Talk:Kings Heath

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Does anyone know which church was affected by the tornado? Since there are 3 - All Saints' (C of E), a Baptist Church, and a Catholic Church. Also more on the floods would be good. 128.232.250.254 11:12, 13 May 2006 (UTC)

As far as I know it was All Saints church - many of the trees in the churchyard were damaged. I've added this to the article, but I don't know anything about the floods. RichF 15:34, 13 May 2006 (UTC)

I don't want to be a killjoy.....but flash floods sounds a bit too dramatic.!!! KH High Street just has some poor drains in the dip.....If anyone wants to share their experiences of small cars and pushchairs flying past in a torrent of rushing water and Big-Mac wrappers I am prepared to listen.....There was a small tremor about 8-10 yrs ago but I wouldn't mention Earthquakes in Kings Heath.......

I never saw the floods themselves, it's what I've heard from people who were on the High Street at the time. Of course they might have been exaggerating a bit. I _think_ they happened, but I've removed it pending some verification. 128.232.250.254 21:40, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

There was a tremor 4 years ago too however the epicenter was in Dudley and and it barely affected Kings Heath. I think they were both on September 23 however were about 5 years apart. Weird. - Erebus555 19:20, 14 May 2006 (UTC)

Sorry, that was the one I was referring too....it seemed more distant but you are right about the year. If I remember rightly, I was listening to Edwena Currie on the BBC 5-Live chat show when she commented about the earth moving (Insert J Major joke) live on air. It was broadcast from the BBC Studios in Edgbaston which is only 2 mile from Kings Heath......yes it was centred on Dudley and gave Lenny Henry 50% of his material for his next tour...but I was only using it as a metaphor to illustrate that Kings Heath doesn't really have flash floods...