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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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- R.E.M. – These Days - Athens Demo
- R.E.M. – March Song (King Of Birds) - Athens Demo
- R.E.M. – Hyena - Athens Demo
- R.E.M. – Fall On Me - Athens Demo
- R.E.M. – Superman - 2011 - Remaster
- R.E.M. – Swan Swan H - 2011 - Remaster
- R.E.M. – Just a Touch - 2011 - Remaster
- R.E.M. – What If We Give It Away? - 2011 - Remaster
- R.E.M. – I Believe - 2011 - Remaster
Tag Archives: Chasewaterstuff
A whiff of coal smoke
Here’s an interesting thing that top local history monkey [Howmuch?] bought at a book fayre last week. It’s the program for the Fourth Annual Steam & Vintage Vehicle Rally, held by Chasewater Light Railway Society on the weekend of 21st & 22nd June 1980.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, Environment, Events, Fun stuff to see and do, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, News, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Walsall community
Tagged 1980, 21, 22, Aboretum railway, Annual Steam Fair, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Chasewater, Chasewater Railway Society, Chasewaterstuff, Events, Fourth, June, local blogs, Local History, Oakparkrunner, Progam, Reservoir, Staffordshire, Walsall
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Underground investigations – The Grove Pit Disaster remembered
The 1st October 2012 – a couple of hours away from when I post this – will mark 82 years since the Grove Pit Disaster that killed fourteen local men in the mine that stood just off Lime Lane, on … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Events, Followups, It makes me mad!, Local History, Local media, Local politics, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Brownhills mining disater, Chasewaterstuff, colliers, Grove Colliery, Grove pit, local blogs, Local History, Mine disaster, miners, Staffordshire, The men below, Wyrley common, Wyrley Grove
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Pictures from today’s MGs in the Trees event at Chasewater
I’m not much of a petrol head, really, as regular readers will have worked out. I do, however, love old cars and car shows, particularly local ones like the Chasewater Transport Show. Since it was such a bright sunny day … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, cycling, Events, Features, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local media, Panoramio photo discussions, Panoramio updates, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web
Tagged BGT, Brownhills, Car Show, Chasewater, Chasewater Railway, Chasewaterstuff, Classic cars, Events, local blogs, Local History, MG, MGs in the Tress, New Photos, Panoramio, Reservoir, South Staffs MG Owners Club, Staffordshire, Things to do, Twitter
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MGs in the Trees – car show at Chasewater this Sunday!
I just spotted on the excellent Chasewaterstuff’s Railway and Canal Blog and via his twitter stream that there’s an MG car show on tomorrow, Sunday 13th May 2012 at Chasewater. There will be lots of classic and restored motors there, … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, Environment, Events, Fun stuff to see and do, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community
Tagged BGT, Brownhills, Car Show, Chasewater, Chasewater Railway, Chasewaterstuff, Classic cars, Events, local blogs, Local History, MG, MGs in the Tress, Reservoir, Richard Thompson, South Staffs MG Owners Club, Staffordshire, Things to do, Twitter
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Happening now – Chasewater Railway spring gala!
Bit late, I know, but it’s a nice day, and the Chasewater Railway Spring Gala is happening all weekend. Headsup to the wonderful Chasewaterstuff, quietly plugging away for Brownhill’s best kept secret. Don’t forget that for the less railway-focussed members … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, cycling, Environment, Events, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, News, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community
Tagged 2012, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Chasewater, Chasewater Railway, Chasewaterstuff, Cycle rides, cycling, John Daft, local blogs, Local History, Locomotive, Reservoir, Spring Gala, Staffordshire, STeam, steam engine, Things to do
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All about Eve
Well, it’s Christmas Eve. I’ve been meaning to write this post for a few days now, but it’s a bit cheesy and it feels kind of awkward. I’d like to wish all the readers, contributors, followers and friends of the … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, cycling, Environment, Events, Fun stuff to see and do, Just plain daft, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, Local politics, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Chasewaterstuff, Christmas, Common people, Kate Goodall, Lichfield Lore, Linda Mason, Merry Christmas, New Year, Oakparkrunner, Pigblog, Publog, Stymaster, Tamworth Time Hikes, The Bloxidge Tallygraph, The Plastic Hippo, The Yam Yam, Walsall Bloggers
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Pelsall Canal Festival this weekend!
I notice from the excellent Chasewaterstuff Railway Blog that it’s Pelsall’s annual canal festival this weekend. This is a huge event, and well worth a look. I noticed yesterday that lots of boaters were heading that way through the Black … Continue reading
Posted in cycling, Environment, Events, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local Blogs, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community
Tagged Boats, Canal, Chasewaterstuff, Cycle rides, Events, local blogs, Moxley, Narrowboats, New Photos, Panoramio, Pelsall, Pelsall Canal Festival
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Brownhills – Just one photo! (via Chasewater Stuff’s Railway Blog)
While we’re on the subject of images from the past, over in the steamy, oily corner of Chasewater, top rail and local historian Chasewaterstuff has dug out a gem. I’ll not comment too much, but I’d be interested to see … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, Environment, Followups, Interesting photos, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community
Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Chasewater, Chasewater Railway, Chasewater Stuff, Chasewaterstuff, local blogs, Local History, New Photos, Pubs, Railway Tavern
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Who knows where the time goes?
It really doesn’t seem like five minutes since I last wished all you readers a merry Christmas and a very happy new year. This last one has been an interesting and engaging time for me with the Brownhills Blog. I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Cannock Chase, cycling, Environment, Followups, Just plain daft, Local History, Local media, Local politics, Shared media, Shared memories, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall Council
Tagged Chasewaterstuff, Christmas, Common people, ConnectCannock, Julian Ward-Davies, Longdon Local, Merry Christmas, New Year, Oakparkrunner, Pheaseyviews, Pigblog, Political Penguin, Publog, Stymaster, Tamworth Time Hikes, The Bloxidge Tallygraph, The Bookworm turns, The Edditer, The Lichfield Blog, The Mushroom, The Plastic Hippo, Walsall Bloggers, WV11
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