www.gornalandsedgley.org.uk/content/pages/documents/1339062153.pdf
1977 Arcal Lodge see The Queen by Cllr Tina Westwood
http://www.gornalandsedgley.org.uk/content/pages/documents/1339062499.pdf
1978 Bingo at the Clifton by Shirley Teach http://www.gornalandsedgley.org.uk/content/pages/documents/1339060115.pdf
1979 Closure of Bilston Steel Works by Andree Hickey
http://www.gornalandsedgley.org.uk/content/pages/documents/1339060335.pdf
1980s
1980 Queen Mothers 80th birthday parade by Geoffrey Bangham http://www.gornalandsedgley.org.uk/content/pages/documents/1339060386.pdf
1982 The Falklands War by Bob Hill
http://www.gornalandsedgley.org.uk/content/pages/documents/1339060435.pdf
1983 Princess Anne opens Baggeridge Country Park by Mrs M Stanley
http://www.gornalandsedgley.org.uk/content/pages/documents/1339060484.pdf
1984 The Miners Strike David Melhuish
http://www.gornalandsedgley.org.uk/content/pages/documents/1339060527.pdf
1984 Joining the Townswomens Guild by Joyce Garner
http://www.gornalandsedgley.org.uk/content/pages/documents/1339062546.pdf
1985 Mary Cleaver All Saints Chalice
http://www.gornalandsedgley.org.uk/content/pages/documents/1339060585.pdf
1985 A blast from the past David Melhuish
http://www.gornalandsedgley.org.uk/content/pages/documents/1339062615.pdf
1987 Val Trinder Bert Bissell
http://www.gornalandsedgley.org.uk/content/pages/documents/1339060627.pdf
1988 BD Price superstore opens by Dan Price
http://www.gornalandsedgley.org.uk/content/pages/documents/1339060685.pdf
1990s
1992 The day I was Lady Penelope by Anna Jones
http://www.gornalandsedgley.org.uk/content/pages/documents/1339060844.pdf
1995 Revd Eric Petrie The Battle of the Dialects
http://www.gornalandsedgley.org.uk/content/pages/documents/1339060877.pdf
1995 Noahs Ark Mother and Toddler Group by Jenny Lavender
http://www.gornalandsedgley.org.uk/content/pages/documents/1339062732.pdf
1996 Dare to be a Daniel by Sheila Kendrick
http://www.gornalandsedgley.org.uk/content/pages/documents/1339060921.pdf
1999 Taking over Sedgley Community Centre Over 50s Club by Beryl and Stan Dodd
http://www.gornalandsedgley.org.uk/content/pages/documents/1339060967.pdf
2000s
2000 My licensing at All Saints by Revd Stephen Buckley
http://www.gornalandsedgley.org.uk/content/pages/documents/1339061018.pdf
2001 May Day Parade and Maypole dancing by Rob Jones http://www.gornalandsedgley.org.uk/content/pages/documents/1339061067.pdf
2002 Dudley Earthquake by Joanne Sweetland
http://www.gornalandsedgley.org.uk/content/pages/documents/1339061106.pdf
2003 Gardening Club by Club Member
http://www.gornalandsedgley.org.uk/content/pages/documents/1339061150.pdf
2005 England v Australia 2nd Test by Tony Hart
http://www.gornalandsedgley.org.uk/content/pages/documents/1339061207.pdf
2006 Sedgley in Bloom by Debbie Moodie
http://www.gornalandsedgley.org.uk/content/pages/documents/1339061260.pdf
2008 St Georges Day Celebrations
http://www.gornalandsedgley.org.uk/content/pages/documents/1339061335.pdf
2009 Funeral of Bobby Thomson by Len Millard
http://www.gornalandsedgley.org.uk/content/pages/documents/1339061369.pdf
2010s
2010 Princess Anne opens the Beacon Centre by Suki Virk
http://www.gornalandsedgley.org.uk/content/pages/documents/1339061431.pdf
2011 Civic Service by Cllr Michael Evans
http://www.gornalandsedgley.org.uk/content/pages/documents/1339061500.pdf
2012 Ring of Bells for Doug Smith by David Smith
http://www.gornalandsedgley.org.uk/content/pages/documents/1339061569.pdf
In addition the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s have been covered by research in the Dudley Herald newspaper, held on microfilm at Dudley Archives. Here is a selection of cuttings from these decades:
1920s
1930s
1940s
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