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The HISTORY of REDDITCH New Town

1981 Meeting with Development Corporation and Borough Council representatives.
Housing transfer deferred and proposals for Housing Agency submitted.

Councillor Clive Wilkinson, Deputy Chairman, retired from the Board.

Harold Waterman appointed Deputy Chairman.

Development policy and programme to cover extended life until Dec. 1984 approved.

Staff establishment re-organisation proposals approved.

Visit of Patrick Jenkins, Secretary of State for Industry.

Bates Hill Methodist Church sold.

British Aluminium axes 180 jobs.

Marks & Spencer's opens in Kingfisher Centre.

New Town contract – Church Green, 1981 – 1982.

New Town contract – Redditch Ringway Phase 2, 1981 – 1983, Contract E 156.

Queen Mother visits Studley.

1982 Royal Square improvements agreed.

Retirement of F.W. Singleton, Chief Engineer of Redditch New Town since 1964.

Proposals for High Technology Units approved.

Visit from Sir George Young, Parliamentary Secretary, Dept. of the Environment.

Bus station improvements approved.

Ogilvy and Mather appointed as Public Relations Consultants to promote Redditch.

First business exhibition of Redditch firms at Enfield industrial estate.

New proposals on completion of Redditch Ringway.

Approval of Bordesley Lodge Golf Course proposals.

Corporation sponsored Community Enterprise programme.

Draft Housing Agency agreement.

The £7.5m Redditch Town Hall, post office, bank and offices development opens.

Kingfisher Centre (Phase 111) completed.

RDC completes 5000th house in the New Town. Opened by Ian “The Saint” Olgivy.

ALCAD electrifies the Eddystone Lighthouse.

BHS Store opens in the Kingfisher Centre.

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