23 December 2009 ~ 1 Comment

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from WV11!

WV11.co.uk would like to thank all of our readers and contributors and wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
We hope that you’ve enjoyed reading about local news and events since we launched the site in August as much as we’ve enjoyed writing about them. We’ll be back in the new [...]

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07 December 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Christmas Events for you

It’s that time of year again when the nights draw in the central heating is always on and you gorge yourself on mince pies and brandy cream under the guise of celebration.
It’s also the time of the year that the events calendar fills with Christmas parties and family visits, but if you still have some [...]

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30 November 2009 ~ 1 Comment

Wednesfield Christmas Lights Switch On 2009

Friday afternoon saw over 200 local residents fill Wednesfield High Street outside St Thomas’ Church for the annual Christmas lights switch on.
The festivities included a choir service with performances from several local schools, a visit from Father Christmas who gave out sweets and raffle tickets and a speech from Wolverhampton’s Mayor, Councillor Surjan Singh Duhra.
Around [...]

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23 November 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Reminder: Christmas lights turn on this Friday

WV11-born former ‘Apprentice’ runner up Ruth Badger returns to Wednesfield to switch on the Christmas lights on Friday 27th November.
The event begins at 3:30pm with the lights being switched on at around 4:30pm.
Is it time to put your decorations up?

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21 November 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Christmas Fayre at Wednesfield Community Centre

This year’s Christmas Fayre at Wednesfield Community Centre, Alfred Squire Road, takes place on Saturday 5th December 2009, from 10am to 2pm.
Father Christmas has managed to find time in his busy schedule to pop in and see local children and assorted stalls, games, raffles and refreshments will be on offer.
Why not come and join in [...]

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08 October 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Christmas Lights – Details Confirmed

As previously revealed by WV11, former ‘The Apprentice’ runner up and Wednesfield native Ruth Badger will return to her hometown to switch on the Christmas lights in Wednesfield this year.
The event is set to take place on Friday 27th November 2009, and will begin at 3:30pm with the lights being switched on at 4:30pm.
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23 September 2009 ~ 1 Comment

Apprentice star to turn on Christmas lights in Wednesfield?

Admittedly, it’s a little early to be mentioning the ‘C’ word (we’re looking at you and your advent calendars Marks & Spencer!), but a little birdie tells us that Wednesfield native and runner up on BBC TV show The Apprentice Ruth Badger has signed up to turn on the Christmas lights in Wednesfield this year.

Since [...]

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