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Brierley Hill at War – guided walk
March 23 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Free
YOUR PUB NEEDS YOU!
FREE guided walk through our war time history in aid of the Royal British Legion
The walk will set off from The Swan, Brettell Lane on Sunday the 23rd of March at 11am, with the aim of looking at and walking through the shared war time history along Brettell Lane and into Brierley Hill.
The tour will take in the industrial past as a base for ways in which the local people served their country in the 1st and 2nd world wars. Observing an industrial landscape that fed the war effort and discovering stories of the people who fought here and overseas during both wars.
Expect to see historic buildings and spaces including the canals, parks, graveyards, war memorials, churches, a pig tunnel and a recently excavated WW2 ROC lookout towers foundations. There will be stories of bombings & blackouts, crashing air crews, the Home Guard, POWs and American G.I.’s.
It will be a circular route with some steep paths taking approximately two hours, following which the Swan will generously be serving hot cobs on the return to the pub.
All are welcome but there are limited places for this walk. Please only sign up if you can definitely come on the day. Click the RSVP link to reserve your place. All collections and donations on the day will go to the Royal British Legion.