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#365DaysOfBiking- June 17th - I love lupins. These tall flowers grow wild along... June 17, 2013
- June 17th - At Spring Road station in Birmingham, I overheard to... June 17, 2013
- June 16th - Not sure what the deal is here, to be honest. At... June 17, 2013
- June 16th - A ride out to Cannock Chase in the afternoon. The... June 17, 2013
- June 15th - Returning from the Canal Festival at Pelsall, I... June 15, 2013
- June 15th - Yesterday, a local tweeter spotted something amusing... June 15, 2013
- June 14th - The roadside verges and hedgerows are an unusually... June 14, 2013
- June 14th - Headed out to Lichfield late afternoon, and battled... June 14, 2013
- June 13th - I took a diversion from my usual route to Darlaston... June 14, 2013
- June 13th - At Birchills, on the way to Darlaston, I spotted... June 14, 2013
- June 12th - An awful commute from a weather point of view. The... June 14, 2013
- June 11th - What goes up… must come down. It’s been a few... June 12, 2013
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Tag Archives: BCA
Troubled Waters
Just a quick note. In all the brouhaha about Brownhills Canoe and Outdoor Centre, and the end of the relationship between Brownhills Community Association and Bear Creek Adventure, up till now, Bear Creek have offered no comment.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Environment, Express & Star, Followups, Interesting photos, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local media, News, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall Council
Tagged BCA, Bear Creek Adventure, Brownhills, Canal, Canoe, Centre, Clayhanger, Community Association, Edgbaston Watersports, Facebook, local blogs, New Photos, Outdoor, press release, Silly, Statement, Walsall Council
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Further statement from Brownhills Canoe Centre Steering Committee
This afternoon, I received a further statement from Tim Houghton, of the Brownhills Canoe Centre Steering Committee. To be honest, I had no prior knowledge of this group. The best thing I can do is produce Tim’s mail in full.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Environment, Events, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community
Tagged BCA, Bear Creek Adventure, Brownhills, Canal, Canoe, Centre, Clayhanger, Community Association, Edgbaston Watersports, Express & Star, Facebook, local blogs, New Photos, Outdoor, Silly, Walsall Council
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Brownhills Canoe Centre: Community Association reply
Nice to see the good old Express & Star taking the lead from local blogs again. Their website is currently featuring a story about the Brownhills Canoe and Outdoor Centre, whose future looked questionable due to the pulling out of prospective partners Bear Creek Adventure.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Environment, Events, Express & Star, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community
Tagged BCA, Bear Creek Adventure, Brownhills, Canal, Canoe, Centre, Clayhanger, Community Association, Edgbaston Watersports, Express & Star, Facebook, local blogs, New Photos, Outdoor, Silly, Walsall Council
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Imperialist blather
It seems Brownhills Community Association, or someone within, its undertaking a little empire building of late. It’s all coming over a bit imperialist to me.
It seems that now, if you want to fish in the canal between Catshill Junction and Chasewater, you are expected to pay Brownhills Community Association £3 per day for the privilege, or £15 for a season ticket.
It seems that now, if you want to fish in the canal between Catshill Junction and Chasewater, you are expected to pay Brownhills Community Association £3 per day for the privilege, or £15 for a season ticket.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, Clayhanger stuff, cycling, Environment, Events, Followups, Interesting photos, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local media, Local politics, News, Shared media, Social Media, Walsall community, Wildlife
Tagged Anglesey Basin, angling, Baliff, BCA, Brownhills, Brownhills Comminity Centre, Brownhills common, Brownhills community association, Canal, Catshill Junction, Chasewater, Cycle rides, cycling, Events, Fee, fishing, Local politics, New Photos, Ogley Junction, Silly, Things to do, Wildlife
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Brownhills Canoe and Outdoor Centre: Just what on earth is going on?
Whilst plodding around Facebook this evening, something troubling came to my attention concerning the Brownhills Canoe and Outdoor Centre: the people who were running it appear to have pulled out.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Environment, Events, Interesting photos, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local media, Local politics, News, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Council
Tagged BCA, Bear Creek Adventure, Brownhills, Canal, Canoe, Centre, Clayhanger, Community Association, Edgbaston Watersports, Facebook, local blogs, New Photos, Outdoor, Silly, Walsall Council
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There’s plenty going on…
Bonita Clayton, of Brownhills Community Association, has been in touch with a couple of flyers for events and information relating to happenings at the old Central Boys School, just off the miner island in Brownhills.
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Tagged Activity Centre, Annex, BCA, Bonita Clayton, Brownhills, Brownhills community association, Central Boys School, classes, Clayhanger, Communty Associantion, Craft, Crafty Ladies, Events, hobbies, Newsletter, Shire Oak, stuff to do, Things to do, Walsall Wood
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