Spring Newsletter 2026 continued
FoHB and Walsall CAMRA have jointly sent another letter to the Council about the state of the Highgate Brewery. Apparently, no one is allowed above the 3rd floor now as the roof is in such a bad condition it’s not deemed safe anymore. If you will recall, the 4th floor was where the water tanks were situated and the malt was stored there ready to be passed over the ‘coffin’ malt screen before dropping through the ‘seck mill’, and being crushed into grist. The copper ‘coolship’ was also on this floor but that was robbed out several years ago.
Diary Dates:
AJ’s Open Days – 1200-
Burton Beer Festival -
Chester coach trip 23rd May;
Chasewater Railway Beer Festival – 3-
AGM: Our annual general meeting was held at the ‘Black Country Arms’ on Monday 9th February and was very well attended. The raffle made a fantastic £91 and we elected the same old committee and Andrew appealed for fresh volunteers to help run the Friends as Bob Newton will be stepping down at the end of this year.
A delicious buffet was laid on by Kim and Roy, supplemented by samosas bought in by Rina Guddu from Walsall Heartcare!
In conclusion, we were able to make the following donations to local charities:
Walsall Breast Cancer £450
Prostate Cancer Support £275
Walsall Heartcare £275
Finally: Experience is something you don’t get until just after you need it.
