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#365DaysOfBiking- May 22nd - And then, returning home, I noticed this.... May 23, 2013
- May 22nd - I was heading home today from work, and for some... May 23, 2013
- May 21st - An odd day, I was at home until lunchtime, then had... May 22, 2013
- May 20th - On my way home tonight, I hopped onto the canal... May 20, 2013
- May 20th - A small result. The bike racks at Birmingham New... May 20, 2013
- May 19th - Up on the north heath at Chasewater, something rather... May 19, 2013
- May 19th - A busy day at Chasewater. Linda Mason had posted some... May 19, 2013
- May 18th - A late evening run to the supermarket, and one of the... May 19, 2013
- May 18th - I’m hoping a linesman or electrical engineer... May 19, 2013
- May 17th - Interesting to note that the Wakeboarding company who... May 18, 2013
- May 17th - Spring wends onward, despite somewhat indifferent... May 18, 2013
- May 16th - Spring is here, too, at the verges, hedgerows and... May 17, 2013
- Bob’s music
- Daft Punk – Doin' it Right (feat. Panda Bear)
- Daft Punk – Fragments of Time (feat. Todd Edwards)
- Daft Punk – Motherboard
- Daft Punk – Beyond
- Daft Punk – Get Lucky (feat. Pharrell Williams)
- Daft Punk – Touch (feat. Paul Williams)
- Daft Punk – Lose Yourself To Dance (feat. Pharrell Williams)
- Daft Punk – Instant Crush
- Daft Punk – Within
- Daft Punk – Giorgio by Moroder
Tag Archives: Clayhanger
Brownhills Canoe Centre – get set for summer!
Friend of the blog Bonita Clayton has been in touch from Brownhills Community Association, and asked if I’d publicise an event, happening later this month and the Canoe & Outdoor Centre in Silver Street, Brownhills.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Environment, Events, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Walsall community
Tagged Barbecue, Boats, Brownhills, Canal, Canoe, childrens, Clayhanger, Events, Family, Family Introduction, free seesions, kayak, open day, Outdoor, Silver Street, Things to do, Walsall Wood, Water
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Bad weather, school closures, travel info…
As ever, snow has fallen, and everything grinds to a halt – so here’s a list of resources to find out about school closures, council services, travel, local news and weather
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Tagged bad weather, Brownhills, Clayhanger, Closure, council services, Express & Star, ice, list, London Midland, National Express, School, Schools closure, Snow, The YamYam, travel info, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall Weather, Walsall Wood, Winter, WS7 weather
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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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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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Fashion Event in Brownhills this Thursday!
Astrid van der Burgt from Brownhills Townswomen’s Guild writes to inform me that there’s a fashion and clothing event happening on Thursday 7th March 2013 (tomorrow) at the Memorial Hall in Lichfield Road, Brownhills, at 7:30pm.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Events, Fun stuff to see and do, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged An Evening of Fashion, Astrid van de burgt, Brownhills, cancer, charity, Clayhanger, Cyber Knife, Events, Facebook, Hospital, House of Fraser, Marks and Spencer, Memorial Hall, Morgan, QE, Queen Elizabeth, sale, Show, Things to do, Tom Speake, Townswomen's guild, Wallis, Walsall Wood
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Walsall Wood indecent exposure incident
It seems the flashers, undeterred by the recent cold weather, are at it again. Sadly, I missed this press release last week, as I wasn’t following the right feed (now corrected). This is a worrying incident in Walsall Wood which really needs resolving before anything worse happens.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Environment, Events, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local Blogs, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community
Tagged appeal, bridge, Camden Street, Canal, Clayhanger, crime, Events, flasher, indecent exposure, local blogs, Morgan Bowers, Pelsall, Police, school girls, The Bridge, towpath, Walsall Wood
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Medical history?
A quick enquiry reaches me from reader Elizabeth Downs. Elizabeth asks an interesting question – Doctor Clamp was a noted General Practitioner in Brownhills, and worked from the Brickiln Street Surgery up until, I believe, the early 1980s.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, News, Panoramio photo discussions, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories
Tagged Brickiln Street, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Clamp, Clayhanger, daughter, Doctor, Dr, Elizabeth Downs, General Practitioner, GP, Liz Downs, Local History, New Photos, Redevelopment, Short Street, Surgery
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Oil, fire and water
The above remarkable video was generously pointed out by reader Bob Pugh and features some remarkable footage of what was a golden period in the era of the South Staffordshire Railway – the main line that ran through Brownhills, up until the 1980s.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Environment, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community
Tagged A5, Anglesey Sidings, Bob Pugh, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Charringtons, Clayhanger, David Hodgkinson, Ian Pell, Ken Hubbard, local blogs, Local History, New Photos, Oil Terminal, Redevelopment, South Staffordshire Line, Staffordshire, video
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