Local Author and Historian Ray Fellows will be hosting a history talk to commemorate the anniversary of the Battle of Wodensfield/Wednesfield this weekend.
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Heritage Society meets Mayor
Phil Bateman previews the Wednesfield Heritage Society’s visit to the Mayor’s Parlour.
Grave of Wednesfield war hero discovered in Singapore
We recently received an email from former Mayor of Wolverhampton and Labour councillor Phil Bateman who has visited the war grave of a Wednesfield born soldier in Singapore.
Local Historian talks about the Battle of Wodensfield
Local Historian Ray Fellows is holding a history talk about Wednesfield and the Battle Of Wodensfield at The Vine Inn on Lichfield Rd this Friday. Ray’s talk marks the 1,100th anniversary of the battle which was reported to have taken place on the 4th and 5th of August in the year 910. The Battle took [...]
Calls to celebrate the battle of Wodensfield
Former Mayor of Wolverhampton Phil Bateman is leading calls for Wolverhampton City Council to mark the anniversary of the Battle of Wodensfield (Wednesfield) which took place between the Anglo Saxons and the Danes on the 4th & 5th of August 1100 years ago. Phil said: “There is a strong local opinion that the City Council [...]
Phil Bateman gets what’s coming to him (a bus pass!)
Wednesfield resident and former Mayor of Wolverhampton Phil Bateman finally got what was coming to him this week when National Express staff unveiled a 22ft Happy Birthday advert on a bus. The advert included the free bus pass which Phil, who has worked in the public transport sector for the past 20 years will be [...]
Local School backs Community Centres
Phil Bateman, the Chair of Governor’s of Ashmore Park Nursery School and The Park’s Children Centre has recently written Wolverhampton City Council concerning their proposals to limit or curtail Community Centres in the Wednesfield area. You can read Phil’s letter to the Council on his website.