Last night the International community met in Wolverhampton to celebrate the 60th birthday of the United Nations, which is officially scheduled for the 24th October. More...
A Family History Pamphlet.The Bateman family has a long history in Wolverhampton it has been our ancestral home for over a hundred years, and what I have tried to present here in this document is a little about that history, and to trace when we arrived in Wolverhampton and what the family has achieved during those years. More...
There is a history on this site of the complete ( almost!) list of events that Phil and Mary Bateman undertook during their year of Office as Mayor and Mayoress of the City of Wolverhampton.This record of events that took place during this period 2005-6 can be accessed by 'clicking on' Archives on the left hand side of the page indicators at the start of this site. Then 'clicking' our 'Mayoral Year'.This must be amongst the first detailed and readily accessed Mayoral History of a year recorded in this way in Wolverhampton.Please use the facility and remind yourself of how the year 2005 and 2006 affected Wolverhampton's civic couple. More...
March 30th 2011A Bateman North Pole Adventure - 1998An Arctic Tale From 1998! Just getting around to telling it!This is a tale from 1998, when I was asked to travel to the North Pole to meet up with arctic explorer Pen Hadow, who at that time hoped to be the first Briton to reach the Pole on a solo journey overland. More...
How does one of Britain's First World War leaders fit into our family history!"Upon the Transportation Services, moreover, and particularly upon the omnibus parks, the rapid movement of reserves placed a peculiarly heavy strain, which the different units concerned never failed to meet successfully." Field Marshal Douglas Haig in a report to the British War Office. More...
During the course of analysing my grandfathers First World War & Boer War papers, in amongst the bundle that my family have given to me is this intriguing postcard with the photograph of Queen Mary & King George. More...
I was reading a story about a Cow on the Wolverhampton Heritage site� and it brought back some memories that I have, of when I worked on British Rail at Herbert Street Good�s Yard in Wolverhampton. More...
Wednesfield Remembrance Parade 13th November 2011.please turn to You Tube and follow the link. More...
A Report in the Express and Star 31st July 1888- sets the scene for the Murder of my Grandfathers( Joseph Bateman) Brother, here in Wolverhampton. More...
From Local Government Chronicle 20 October 2005COUNCIL'S 'BOLD NEW STATEMENT' IN CELEBRATING UNITED NATIONS DAY 20 October, 2005The international community has met in Wolverhampton to celebrate the 60th birthday of the United Nations, which is...The international community has met in Wolverhampton to celebrate the 60th birthday of the United Nations, which is officially scheduled for 24 October. More...