Tipton Community Association Registered Charity 255028

Tipton Canal & Towpath Cleaning Day organised by us in co-operation with the Birmingham Canal Navigation Society and British Waterways. We meet at Neptune Health Park. If you would like to take part please register via this website or send an email to tiptoncommunity@live.co.uk.

Tipton Library will be hosting its annual local history day on Saturday 11th September and this year the theme is sport and in particular athletics and football. Tipton Harriers are celebrating their 100th birthday at the library and there will be all sorts of displays and activities going on. 

The library is looking for old photographs of past sporting events in Tipton, local football teams, school football teams and there will also be a memories table on the day to collect stories and memories of Tipton's sporting life. 

If you can help please contact Robert or Elaine at the library on 0121 557 1796 or email tipton_library@sandwell.gov.uk.

Pictured is our very own Gundi Jones receiving a cheque from Inspector Dale Randle along with Councillor Syeda Khatun and some of Inspector Randle's team. The donation comes from the Police Property Act Fund and was presented at the 'Be Proud of Tipton' event held beginning of July at the Tipton Sport Academy.

For infos about the event please click on the following link: http://www.beproudofsandwell.co.uk/

Good news for bus users: Since 26 June the 610 operates from Wednesbury via Great Bridge and Tipton to Dudley. They run every 30 minutes throughout the day Monday to Saturday. The service will not operate on Sundays and bank holidays, except Good Friday.

During our sleigh run 2009 Santa ran into trouble and was not able to carry on due to electrical problems with his sleigh. Autotrust were contacted and their fast response made sure that Santa was back on the road again in no time. Autotrust, in the spirit of good will, did not charge us for their services. A BIG THANK YOU you goes to all involved in the rescue! 

More than 40 interested fellow Tiptonians and the present mayor of Sandwell, Councillor Geoff Lewis, attended our very own Barry Whitehouse's talk on the life of his father Jonah Whitehouse, who was the last mayor of Tipton from 1965 to 1966. 
The event was part of a series of monthly history talks held at Tipton Library in Unity Walk and was enjoyed by all present.
The visitors had the great opportunity to see the mace and regalia in the library. 

On Tuesday 6 April we attended Tipton market for the first time. On your request we attended again the following week and had an overwhelming response. Weather permitting we will now be on site every Tuesday to raise funds by selling and collecting bric-a-brac, second-hand clothes, books, CDs etc. and also to promote our cause. Thanks to all for your great support! 

 

Congratulations to the newly elected Rosebuds and Sweetpeas.

They are:
Rosebud winner: Elizabeth Harris, runner-up Tiffany Taylor
Sweetpea winner: Destiny Taylor, runner-up Leah Ebanks

Please see photos in our 'Gallery'. 

Firefighters in the Black Country are celebrating today after their station was named the best in the West Midlands. Tipton Fire Station has seen huge changes and has been honoured at the West Midlands Fire Service Aspire Awards.
In the past 12 months, the Alexandra Road station has taken on an extra engine, brought in more staff and worked tirelessly within the community.
Firefighters have opened up a boxing club on a Friday night and Sandwell Youth Service is also based there.
The youth group started in 2008 with a small team of off-duty firefighters but now has more than 45 who work with youngsters to help them gain qualifications.
At Wednesday night's ceremony at Birmingham's ICC, Tipton was named Station of the Year and Sandwell Youth Service won the Outstanding Contribution award.
Crew commander Ian Wright said: "This has been the biggest year of change Tipton has ever had and we are all chuffed to bits to have won. Tipton battled it out for Station of the Year against Highgate and Erdington in Birmingham."
Crew commander Wright, wo has been at the station for four years, added: "We were delighted with the nomination so to win was just fantastic."
In the past 12 months, Tipton has grown from a one to two-engine station and taken on more staff.
(Elizabeth Joyce, Express & Star, Riday February 12, 2010) 

We would like to thank all of you who kindly supported our Christmas sleigh run. As always part of the takings were given to local charities and groups. Donations went to Bloomfield Youth Club, 19+ Carer Support Group, Churchfield Caravan Trust, 3rd Tipton Guides, 9th Tipton Brownies, Crown Meadow, 7th Great Bridge Scouts, Coseley Comets, Sandwell Hospital Breast Cancer Care Unit, Acorns Hospice, Brook Street CC, Tiptonic Dancers, Jubilee Kick Boxing Club, Ray Brookes Line Dancers, Bilston Army Cadets and Charlees Angels. To view the photos taken during  the donation evening please refer to our "Gallery" page.

This is Tiptonian of the Year, Ozz Garret, presenting his prize of £100 to Malcolm Jones, chairman of Tipton Community Association.

Ozz asked for the money to go towards a Tipton event, so it was agreed that the donation will contribute to financing the Tipton Canal and Community Festival taking place on 18/19 September this year.

The Civic Society founded the award in 1991. The persons we have to thank for this are Rob Williams and our very own Barry Whitehouse.

Ossie Garrat of Grace Road, Tipton, runs the William Perry Boxing Club (named after the Tipton Slasher) for 11 to 18 year olds. It is based at St Marks Church Hall and meets three days a week.

During our chairman's presentation at Tipton Library Betty Johnson brought along two items. One was a tankard awarded to the winners of the tug-of-war competition at Tipton carnival 1934. Her father-in-law, Harry Johnson, was a member of the winning team. The second item was a photo of Harry Johnson taken around 1944. One cannot help but wonder whether there are any more tankards about, or did the winning team only get one? Our thanks go to Betty for these interesting mementoes.

Our very own Karen Simms heard a plea on Beacon Radio to help organise an early Christmas celebration for terminally ill Yvette of Sedgley. She immediately asked Santa to jump on his sleigh and make his way to Yvette's house where he met with many other voluntary helpers. To see what happened on the day please go to http://www.beaconradiowestmids.co.uk/Article.asp?id=1612216
Sadly Yvette passed away in the early hours of 4th December 2009. Our condolences go to her family and friends.

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