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The HISTORY of REDDITCH New Town

1985 Areo Needles celebrates 200th anniversary.
Hymatic celebrate £2m contract.

New town development contract – RDC transfers to the New Towns Commission.

Old Water Tower saved and turned into residential property by Joan Adams.

Sir Hugh Wilson, the consultant who prepared the New Town Master Plan, Dies.

1986 Building/Opening District General Hospital (The Alexandra Hospital).

Improvement scheme extended to save Pitcheroak Wood.

Istel launches new Data Centre in North Moons Moat employing 200 staff.

Last hospital staff leave Smallwood Hospital.

Last Signal Box on Redditch station closes .

League of Friends of Alexandra Hospital formed.

New Winyates meeting rooms opened.

Palace Theatre saved from bankruptcy by Redditch Borough Council.

Railway station relocated to the north of Birmingham Road.

Sandfords DIY Store In Greenland opened by Ted Rodgers with Dusty Bin.

Statue by John Tonks to grace front of new Hospital.

Studley Needle Industries merge.

1987 Marathon Alcad Ltd was sold to the French company, Saft.

Sainsbury's purchases 7 acres land to build Abbey Retail park.

1988 £100,000 Day Care centre for family therapy opens in Southcrest.

£200,000 changing rooms and toilets open in Morton Stanley Park.

£40m new prison complex to hold 600 inmates announced for Hewell Grange.

£450,000 pounds to be spent improving flats on Batchley estate.

£500,000 refurbishment of Kingfisher Centre begins.

Ancient Cider Mill in Hunt End moved to Avoncroft Museum.

Government Ministers decide fate of 5 applications for superstores.

Istel moves to Highfield House.

Law Society moves to Ipsley Court.

Nippon Seiki plans £7m factory in Redditch.

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