July 2008 Archives

The women at burntwood.org rave about Boogie Bounce, fitnesses classes held in Burntwood on a Tuesday and Wednesday. The classes involve exercise set to music using mini trampolines and weights.

Classes cost just £4 each and are held at Burntwood Memorial Hall, Rugeley Road. Contact Maggie, her contact details are on the website.

Went to see The Scholars play Port Vale FC, the team Chasetown beat in the Second Round of the FA cup last season.

The match was part of the deal in which Port Vale bought 2 of Chasetown's players: Chris Slater and Kyle Perry, after seeing them in the FA Cup match.

Chasetown held their own quite well, losing just 1 - 0 but certainly not looking significantly worse than the bigger, full time opposition.

Burntwood's most successful football team, Chasetown FC - aka The Scholars, has announced its fixture listing for the 2008 / 2009 season.

Like all leagues at this level, many of the games may be subject to change nearer the time so be sure to check The Scholar's website regularly.

Chasetown had an incredibly successful FA cup run last year getting all the way through to Third Round before losing to the Championship's Cardiff City. On the way they beat League 1 team Port Vale.

Before the start of the season on 16 August 2008, Chasetown play friendly matches against both Port Vale, at home on 26 July, and Cardiff, again at home on Tue 5th August.

This year's first FA Cup match is a home fixture against Carlton Town on 30 August.

Unfortunately, club success has meant that a number of the clubs players have been poached by bigger teams.

Chase Park Cafe on Ring Road in Chase Terrace, Burntwood does a full english breakfast for £4.20, hot sandwiches from £1.55. Local deliveries are free for orders over £10.

The cafe is situated on Ring Road in Burntwood Business Park. For SatNav users the postcode is WS7 3JQ.

Lichfield District Council publishes details of, and contact details for, Burntwood's Councillors. They're split in to 7 wards. Each Councillor has a page giving the Ward of Burntwood that they represent, a telephone number, a postal address and an email address.

• All Saints
  • Brenda Constable
  • Helen Fisher
• Boney Hay
  • Rod Campbell
  • Russell Heath
• Burntwood Central
  
  • Ken Humphreys
  • Brenda Rigby
• Chase Terrace
  
  • Richard Bamborough
  • Maureen Humphreys
  • Stephen Tranter
• Chasetown
  • Paul Atkins
  • John Emery
• Highfield
  • Douglas Constable
  • Maureen Holt
• Summerfield
  • Don Isaacs
  • Steve Norman

Pet Minder, Brian, offers Pet Minder Services in Burntwood allowing your pets to stay at home whilst you go away. Charging a fee per household, not per pet, they will visit your house to feed, walk and care for your dog, cat or other pet. You don't need to vaccinate your pet, or leave them in a kennel / cattery. Fees can be set daily, weekly or weekend rates with extra visits if required.

Call the Pet MInder, Brian, on 01543 270880.

The Nag's Head on Rugeley Road, in an area of Burntwood known as Fulfen, is claimed by some to be one of the oldest public houses in Great Britain. Some sources date it back to the 11th Century and it may be listed in the Doomsday Book. Documentary records show it's between 1775 and 1799. In the early 1800 it had a set of stocks set up close by. It is believed the Dr Samuel Johnson drank there whilst writing his dictionary.

The pub is currently operated by Spirit Group under its Chef & Brewer group. In 2007 it underwent a major refurbishment, re-opening in the October.

The full address for the pub is:

Fulfen Road
Rugeley Road
Burntwood
Staffordshire
WS7 9HA

Tel. 01543 682510

Reviews for The Nag's Head can be read and written on bview.co.uk and LouderVoice.

These are the current, term time swimming pool time tables for Burntwood Leisure Centre's main and teaching pools.

Of course, this is current as at today's date (6 July 2008) so may be out of date later.

Chase Brick and Plaster is a family run building contractor based in Burntwood. They specialise in extensions but can carry out all conversion, renovation and alteration construction work throughout the house.

From roofing, though block paving, to conservatories and plastering; all jobs are considered and all work is insured. They have extensive experience in refurbishing and replacing bathrooms

Call Andrew Bennett on 01543 304803 or 07790 017224.

I don't know about you, but I love a full English Breakfast. There are a number Cafés in Burntwood that serve a decent English Breakfast.

This is very much a work in progress and I encourage you to leave additional information in the comments to this entry. Let me know of Cafés I may have missed or reviews of the food and service from these Cafés.