Welcome to the March issue of Completely Bromsgrove

We hope that, like us, you are feeling that the dark, dank winter is now behind us.

We start by paying tribute to Peter Nokes, who sadly passed away in December. To read about Peter’s life in the town over many decades and memories from family members turn to pages 6 and 7. Our sincere condolences go to his family and friends.

It is lovely to see the daffodil heads along the roadside and in our gardens, which only means one thing. Spring is just around the corner and the clocks go forward on March 25th, giving us longer days and more opportunities to get out and about.

Mother’s Day is on Sunday, March 19th and we hope that all mums, grandmothers and carers in our community are spoiled rotten!

Continuing on the theme of spring, we are proud to bring you our first Completely Bromsgrove eight page weddings supplement. Turn to page 29 for help from the experts to start planning your big day.

Nicole Harris is celebrating 35 years of fundraising for the Bloodwise charity. Turn to pages 38 and 39 to learn more about her amazing journey to raise funds and awareness of blood cancers.

Bromsgrove’s Liberal Democrats have put forward proposals to save the Artrix for just 20p per household. Turn to page 52 to find out about what the future could hold for this much loved and missed arts venue.

We hope you enjoy this bumper issue to kick start spring!