These buildings were demolished in the 1970's to make way for the new road 'Headless Cross Drive' which joined Birchfild Road to what is now Coldfield Drive. They suggested that the orchard should feature predominantly Worcestershire varieties of fruit trees and a suggestion came from within the community that native wildflowers could be encouraged to grow amongst the trees. Although the local council mowed the grass, a central thicket of brambles grew bigger annually, making the site an eye-sore as well as a magnet for litter, so in 2009 it was suggested that the area could be used by the community by introducing an orchard. Headless Cross Community Orchard has preserved Headless Cross Green as a leisure space, by local volunteers planting Worcestershire varieties of fruit trees.

FIT protection provides reassurance that the future of any recreational site is secured for the benefit of future communities. In 2012 an application was submitted to gain 'Fields in Trust' status for the orchard, preserving it for future generations, this has now been granted (see below) and the Headless Cross Community Orchard is now a permanent local attraction! Hey everyone, you may remember me from a few weeks ago with my post reviewing the Eternal Idol, and I have finally got around to listening to Headless Cross a few times to give you my verdict. This would then segue into a taped recording of "The Gates of Hell" before the band would begin the show with "Headless Cross". In short, for those wise enough to appreciate Black Sabbath's discography beyond the Osbourne and Dio essentials, there can be no better place to start than Headless Cross or its worthy predecessor, The Eternal Idol".It is located near the bridge in Evesham Road and is open on Thursdays and Fridays between 10am and 12noon.

We have also worked with students from Alcester Grammar Sixth Form and volunteers from Jaguar Landrover to plant a bee friendly garden. In September the band played 10 more dates in the UK and continued to mainland Europe ending in Germany in early October.In 2014 the Orchard Group were granted permission to site a bench on the orchard adjacent to Evesham Road. OED's earliest evidence for headless cross is from 1483, in the writing of William Caxton, printer, merchant, and diplomat.

In conjunction with Redditch Round Table, Transition Redditch and the pupils of Walkwood Middle School and St. David’s involvement with ceramics and studio pottery goes back some 35 years, when an interest in clay was piqued by two inspirational tutors, David Morris, and David Paton at the Grimsby School of Art, during an Art Foundation course. Two songs had their titles changed due to Ozzy Osbourne releasing songs with the same titles on his album No Rest for the Wicked.But it used to have a sun-dial on top of its flat plinth and it has been in use as a guide-post, giving directions to the towns of Blagburn, Boulton, Preston and Wiggin.