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We are always interested to hear from readers about any aspect of life in and around Wombourne, Himley, Swindon, Trysull and Bobbington. We are particularly interested in any photographs that you may have that show days gone by in the area. Click for details of how to contact us.....

ABOUT THE AREA

One of the claims to fame that is regularly made on behalf of Wombourne is that it is - possibly - the largest village in the UK and certainly they is some merit in such a suggestion. Although today it is very much a dormitory settlement for Wolverhampton and the rest of the Black Country it has had a long and interesting history. For many years the main industry was agriculture and then later many households included nail-making as one of the main activities.

Although much smaller than Wombourne itself, Seisdon was traditionally the administrative centre for the area and for many years had its own magistrates courts.

Trysull has a long and illustrious history - and is reputedly one of the most haunted villages in Staffordshire!

Bobbington is perhaps best known for its airport and its vineyards, some of the most northerly in the country. RAF Bobbington became known as RAF Halfpenny Green as it is alleged that American pilots were forever getting it mixed up with RAF Bovington in the south of England. Today the airport remains controversial with plans occasionally being put forward to expand it into an international gateway into the West Midlands (despite the fact that the only land transport links in the immediate vicinity are B and C class roads).

Swindon grew up primarily as a result of the ironworks that for many years dominated the village but, like so much of the local industry disappeared as new techniques and processes became available.

LOOK WHO’S READING VILLAGE VOICE!

Each month more than 2000 copies of this edition of VILLAGE VOICE are circulated throughout Wombourne, Swindon, Himley and Trysull.. Although most are distributed on a house-to-house basis, copies are also available in all the local libraries, community centres and health centres.

It is our policy to vary the circulation every month - so that over a three month period almost 6000 local households get a copy of VILLAGE VOICE.

Sir Patrick Cormack is currently the local MP for the Wombourne area, although he has already announced that he will be standing down at the next election.
Born in 1939, Sir Patrick started his working life as a teacher before being elected MP for Cannock in 1970. Following the boundary changes of 1974 he became the Member for South West Staffordshire. He was knighted in 1995, the same year that he was elected to the General Synod of the Church of England.
On the occasion of our first birthday in Wombourne he sent us the message “Congratulations to VILLAGE VOICE on its first anniversary...and may it have many more birthdays as publications like this are so important as they reflect life not only as it is today but also as it was before....and even as it may be in the future. Keep up the good work!”

DID YOU

KNOW?

The distribution of VILLAGE VOICE changes every month. This ensures that regular advertisers have their advertise-ments

seen by as many potential customers as possible.

This means that around 5000 households in the area receive their own copy of VILLAGE VOICE every three months.

In addition, copies are made available every month in local libraries, health centres and other public buildings.