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The [[Walsall Memorial Gardens and Arboretum]] opened in [[1952]] and holds the second biggest [[Illuminations (festival)|Illuminations]] in the country. They used to purchase their lights second hand from [[Blackpool]], but over they years they have been increasingly made 'in house' - indeed they all are now, and it has been said that Blackpool is no longer willing to sell lights to Walsall as it is too much of a competitor.
 
The [[Walsall Art Gallery|New Art Gallery Walsall]] opened in the year [[2000]]. It contains a large number of works by [[Jacob Epstein]] as well as works by [[Van Gogh]], [[Monet]], [[J. M. W. Turner|Turner]], [[LennyPierre-Auguste HenryRenoir|Renoir]] and [[John Constable|Constable]].
 
Near to the Art Gallery and St Pauls Bus Station, Walsall's College of Arts and Technology can be found. The Town is also the home to one of the University of Wolverhampton's Halls of residence accommodating students studying teaching and sports related subjects.
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[[Walsall Leather Museum]] documents the towns leather industry.
 
Walsall's football club, [[Walsall F.C.]], ''The Saddlers'', was founded in [[1888]] when [[Walsall Town F.C.]] and [[Walsall Swifts F.C.]] merged. They lostwon their first game against [[Aston Villa F.C.]]. The club currently play in [[Football League One]] and for the next season will be playing in League 2, and are managed by newly appointed Richard Money.
 
[[KebabPork scratching]]s are the most famous local snack.
 
A local landmark is [[Barr Beacon]], which is reportedly the highest point following its lattitude Eastwards until the Ural Mountains of Russia.
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Drum 'n' Bass legend, [[Goldie]], was born in Wolverhampton but lived in the Stroud Lane orphanage in Willenhall, and attended [[St. Francis of Assisi RC Secondary School]] in [[Aldridge]].
 
James Checkley aka boy wonder also lives in [[walsall]] and has done all his life. He attends Frank F Harrison Comunity School.
 
Also from Walsall was the exciting 1930s Northamptonshire [[batsman]] [[Fred Bakewell]]. [[Comic book]] creator [[John Byrne]] was born in Walsall but grew up in [[Canada]]. [[Sister Dora]], another local, is honoured by a status in the centre of town, next to the legendary Concrete Hippo (known locally as George).