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Redditch People
Ian Hayes
Local Historian
Ian Hayes was born in Redditch in 1931. He attended
Redditch County High School and gained a degree in
Geography at Birmingham University. He spent forty-
two years in the transport industry before retiring to
study industrial archaeology and local history. He is
the grandson of Harry Guise, former editor of the
Redditch Indicator.
1931 - 2013
Ian Hayes
(Source: Derek Coombes)
Source/Researched by: Redditch Advertiser & Redditch Standard
Cllr. Patti Hill
Redditch Mayor in 2015
Pattie Hill is a Labour councillor for Batchley and
Brockhill. She left Shropshire at the age of 16 and
worked as a Police Cadet and Policewoman with
Birmingham City Police. She had a 30 year career in
Education Welfare and became a specialist officer in
Child Labour and Children in Entertainment. Then a
five year spell at B & Q in Redditch as communinty
link, resulting in the store recruiting the highest
number of senior citizens to their “Diamond Club”.
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Patti Hill
(Source: Redditch Standard)
Source/Researched by: RBC web site
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