COPIES OF THE NEW DUNCAN EDWARDS BOOK DONATED TO ST FRANCIS PARISH CHURCH
The first 25 copies of the new Duncan Edwards book – From Black Country Boy to Red Devil – have been donated to St Francis Parish Church in Laurel Road. Dudley. John Barrett who is the churchwarden at St Francis attended Priory Junior School with Duncan Edwards and said “The book is a wonderful tribute to Duncan and it will
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SIR BOBBY CHARLTON IS SUPPORTING THE DUNCAN EDWARDS TRIBUTE
The Duncan Edwards 60th Anniversary Tribute has received the active support of Sir Bobby Charlton in a new book Black Country Boy to Red Devil. The lavishly illustrated book tells the story of Duncan Edwards from his Black Country roots and schooldays in Dudley through to his time as one of England’s most celebrated international players. Duncan’s National Service days
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SADLER’S TO HOST DUNCAN EDWARDS TRIBUTE NIGHT
Sadler’s Sales Director – Ian King said ‘Since we announced that we will be launching a special ‘Duncan Edwards Tribute Ale’ at the Dinner in October there has been an enormous amount of interest from our customers. As a result of this we have decided to expand the distribution of this special brew and we are inviting our customers to
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SADLER’S TO SPONSOR DUNCAN EDWARDS TRIBUTE DINNER
Sadler’s Brewery have announced that they will be sponsoring the Duncan Edwards 60th Anniversary Tribute Dinner at the Copthorne Hotel on Thursday 11 October 2018. Sadler’s Sales Director – Ian King said ‘Although we are now based at our Craft Brewery in Lye, near Stourbridge our roots go back to 1900 when Nathanial Sadler opened the original Sadler’s Brewhouse in
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DUNCAN EDWARDS EXHIBITION EXTENDED
The Duncan Edwards Exhibition that opened at the Dudley Archives on Thursday 4 January 2018 has been extended by a further month Richard Lewis – Senior Archivist said “It has a been a great honour for the Archives to host this wonderful exhibition commemorating the passing of Duncan and celebrating his life. The amazing response from the people of Dudley
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THE DOC - A WONDERFUL NIGHT OF MEMORIES FOR THE GREATEST PLAYER OF THEM ALL – DUNCAN EDWARDS
Footballing legend Tommy Docherty led the tributes to Duncan Edwards at a packed house hosted by Jim Cadman at The Dudley Archives on Wednesday 21 February – to mark the 60th Anniversary of his death following the Munich Air Disaster in 1958. The Doc recalled playing against Duncan Edwards when he made his debut against Scotland at Wembley when he
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The Duncan Edwards Tribute Dinner - Thursday 11 October - Copthorne Hotel - 6.30 for 7.15pm
This will now be a much bigger celebrity filled occasion including former players from Manchester United and the Black Country. More details on players will be announced in the coming weeks. We will also launch our Duncan Edwards book – From Black Country Boy to Red Devil – at the Dinner and each guest will receive a complimentary copy.
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