Wednesbury Town hall welcomes 30,000th visitor
An historic town hall in the Black Country is celebrating after welcoming its 30,000th visitor through its doors in just 12 months.
Just a year ago, less than 1,000 people were visiting Wednesbury Town Hall on an annual basis. But since the venue started to be used for community shows organised by the group Wednesbury Celebrates, visitor figures have soared.
And the 30,000th visitor, 72-year-old Jean Woodhouse with her husband Wilfred, 69, who attended last night's evening of entertainment at the venue, was given a bottle of bubbly and a holiday to Wales.Mrs Woodhouse, a grandmother of 10, said: "I was so shocked.
"We were just going along for our monthly Thursday night. When we walked in all these people started closing in, and someone gave us flowers and champagne."
