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Holden was a member of Walsall Borough Council for more than sixty years. [1] He was the mayor of Walsall on three occasions: in 1870/71, 1871/72 and 1904/05. [3] He was also a member of the Walsall School Board and the Walsall Board of Guardians, and a justice of the peace for the borough of Walsall and the county of Staffordshire. [4]
The school had (and still has) strong connections to St Matthews Church in Walsall, [2] where private contributors and collections funded the school in the early days. Originally for younger children, the school began educating older pupils in 1884. In 1965 the senior part of the school relocated to its current location in Birmingham Street. [3]
Pat Collins in 1921 Memorial clock in Walsall. Patrick Collins (12 May 1859 – 9 December 1943) was a Liberal MP for Walsall (1922–1924) and Mayor of Walsall (1938), but he is chiefly remembered for his involvement in the fairgrounds industry; in fact, the "Pat Collins Funfairs" company still bears his name.
The towns of Walsall, Bloxwich, Darlaston and Willenhall have always used these age ranges, but the Aldridge, Brownhills and Streetly areas (which became part of the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall in 1974) adopted 5–9 first, 9–13 middle and 13-16/18 secondary schools in September 1972.
Abbey Primary School, Bloxwich All Saints National Academy, Bloxwich; Alumwell Infant School, Walsall Alumwell Junior School, Walsall; Barcroft Primary School, Willenhall Beacon Primary School, New Invention
A wooden board listing all the town mayors who have served since 1377 was erected on the wall of the council chamber ante-room. [5] In 1916 during the First World War, the mayor, Mary Slater, was hit by shrapnel and subsequently died from her injuries during an attack on the council house from a Zeppelin. [5]
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council elections are held three years out of every four, with a third of the council elected each time. Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council, which styles itself " Walsall Council ", is the local authority for the metropolitan district of Walsall in the West Midlands , England .
The Delves schools are separated from Whitehall Juniors by the Broadway. There is also one secondary school; Joseph Leckie Academy. Delves has the West Entrance of the University of Wolverhampton's Walsall Campus. It is located directly adjacent to Whitehall Junior School.