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The morning of Tuesday 2nd saw one of the roads out of the village closed due to an abnormally heavy load. The 132kV transformer required special haulage equipment, police escort and all the bridges over the rhines strengthening. The complete length of the trailer and tractor units was 65.4 meters, it was 4.34 meters wide and weighted a massive 359 tonnes. The trailer had 2 bogies with 7 axels each, and there were 8 wheels per axel, thats 112 wheels!
Heavy load, click for a bigger picture. Heavy load, click for a bigger picture. Heavy load, click for a bigger picture.
Oldbury Horicultural Society Annual Show
Oldbury's Horticultural Society held it's annual show on Saturday (6th) in the Pavilion in Westmarsh Lane. With no less than 96 different classes to enter, the Pavilion was packed with all kinds of fruit, vegetables, flowers, cakes, and handicrafts.
Flower displays, click for a bigger picture. More flower displays, click for a bigger picture. Flower arangements, click for a bigger picture. Local apples, click for a bigger picture. Childrens vegetable animals, click for a bigger picture. Prize winning vegetables, click for a bigger picture. Miniture flower arrangements, click for a bigger picture. Open viewing after the judging, click for a bigger picture. Prize giving, click for a bigger picture. Prize giving, click for a bigger picture. Prize giving, click for a bigger picture. Prize giving, click for a bigger picture.
Revd. David Primrose officially opens the bus, click for a bigger picture. The Decker's new bus
On Saturday 12th, at the Westmarsh Lane playing fields, the Revd. David Primrose officially opened the new Decker's bus which was kindly donated by First Bus. Youth leader, Andrew Gazard, cut the bus cake during the refreshments that followed.
 Youth leader Andrew Gazard cuts the cake, click for a bigger picture.