Village History People


Festive food collections T


he girls and boys of Otters Scout Group in Bromsgrove donated boxes of food items


to local charity Newstarts as part of a reverse advent calendar. The youngsters (pictured top


left) donated an item each week in the run-up to Christmas, and Newstarts used the donations to support food parcels for families in need across Bromsgrove. Newstarts chief executive


Marion Kenyon said, “We are very grateful for all the food items and would like to thank everyone who donated.” For more information on local


Scouting, including volunteering opportunities, visit www. bromsgrovescouts.org.uk and for more information on Newstarts visit www.newstarts.org.uk


n Meanwhile, Marlbrook Pre- School (left) asked parents to donate food instead of giving Christmas cards to staff. Two bags of food were collected and given to a Catshill village foodbank.


Latest naval tale


BARNT GREEN author Steve Dunn has re- leased a new book, adding to his previous tales of First World War naval campaigns with the story of the Dover Patrol. Securing the Narrow Sea tells how the Pa-


trol attempted to shut down German access to the Atlantic and English Channel in the longest continuous naval campaign of the war, and also charts the in-fighting going on at the Admiralty. As before, the author has used first-hand


accounts from the par- ticipants to paint a vivid picture of a little-known part of the war. The book can be


ordered from Amazon, Seaforth Publishing or any good bookshop. Look out for a review in a future issue.


16 The Village February 2017


THE BROMSGROVE Society has boosted a church’s rebuilding fund with a donation of £3,000. St Michael and All Angels in Stoke Prior, Bromsgrove, is aim-


ing to raise £150,000 to carry out repairs to the stone parapets on its tower, which collapsed in 2015. The Society’s donation has taken the amount raised in 2016 past the £30,000 mark. Above: The Rev Wyn Benyon receives the cheque from


fundraiser Gary Stokes and Bromsgrove Society members Des Clarke and Pat Tansell.


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