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Burntwood retro: 19 nostalgic snapshots that take you back in time

We’ve explored the Express & Star archives to uncover these images from Burntwood across the decades.

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By Tania Taylor
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From memorable moments to everyday working life, see if any familiar faces or places spark your memories, and share them in the comments.

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May 1976: 'Sue Greenwood got a bit fed up with working in the office at the family business in Burntwood. So she decided to have a change. Now she drives a 12-ton truck for a living.... She can now drive practically any kind of lorry and with a full load is nor manouevring at least 32 tons... "I get some strange looks at times, but you soon get used to that," she said.
May 1976: 'Sue Greenwood got a bit fed up with working in the office at the family business in Burntwood. So she decided to have a change. Now she drives a 12-ton truck for a living.... She can now drive practically any kind of lorry and with a full load is nor manoeuvring at least 32 tons... "I get some strange looks at times, but you soon get used to that," she said.
August 1976: 'Residents to Chase Terrace road have a special reason to hope rain soon comes to end the worse drought in memory. After all, living in Water Street must lead to a bit of leg-pulling...' Pictured looking for rain are Lindsy Fisher, Elizabeth Heath, Susan Fisher, Christine Heath and Sharon Fisher, all with umbrellas and buckets.
August 1976: 'Residents to Chase Terrace road have a special reason to hope rain soon comes to end the worse drought in memory. After all, living in Water Street must lead to a bit of leg-pulling...' Pictured looking for rain are Lindsy Fisher, Elizabeth Heath, Susan Fisher, Christine Heath and Sharon Fisher, all with umbrellas and buckets.
'December 1980: A new commercial spraybooth from Burntwood engineering, specifically designed to reduce heating costs, has been installed in the finishing plant of Hayes Truck Bodies.'
'December 1980: A new commercial spraybooth from Burntwood engineering, specifically designed to reduce heating costs, has been installed in the finishing plant of Hayes Truck Bodies.'
September 1985: 'Members of the Staffordshire division of the St. John Ambulance Brigade are preparing to get sore feet to help keep their new vehicle on the road. The Chasetown Division has just completed the task of raising £2,000 to buy a badly needed ambulance. Now members are to hold a 10-mile sponsored run to raise cash to meet the running costs.' Sisters Josephine Newton and Brenda Turner set about raising the money to buy the ambulance after the death of their mother Mrs Joyce Walker, £200 was donated in memory of their mother to get the fund off the ground.
September 1985: 'Members of the Staffordshire division of the St. John Ambulance Brigade are preparing to get sore feet to help keep their new vehicle on the road. The Chasetown Division has just completed the task of raising £2,000 to buy a badly needed ambulance. Now members are to hold a 10-mile sponsored run to raise cash to meet the running costs.' Sisters Josephine Newton and Brenda Turner set about raising the money to buy the ambulance after the death of their mother Mrs Joyce Walker, £200 was donated in memory of their mother to get the fund off the ground.
May 21, 1994: 'People thronged the streets of Burntwood to unite to celebrate Pentecost - the church's "birthday"... The On Fire event was was a nationwide idea backed by the Archbishop of Canterbury as a way of putting Pentecost back on the map as a Christian festival.'
May 21, 1994: 'People thronged the streets of Burntwood to unite to celebrate Pentecost - the church's "birthday"... The On Fire event was was a nationwide idea backed by the Archbishop of Canterbury as a way of putting Pentecost back on the map as a Christian festival.'