AstwoodBank Cricket Club will fly the flag for our area in the National stages of the Village Knockout competition - an event in which local clubs have enjoyed memorable successes in the past.
AstwoodBank Cricket Club may be hidden away on the outskirts of Redditch, but you would never know it, as the neat, well-tended ground is surrounded by fields and trees.
Whether AstwoodBank can relive the glory days of 30 years ago by progressing through to a Lords Final remains to be seen.
Astwood is a great all-round fishery where the emphasis is on enjoying angling in relaxed and unspoilt surroundings.
Astwood holds regular its own Open Matches throughout the year and is available for club matches at £5.00 per peg.
Anglers looking for the bigger fish at Astwood are probably best advised to head for Bluebell Pool, indeed, the attractiveness of this water and its head of Mirror Carp - which run to 30lbs - are starting to attract the interest of a small number of specimen carp anglers.
AstwoodBank AC stretch of the Avon at dawn 16th June 2006.
AstwoodBank Angling Club (ABAC), is a well established fishing club with over 400 members from Redditch and surrounding areas in Warwickshire and Worcestershire.
The bank clearers match was held on Saturday 29th July at Wood Bevington Pool.
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AstwoodBank thrash Bretforton in the Village Knockout and are through to the regional Final where they will meet Chaddesley Corbett.
AstwoodBank play in the Crusader Worcestershire County League division 1.
Last season the club finished in eighth position and the club hopes to establish itself in the top division for the coming season.
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Karen Cottam, co-ordinator of AstwoodBank Against Incinerator Action Group, said campaigners are confident the incinerator plans would be thrown out after a public inquiry next month.
She said: "This decision is laughable and Redditch council has really left AstwoodBank out to dry this time.
Dr John Cassidy, chairman of governors at AstwoodBank First School, said campaigners are still focusing on the public inquiry into the incinerator.
AstwoodBank won the 1st XI Knock Out Final in an exciting final played on Monday 3rd July at Kidderminster's Chester Road Ground.
David Cooper, Chairman of Crusader Sports is pictured on the left presenting the trophy to Alex Robinson the AstwoodBank Captain, accompanied by Peter Radburn, chairman of the WCL
AstwoodBank batted first and scored 151-4 in their 15, 8 ball overs with Andy Alexander making 38 and Mark Craig taking 3-26.
Quatt play host to Worcestershire Crusader League Division One side AstwoodBank on Sunday 23rd April.
AstwoodBank, based just outside Reddich will offer tough opposition to Qcc in the last warm up game before the Shropshire Premier league begins next Saturday.
Former Qcc player Adam Lidiard will return to the Oval as he is AstwoodBank's overseas player this season.
MALVERN visited AstwoodBank on Saturday in the Crusader Worcestershire County League Division Two with a severely weakened side having Mark Baugh, Adam Dovey and Paul Young all unavailable.
Malvern were invited to bat first and quickly lost Mark Hooper and Jeremy Lee.
AstwoodBank made short work of reaching their target, Thompson was again the most successful Malvern bowler with 4-39.
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We provide a selection of fine art, from contemporary to traditional and combine this with our renowned bespoke framing service.
Tony McCormack set up Astwood Galleries in 1989, having previously carried out framing work for friends and family.
In 1999 his son Paul joined the business, and today Tony and Paul combine their skilled craftsmanship to offer high quality framing for all types of requirement.
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Three days later they arrived, in reasonable shape, in spite of wintry conditions.
Getting the vehicles up the hills they met en route must have been a strenuous business Prior to 1844, various individuals from Long Crendon had come into our area and it is probable that AstwoodBank was a pre-arranged place between the travellers and those already established.
The migration contained a number of Shrimptons, who settled widely in the area and their descendants may still be' found in Alcester.
The Producer is Steve Skinner, a former leading man, producer and chairman with ABOS, who has been teased, patiently, out of semi-retirement (he's far too young/talented/enthusiastic/full of ideas to retire!).
Wednesday 20th September 2006 at the Methodist Church Hall, Chapel St, AstwoodBank.
The AGM will follow a short rehearsal switched from Monday 18th September 2006, when the Hall is unavailable.