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#365DaysOfBiking- May 24th - After a spin around Stonnall and Shenstone in a... May 25, 2013
- May 24th - Out early evening, and speeding towards Stonnall, I... May 25, 2013
- May 23rd - Cycling up Market Place, Walsall, early evening, I... May 25, 2013
- May 23rd - Birmingham continues to fascinate. Finding myself at... May 25, 2013
- deantheman: A week in Walsall 25th May 2013 May 25, 2013
- 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
- Bob’s music
Tag Archives: Social media
A place to dance, play and talk
rownhills, it’s sometimes hard to believe, has a great history of clubs, societies and recreation, particularly in the early part of the last century – we’ve looked here before at sports days, musical clubs and festivals, amateur dramatics and other pastimes, many of which couldn’t have occurred without the great facility that is Brownhills Memorial Hall.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, Local music, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories
Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills Memorial Hall, Brownhills stuff, Clive Roberts, David Evans, football, Foundation, Fun stuff to see and do, Harrison, local blogs, Local media, local music, Memo, Memorial Hall, Shared media, Social media, Stone, The Memo
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A note of thanks
I’m not noted for agreeing with the council here on the Brownhills Blog, and have never held back in criticising them. – however, I like to think that when I feel they’ve got it right, it’s appropriate and correct to point it out.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, cycling, Environment, Events, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local Blogs, Local media, Local politics, News, Panoramio photo discussions, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Walsall community, Walsall Council
Tagged Brian Stringer, bridge, Brownhills, Brownhills stuff, Canal, Canal and River Trust, canal festival 2013, canal side, Clayhanger, Clayhanger Kid, Clayhanger stuff, cleaning, cycling, Environment, Events, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, It makes me mad!, Kate Goodall, Local media, maintenance, New Photos, Pedestrian, Pier Street, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social media, Walsall community, Walsall Council
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History is a mosaic
As readers will no doubt be aware, I’m really, really fond of local history and the way it’s evolving online, although I’ve noted concerns and issues, on the whole, the internet and cooperation it enables is making a huge difference to both the quality and quantity of work becoming available.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Churches, Environment, Events, 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
Tagged New Photos, Pubs, Derelict, Local History, planning, Redevelopment, Lichfield, local blogs, Staffordshire, Events, Old maps, Social media, Stonnall, Twitter, Facebook, Sandfields, Things to do, Lichfield District Council, Lichfield Lore, Kate, LDC, Gareth Thomas, Ian Pell, Dave Moore, Lichfield Keeps Blogging, Mosic, You're probably from Lichfield if, dolphin
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Get sociable with Walsall Police!
Here’s an interesting release from Walsall Police, which in the light of recent posts here, may be interesting to readers, particularly the live web chat with Superintendent Keith Fraser, my social media interaction with whom I’ve written about previously.
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Posted in Events, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Just plain daft, Local Blogs, Local media, Local politics, News, Reader enquiries
Tagged Keith Fraser, Police, Social media, Twiiter, Walsall, Webchat
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Men bailed following arrests in connection with indecent exposure incidents
West Midlands Police has now updated their press statement from yesterday,(26th July 2012) relating to their arrests in connection with the flashing incidents in Brownhills and North Walsall. 12/07/2012 Police in Walsall are continuing to investigate a series of indecent … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Events, Followups, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Brownhills stuff, Dave Reilly, Environment, Events, Followups, Keith Fraser, Local media, News, Shared media, Social media, Statement, Superintendent, Supt, Twitter, Walsall community
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Police in Walsall investigate series of indecent exposures
At last – this statement released by West Midlands Police at 6:30am. my criticism in the last post still stands. 12/07/2012 POLICE IN WALSALL are investigating a series of indecent exposures and are urging the public to come forward with … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Events, Followups, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Brownhills stuff, Dave Reilly, Environment, Events, Followups, Keith Fraser, Local media, News, Shared media, Social media, Statement, Superintendent, Supt, Twitter, Walsall community
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Brownhills indecent exposure – West Midlands Police decline to make statement
Hmmm. This is odd. In the past, West Midlands Police have been happy to communicate with the residents of Brownhills via press releases, often requested in response to specific incidents. The police have always been pleased with this arrangement and … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Events, Followups, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community
Tagged Brownhills stuff, Environment, Events, Followups, Keith Fraser, Local media, News, Shared media, Social media, Statement, Superintendent, Supt, Twitter, Walsall community
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Rubbish service?
Following the furore on social media over the last week, Dan Slee, press officer at Walsall Council offered the following press statement on the question of the controversial recycling leaflets currently being distributed to homes in Walsall Borough. I’ll let … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Local politics, Walsall Council, Environment, Events, Just plain daft, Followups, Walsall Wood stuff, It makes me mad!, Clayhanger stuff, Bad Science, Shared media, Local media, Reader enquiries, Social Media, Walsall community, Local Blogs, News
Tagged Aldridge, Brownhills, Casepack, changes, Cheap tat, Common people, Facebook, Greenstar, Jayne Howarth, Leaflet, Leicester, local blogs, Local politics, Paul Daniel, Press Office, press release, Recycling, Refuse, rubbish, Silly, Social media, The YamYam, Twitter, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics
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I do refuse
For a week or so now, new recycling guidance leaflets have been delivered to residents of Walsall Borough by the council. There has been a degree of justified concern expressed that the authority appear to have limited the range of … Continue reading
Posted in Bad Science, Brownhills stuff, Environment, Events, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local Blogs, Local media, Local politics, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Brownhills, changes, Cheap tat, Common people, Facebook, Jayne Howarth, Leaflet, local blogs, Local politics, Paul Daniel, Recycling, Refuse, rubbish, Silly, Social media, The YamYam, Twitter, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics
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Caldmore chameleon
It all went horribly wrong yesterday. Really, terribly awry. Bugger it. This should be a review and pictures of the Caldmore village Festival and the Road Rail steam event at Chasewater Railway. Neither went to plan. After plugging both events … Continue reading
Posted in Bad Science, Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, cycling, Environment, Events, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local Blogs, Local media, Local music, News, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Council
Tagged Anna Rogozińska, bikes, Brownhills, Caldmore Village Festival, Canal, Chasewater, Chasewater Railway, CVF, Cycle rides, cycling, Events, Imran Azam, local blogs, Local politics, New Photos, Reservoir, Road Rail, Silly, Social media, Twitter, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics
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