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The HISTORY of REDDITCH New Town
1993 Walter Stranz stands down from Worcestershire County Council.
Work starts on Ravensbank Business park.
1994 Alexandra Hospital granted NHS Trust status.
Elsie Biggs nee Downing dies.
New Registry Office opens in Easemore Road.
New St. Andrews Church in Church Hill opened.
Railway line to Birmingham electrification completed.
Redditch Society celebrates 50th anniversary.
Walter Stranz granted Freedom of the Borough.
Washford Mill public house damaged in fire.
Woodrow estate refurbishment and Woodrow Centre gets a facelift.
1995 Sneakers Childcare providers established.
1996 Commencement of the Brock Hill housing estate.
1997 Redditch Nightstop opens providing overnight emergency stay for 16–25's.
The Redditch Parliamentary constituency created, Jacqui Smith is first MP.
1998 Staples/Lidl Retail park development (planning permission granted).
1999 Palace Theatre refurbishment.
Cinema in Prospect Hill closes – Chicago Rock Café opens.
Development of the Alcad Batteries site housing starts.
Housing estate on the old Sandfords store in Greenlands built.
Last Carnival parade to be held.
Major Fire at NEW College, Redditch.
2000 High Duty Alloys taken over by Mettis Aerospace.
JJB Sport to quadruple the size of their store in the Kingfisher Centre.
McDonald's Drive Through comes to Moons Moat.
Megabowl closes in Greenlands.
Moons Moat offices built.
Tesco closes its store in the Kingfisher Centre.
The Arrow Valley Countryside centre is opened by David Bellamy.
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