The West Midlands County Gardens -Opened in 2nd April 1986

Looking back at history- I bet that there will be few people remember the Garden that the West Midlands former Metropolitan County Council delivered to commemorate the work of the axed West Midlands County Council, on the corner of Alfred Squire Road and High Street, here in Wednesfield.

It fell to me to open it .

The photograph shows Albert Jordan of Bolton Road sitting on a bench in the garden. It was reported in the Express and Star at the time. and the date was 2nd April, just before the WMCC was abolished in May of that year

Phil Bateman

Phil Bateman is Married to Mary and lives in Wednesfield North. He was a long serving local politician having served previously on the now defunct West Midlands County Council... read more

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