Collins Middle School vocational teacher Larry
Acock and his advanced shop students had once again outdone themselves.
The area is named after the
Acock family, who had bought an estate then called Noting's Land and built a large house there.
Janet Skidmore, Jeffrey Skidmore, Derek
Acock; Suzanna Ryan, Helen Higdon, Richard Higdon, Jill Robinson, Beryl Osborne, Eric Forbes; Charlotte Goodworth, Rose
Acock, Mark Epton, Barbara
Acock; Janet Clucas, Anne Bean, Rebecca Bean, Ann Lewis; Soloists Diana Moore, James Rutherford
RESIDENTS and councillors have staged a protest over plans to split the centre of
Acock Green into different council wards.
Staff from the Halifax plc in
Acock's Green, Birmingham, celebrated in style at the Diana Princess of Wales Birmingham Children's Hospital with extra entertainment all through the day!
RESIDENTS have won a major victory in their battle to stop a lap dancing club opening in
Acocks Green after its business backers were denied permission to sell alcohol.
WOULD you like to get involved with
Acocks Green Carnival on Saturday, July 7?
Campaigners hoping to halt the closure of
Acocks Green Police Station say that unlike other stations under threat there are no council, fire service or other public buildings in the area capable of housing a police team.
"We might even try to get
Acocks Green recognised as a spa town!" Both schemes are a little premature.
FORGET Perrier, the bottled water industry could be shook up by the great taste of
Acocks Green after a secret ancient well was discovered in the Birmingham suburb.
After more than 40 years in the industry, Jim
Acocks retired from Pentair Water Pool and Spa in May.
I had to visit Boots chemist in
Acocks Green village the other day.