Wall Heath author, Terry Church, is launching his fourth book based on life in the village. The launch will coincide with the Wall Heath Remembered Exhibition being staged at Wall Heath Community Centre on Saturday 17 April between 10am and 5 pm.

A Wall Heath Lad has chapters devoted to his early life in the village and how life was in the late 1940’s and early 1950’s with family life happy but no excessive luxuries, He recounts his relationship with his parents and how they made sacrifices for him that he did not fully appreciate at the time.

A chapter is given over to schooldays and the influence on his life of one particular teacher Mr Phil Greenfield, now living in New Zealand, with whom he still has contact.

The annual holidays that he enjoyed, first with his parents and in mid teens with his friends are also recounted.

Terry’s education at Brierley Hill Grammar School began in 1953 and his memories of a first year at a school away from “his Village” are explored and will probably resonate with others who had a similar experience.

The concluding chapter “Lost but not Forgotten” recalls how (so far) he has manage to stay one step ahead of disaster as almost everywhere he worked or even attended school appears to have been demolished or disappeared.

As well as the narrative there are also over fifty photographs in the book showing many faces not only from the village but also people has met during his lifetime whether from education, work or social.