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| Season:
Winter 2001 |
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| Vol:
35 |
| No.
1 |
| Year:
2001 |
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| Editorial: |
I�ve just been looking back over the issues of The Blackcountryman edited by my illustrious predecessor, and I have decided that it�s going to be a hard act to follow!
Stan Hill has helped steer both the Black Country Society and The Blackcountryman from success to success during his time as Editor. He has worked tirelessly and ceaselessly to ensure that the extremely high standards of the magazine have been maintained and raised to even greater levels. I am keen to ensure that these standards do not fall during my editorship and therefore do not plan to introduce any major changes to the format of the �Premier Magazine of the Black Country�.
That said, I do have a few ideas of my own, and these will be introduced gradually as I �find my feet� in the role of Editor. As we enter the twenty-first century, I feel that it is important to embrace new technology, and this inevitably includes the Internet. Consequently, a regular page containing addresses of websites that readers of The Blackcountryman may find of interest will be included in each issue. The Black Country Society has also now launched its very own website: blackcountrysociety.co.uk � please give it a look and let me have your comments or suggestions for its further development. Many thanks to Jon White of Dudley Gateway for his work on the site.
In preparation for my first editorial I read Harold Parsons� comments in the inaugural edition of The Blackcountryman way back in 1967. I would like to reprint part of his editorial, as I believe it still sums up the essential role of the magazine:
Like the Black Country Society, to which it owes its inception, The Blackcountryman is dedicated to promoting interest in the past, present and future of the Black Country.
The Blackcountryman will continue to be at the forefront of maintaining and increasing interest in all matters pertaining to the Black Country. I am intensely proud of my area�s heritage, and am aware that the Black Country is not merely a district of outstanding industrial heritage, but is also a vibrant constituent of modern-day Britain. This should, and will, be reflected in the magazine.
I would warmly welcome articles (preferably word-processed or typed) on any aspect of Black Country life, and am especially conscious of the relative paucity of contributions by female writers and younger members of the Black Country community. Articles need not solely be concerned with the history and heritage of the area � I�m sure that there is a wide range of untapped aspects of Black Country life just waiting to be explored in future issues of The Blackcountryman.
I hope that you find this quarter�s magazine to your liking; there is a great variety of articles, including the first part of an in-depth study of the Roman site at Penkridge, John Wesley and Black Country Methodism, and a wonderful evocation of a Black Country childhood. There is also a chance to win a superb history book in the Bumper Christmas Prize Trivia Quiz on page 18.
I would also like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year � let�s hope that it�s a peaceful one in the light of the tragic events that took place last September in America.
Finally, I would like to thank the Committee of the Black Country Society for appointing me as Editor and also give a personal �Thanks� to Stan Hill for his help and encouragement regarding my appointment. I would like to assure everyone that he will still be playing a considerable role in all aspects of the Black Country Society.
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| 10
things you can read about in this month's issue: |
| The Blue Argus - Arthur Truby |
| Roman Penkridge - Paul Ford |
| The Best Loved Man in England - Patricia Hill |
| Wonderful Woodland - Peter R. shirley |
| Memories of George Yardley - James Morgan |
| Living History - Morwellham Quay - David Cox |
| The Public Health Movement in Walsall - Victoria L. Brookes |
| Black Country Fields - Jean Butler |
| Gwen Kingsley - Black Country Personality - Stan Hill |
| The Bowater Memoirs - Carol Moore |
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