Aldridge is a town (Twinned with Montelimar) often referred to as the "Village" in the Borough of Walsall, WS9 West Midlands, Stafforshire, near to Birmingham, England, U.K. Aldridge website is updated daily for the latest local News, Meetings, Events and What's on covering Aldridge, Walsall Wood, Stonnall and Sandhills with WS9 postcodes, featuring contributions from residents and business owners, and the free E-mail Newsletter for Aldridge and Streetly area.
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Tickets are now available for the ALDRIDGE BEER FESTIVAL 2009 Event - Saturday 11th July
full details are available on the ALDRIDGE BEER FESTIVAL WEBSITE
Richard Shepherd to stand for Speaker job. Aldridge and Brownhills MP Richard Shepherd has confirmed he will stand in the contest to succeed Michael Martin as the next Commons Speaker to be decided by a Commons vote on June 22.
66-year-old Richard has represented his constituency for 30 years, and vowed to restore the public’s faith in MPs in an open letter to colleagues.
“I am standing because this Parliament has lost the confidence of those who sent us here,” he said. “There are a number of reasons. Obviously the unedited and highly publicised release of member’s expenses has exposed the house as a whole to the contempt and ridicule of those whom we represent.
“In such a fury we all suffer. The purpose of the House is discounted. We have to accept the public no longer recognise the role or purpose of an MP to safeguard their rights and freedoms, to scrutinise legislation and hold the executive to account.
“All my time in this House I have believed in what we could be rather than what we have become.”
He added:”It is the Speaker who upholds and safeguards the independence of the House, a role over the next few months will be crucial. “Not only for this House but in reestablishing public confidence in the role of the House of Commons and MPs before the next election. I believe whoever is elected Speaker on June 22 should stand down at the Dissolution of this parliament and stand as an ordinary citizen for contested re-election in their constituency.
“It will then be for the new Parliament to choose a Speaker whether it be he or she who has served in the interim or another from its midst. The Speaker of this House must have the authority conferred by those elected in the new Parliament.”
Local talent from Aldridge shines in the UK’s biggest live talent contest in a bid to be signed.
Scott Dean, a 26 year old singer songwriter/guitar teacher from Aldridge has been given the big thumbs up by judges at the Live and Unsigned auditions, Scott took part in one of the Live & Unsigned regional finals on Saturday 4th April in Leamington Spa to compete against 19 other bands and solo artists. Scott performed a 3min 30sec set showcasing a mix of 'One of Us' (Joan Osborne) and one of his own songs '360. After impressing the judges and gaining a large audience vote, Scott progressed to the Area Final (semi-final) held in Bedford May 17th and now representing the best of this region’s talent, Scott Dean is hoping for all the regional support possible to be crowned the UK’s best Live and Unsigned act at Portsmouth Guildhall on Saturday the 27th of June.
see full story on Scott Deans page here
ALDRIDGE VILLAGE BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP have published minutes of their meeting which can be seen on the Aldridge village Partnership page
Ghost busters are in Aldridge, South Staffordshire Ghost Club, a group of enthusiastic individuals who, as a hobby, investigate alledgedly haunted buildings are looking for ghost reports, sightings in Aldridge area, so find more information about Ghosts hautings and investigations here
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A Great little video tour of Aldridge !
Aldridge Police Station is operational around the clock “Aldridge Police Station is open to the public 7am till 10pm Monday to Friday and 10am till 6pm Saturday and Sunday. The front office is manned by civilian members of staff who are entitled to breaks. To accommodate this the station is occasionally closed for a short period of time. The alternative would be to take an officer off the streets to cover the front office which we are reluctant to do. Although the station is closed to the public outside of the times given it remains an operational station 24/7 with neighbourhood officers and support teams officers coming and going throughout the day and night. A policy decision was made to close the station to the public of a night time as experience showed that the demand did not justify a member of police staff being posted to the station 24/7. This remains true and I do not envisage a time where the station will remain open 24hrs a day every day.” Sgt Finch, Neighbourhood Sergeant at Aldridge Police Station. If the door is closed or you require police assistance outside the front desk hours, use the public phone located outside the police station front doors, which is directly linked to Walsall Police HQ with 24 hour coverage.
The most popular pages for local information about Aldridge area are the Local News and Events & Whats on pages, but lots more local information is also found via links in the left column.
BroadCall Service via upgraded telephone exchanges in Aldridge and most of the UK, gives reduces costs of phone and internet services Check your telephone number here ( FREE )
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Sell your unwanted items from the garage or loft using Free Classified adverts including free pictures, on Aldridge website.
Nearest Transport Links to Aldridge in Walsall, WS9, near Birmingham, West Midlands
Railway Station
2.8 miles (4.6 km)
Motorway M6 j7
3.4 miles (5.4 km)
Birmingham Airport
12.7 miles (20.4 km)
Find directions, travelling time, distance and a route planner map for Bus, Train, Car or Rail to Aldridge in Walsall, West Midlands, approx 10 miles from Birmingham.
Walsall.com website Information on business resources, grants, funding and social enterprise groups, investment opportunities, the local workforce, business support and education, health and leisure facilities, the Walsall website is designed to answer questions for existing and new people and companies in the Walsall area.
Made in Birmingham Celebrating the unique industrial history of BIRMINGHAM with a huge amount of historical local information, makes a great reading !
"Aldridge Freecycle" Recycle all those things which clutter up your Home, Garden, Garage, loft and Shed, but are "just too good" to throw away. Give them away..with FREE adverts on Aldridge / Walsall Freecycle...No money changes hands, and the item will be collected by who ever wants it....everybody wins...and we reduce waste going to landfill.
On a personal note having built this website with all it's good and bad points, I keep returning my thoughts to the reason I started the Aldridge website. There was nothing available on the internet with quality information about Aldridge, and certainly, nothing as comprehensive or updated as regular. It continues to grow organically without money, and its success is very much a product of the contributions made by the people who read these pages and provide additional relevant quality information. This material, or content, makes the website better value to the reader. I have decided to promote the Aldridge website as a free community resource, as a conscious decision, as I believe the best websites in future will be those that offer the most value to more enlightened and web2 embracing social networkers, trust me, this will make more sense over the next couple of years as the internet and it's users start to filter out and choose what works best.
I am now going to spend some extra time looking at the methods and systems used by some very successful internet business builders and marketers. The website where I shall learn and share the skills to build a new internet business is Alan Neath.com I am using my name to reflect my commitment in building a ethical valuable on-line new business, which I hope one day will allow me to help others too!
Beauty Heaven Luxurious Salon
Safer Aldridge Police reports Neighbourhood Watch
Pictures of Aldridge
Local Pub Guide
Rail Station
The Manor House
Barr Beacon Park
Aldridge Churches
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Pioneer Magazine
Aldridge Books
1972 TV Series "Escape into night" Filmed in Aldridge
Aldridge website is listed in the following: British Towns and Villages Encyclopaedia of Great Britain
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Scott Dean, a 26 year old singer songwriter/guitar teacher from Aldridge has been given the big thumbs up by judges at the Live and Unsigned auditions, Scott took part in one of the Live & Unsigned regional finals on Saturday 4th April in Leamington Spa to compete against 19 other bands and solo artists. Scott performed a 3min 30sec set showcasing a mix of 'One of Us' (Joan Osborne) and one of his own songs '360. After impressing the judges and gaining a large audience vote, Scott progressed to the Area Final (semi-final) held in Bedford May 17th and now representing the best of this region’s talent, Scott Dean is hoping for all the regional support possible to be crowned the UK’s best Live and Unsigned act at Portsmouth Guildhall on Saturday the 27th of June.
see full story 
