From the Black Country Patriot In a break from normal proceedings of late, Team Black Country BNP went to Cannock this weekend, and helped representatives from that town, and others, in what looks to be an exciting bi-election. Shaun Grimsley, local (Heath Hayes) candidate, told correspondent John Salvage that: ''This election seems to be very positive, we have had a fantastic response from members of the public, especially the elderly''. He continued: ''Also, if you look at the response in other bi-elections elsewhere, the patern is similar in terms of a warm and friendly attitude towards the BNP.'' A small contingent will be out again tomorrow, but most of the ward has been completed.
Over 20 activists were present, including representatives from Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and the Black Country, ably directed by our hard working Regional Organiser, Alwyn Deacon. In what turned out to be an appropriate setting, the team photos were taken in front of a local war memorial. Formerly known as Fiveways, It was originally a farming and coal mining village, situated at a junction with five roads. Black Country families moved to the area to work the pits, and in it's prime, there where two collieries, one on the north eastern edge of the village, the other, on the south western side. Its size increased in the late 19th century, as nearby Black Country coal and Nail making industries went into decline, but urban requirements increased. The last mines sadly closed in the early sixties, and the village declined commercially. The old part of the village dates from around the 1890s, but, as the BNP has stated, where possible, the party will seriously look into re-opening such mines, when Westminster is once again run by British MP's for the good of the British people.
Over 20 activists were present, including representatives from Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and the Black Country, ably directed by our hard working Regional Organiser, Alwyn Deacon. In what turned out to be an appropriate setting, the team photos were taken in front of a local war memorial. Formerly known as Fiveways, It was originally a farming and coal mining village, situated at a junction with five roads. Black Country families moved to the area to work the pits, and in it's prime, there where two collieries, one on the north eastern edge of the village, the other, on the south western side. Its size increased in the late 19th century, as nearby Black Country coal and Nail making industries went into decline, but urban requirements increased. The last mines sadly closed in the early sixties, and the village declined commercially. The old part of the village dates from around the 1890s, but, as the BNP has stated, where possible, the party will seriously look into re-opening such mines, when Westminster is once again run by British MP's for the good of the British people.
