Tipton Zeppelin bombing 100 years remembered

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Tipton Zeppelin bombing 100 years remembered

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http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2016 ... unveiling/
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Tipton conservative club has closed the talk on Zeppelin raids in Tipton is now 26-1-16 at St. Paul's church Tipton 7-30.
Library talk is still 30-1-15 10.30 -12.30 8)
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Tipton civic society will be unveiling a commemoration plaque to all the victims of Zeppelin raids at Tipton library
on 30-1-16
It will be placed next to the ww1 memorials
Friday 5-2-16 10-30am there is a remembrance at Tipton cemetery
There is also going a to be a blue plaque unveiled in Tipton I believe it's 31 Jan at 3pm
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There is a big article in todays Birmingham Mail - http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/no ... k-10857088
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For anyone interested unfortunately there isn't a link to booklet on Tipton Zepplin raids 1916
However The booklet is available £2 plus p&p
from Arcos design, Forge House 50 Redhall Rd Gornal Wood Dudley DY3 2NL
01384 866688
May also be available from Tipton civic society

Booklets title is The Great Tipton Zepplin Raid
Researched by Derek Nicholls
Written by Chris Smith
Produced in association with Tipton Civic Society

I have received permission to share 8)
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Thanks to Mandy for contacting the Black Country Living Museum who have kindly agreed to us sharing this photo...please click to enlarge

A glass negative of buildings on King Street, Wednesbury, bombed in the Great Zeppelin Raid,1916 copy.jpg
A glass negative of buildings on King Street, Wednesbury, bombed in the Great Zeppelin Raid,1916 copy.jpg (67.73 KiB) Viewed 1547 times
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