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… at Hanley Swan Church of England Primary School The atmosphere was electric. 30 children (aged between 4 and 6) waited with excitement for the start of the ‘Community Art Project’ day, with a man who could carve stone – Michael Scheuermann. The day began with a rollercoaster tour through Michael’s photos. He took the [...]
Stage 1 of the project has been completed and the designs produced by students from Hanley Castle High School in 8hrs of workshops were exhibited in the Village Hall just before Christmas. The exhibition was attended by over 50 visitors, 26 of whom commented in a Visitors’ Book with ideas and suggestions. Sally Jakeman and [...]
Michael Scheuermann is a professionally qualified sculptor with a First Class degree in Art and Design (Sculpture and Ceramics) and an MA with distinction in Fine Art. German-born he is now based in Warwick, with a studio in Birmingham and has lived in the Midlands for 16 years. He has been sculpting for over 20 [...]
The Hanleys’ Village Society has been successful with its application for £8000 of Lottery Funding from the Arts Council. It will substantially meet the funding requirements for its Hanleys’ Community Art Project. The project will celebrate the heritage of the Hanleys with the erection of a sculpture in the central area of Hanley Swan. The [...]
27 January 2012 Idle Women, a talk by Vince Williams on the life of women on the industrial waterways of Britain. Village Hall, 7.30 pm. 23 March 2012 Science comes to Malvern, a talk by David Robertson. Village Hall, 7.30 pm.
23rd September 2011 AGM and talk on Inn Signs of Worcestershire by Anthony Collis. Village Hall, 7.30 pm. 25th November 2011 The Days of Steam, a talk by Mike Clemens. Village Hall, 7.30 pm. 27th January 2012 Idle Women, a talk by Vince Williams on the life of women on the industrial waterways of Britain. [...]
Three local history workshops have been arranged as part of the Village Society’s Heritage Lottery grant. All take place in Hanley Swan village hall. Saturday 20th August Morning session 10.30 am-1 pm – Parliamentary Enclosures in the 18th and 19th centuries. Enclosure specialist Steven Hollowell will explain how England’s open fields and commons were gradually [...]
In August 2009 The Hanleys’ Village Society was awarded a grant of £49,700 by the Heritage Lottery Fund to explore the archaeological landscape and history of the parish.
In June 2010 a new illustrated history of the parish of Hanley Castle was published by The Hanleys’ Village Society. The Hanleys: A History of Hanley Castle and Hanley Swan by Malcolm Fare contains 150 illustrations and many accounts of what life was like in the villages in the past.
