Pi tu ed let is o e of the a a tefa ts e sa he e isited Ki g He VIII G a a “ hool. The o asio as ou Ju e e te al eei g. F ede i k Geo ge “ th poses ith p izes ate the pu li aio e a i aio i the su e of 8 8. As o , a ade i p izes took the fo of ooks, the e ossed ith the s hool est. O e of those sho i the pi tu e ea s the Cit Coat of A s at that i e. I te esi gl the Old Ga a “ hool, Hales “t eet is pi tu ed i the a kg ou d. We a e i de ted to e e D Pete Lo k e , ho taught at the s hool, fo o du i g the tou a d allo i g a ess to the histo i al olle io . “e e al of the pa t e e fo e pupils—lo g ago!
July 2016
O Naio al Ci i Da a o d of lo al people gathe ed at the foot of ou Lad Godi a statue i B oadgate to follo a Pu li A t T ail de ised Vi e-Chai a Paul Maddo ks. Ate a ds Paul said: It as i e to ha e a goodl u e tu up fo the tou . I spoke a out the histo of the Monday, July 11 aki g of the Godi a “tatue, the a ist a d his life plus othe o ks he Guided tour of the is fa ous fo ; a d the e efa to historic town of Coleshill ho pa ed fo it to e ade a d ho Ou host: the p oje t as o a d of at least th ee i es. It al ost did ot Coleshill Ci i “o iet happe . We the took a tou a ou d the it e t e isii g the Ma ket C oss e t to Hol Meet at The Old Ma ket Hall T i it . The o to Joh Huto 's est s ee i do , Ja o Epstei 's “t. Mi hael a d B AD at . p the De il. I all e isited dife e t a t o ks ut i the e d had to iss out uite a fe as the tou eeded to e d ate t o hou s. The e ill e a to alk ►Paul has ofe ed to epeat the tou o e e e i g if a a is i te ested. But it ill e a d isit to the pa ish so ei e efo e that ill e possi le as he as take ill sho tl ate Ci i Da a d hu h e ded up i Walsg a e Hospital’s i te si e a e u it. As e go to p ess e hea that he is ho e agai fo a lo g o ales e e. We ish hi ell fo a Di e io s fo pa ki g: speed e o e . At the e t al t ai isla d take the thi d e it i to Coleshill o Bi i gha Road B The e is f ee pa ki g at Mo iso s “upe a ket fo up to th ee hou s Past the supe a ket the e is a ight tu o to Pa kield Road he e the e is a othe a pa k ehi d a NI“A sto e. It is o l a sho t alk f o these to Chu h Hill. If ou o i ue to the G ee Ma oss oads tu ight o to the High “t eet a d take the i st let o to Chu h Hill. The e a e so e pa ki g spa es o Chu h Hill a d a s alle a pa k ehi d the Ma ket Hall. B oadgate House B idge Mosai s o the Ce t al Li a uildi g i “ ithfo d Wa
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