A calendar has been produced called 'Where's Willy' in Tipton. It features a knitted version of Tipton boxer William 'Slasher' Perry, visiting different parts of the Black Country. Money raised will go to refurbishing the grave of the famous boxer.
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00:00Hello, my name is Robert Hazel. I'm the Chairman of the Tipton Town Library's Local History Group.
00:05I'm here today with our brand new calendar, Where's Willy?
00:08Raising money to repair the grave of the Tipton slasher,
00:13to put an interpretation board up, but also to develop a new heritage trail for the slasher
00:19so that visitors to Tipton and Sandwell can see what the slasher was all about
00:25and find out how they can get involved in heritage.
00:29We're going to be at the Dudley Archives Local History Day on the 26th of October
00:35and details from the calendar can be found at Tipton Library
00:39or by emailing myself on robert26hazel at gmail.com