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#365DaysOfBiking- 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
- May 16th - A day without rain, for me at least, and quite... May 17, 2013
- May 15th - It was a dreadful commute on the way to the station... May 15, 2013
- Bob’s music
- Joni Mitchell – Woman of Heart and Mind
- Joni Mitchell – Blonde In The Bleachers
- Joni Mitchell – You Turn Me On I'm A Radio
- Joni Mitchell – Electricity
- Joni Mitchell – See You Sometime
- Joni Mitchell – For the Roses
- Joni Mitchell – Let The Wind Carry Me
- Joni Mitchell – Lesson in Survival
- Joni Mitchell – Barangrill
- Joni Mitchell – Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire
Tag Archives: Sunday
In our name
Every year on this blog, I’ve marked remembrance Sunday with a post, and this one is no different. I think this day, associated events and actions are crucially important. It is only by remembering the cost, that we can consider how to make a better future.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Events, Followups, It makes me mad!, Local History, Local media, News, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Bill Caddick, Brownhills local history, Jack Judge, June Tabor, Local History, Remembrance, Royal British Legion, Sunday, Tipperary
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The Fallen of Walsall Wood: a project
Since it’s Remembrance weekend, I thought I’d share with you a project that top reader and contributor David Evans has been working on. David has gone through the roll of honour for the First World War on the Walsall Wood memorial, and listed the entries, and what he can find out about them, in spreadsheet format.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Churches, Environment, Events, Features, Followups, Interesting photos, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged 1st World War, Brownhills local history, Details, fallen, First World War, Great War, list, Local History, loss, memorial, Remembrance, Roll of Honour, Royal British Legion, Spreadsheet, Sunday, Walsall Wood, war, war memorial, WW 1
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An Autumn Winter Affair…
I notice that this Sunday, 4th November 2012, there’s a rather fun looking vintage event being staged at Chasewater Railway by Burntwood-based Always Red Events.
The inaugural event last June was a whole bunch of fun and I enjoyed it immensely. This one promises to be even better, so why not get down there and join in the fun?
I’ll leave the organisers to tell you all about it. I’ll certainly be checking it out…
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, Events, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local media, Local music, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community
Tagged 1940s, 40s, 4th November 2012, Always Red Events, Brownhills, Chasewater, Chasewater Railway, Events, Facebook, New Photos, nostalgia, Staffordshire, Sunday, Things to do, Twitter, Vintage Event, We'll Meet Again
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Back to the Future outdoor screening at Walsall Wood this evening!
This one in from Andy Hollyhead, Walsall Wood resident and top brainy bloke of this parish – looks like great fun. Why not pop along? Travel back in time for a special outdoor screening of 1980′s classic Back to the … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Events, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Just plain daft, Local Blogs, Local media, News, planning, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged 26th August, Back to the future, Brownhills, cinema, event, Events, Facebook, fun, Leisure Centre, local blogs, Oak Park, Outdoor, outdoors, planning, screening, Silly, Sunday, Things to do, Twitter, Walsall, Walsall Wood, Walsall Wood football club, WWFC
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Pictures from the Chasewater Vintage Event
From the canal festival, I spun up to Chasewater to check out the vintage event – We’ll Meet Again. I wasn’t sure what to expect with it – I’d found the Jubilee Shindig at the same venue rather lacklustre, if … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, cycling, Environment, Events, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Just plain daft, Local History, Local media, Local music, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community
Tagged 1940s, 24th June, 40s, Always Red Events, Brownhills, Chasewater, Chasewater Railway, Chicken Shack Boogie Boys, cupcake, Events, Facebook, New Photos, nostalgia, Staffordshire, Sunday, Things to do, Twitter, Vintage Event, We'll Meet Again
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Vintage event at Chasewater Railway today!
I notice that today, Sunday, the 24th June 2012, there’s a rather fun looking vintage event being staged at Chasewater Railway by Burntwood-based Always Red Events. It seems like a rather fun thing, and you can do Brownhills Canal Festival on … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, Events, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local media, Local music, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community
Tagged 1940s, 24th June, 40s, Always Red Events, Brownhills, Chasewater, Chasewater Railway, Events, Facebook, New Photos, nostalgia, Staffordshire, Sunday, Things to do, Twitter, Vintage Event, We'll Meet Again
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Vintage event at Chasewater Railway this Sunday!
I notice that this Sunday, the 24th June 2012, there’s a rather fun looking vintage event being staged at Chasewater Railway by Burntwood-based Always Red Events. It seems like a rather fun thing, and you can do Brownhills Canal Festival on … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, Events, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local media, Local music, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community
Tagged 1940s, 24th June, 40s, Always Red Events, Brownhills, Chasewater, Chasewater Railway, Events, Facebook, New Photos, nostalgia, Staffordshire, Sunday, Things to do, Twitter, Vintage Event, We'll Meet Again
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Car Crash on the A5, Brownhills Sunday morning – 1 hurt
I see that this morning, there’s been another accident on the A5 Watling Street at Newtown, Brownhills, by the Terrace restaurant. It seems one man had to be cut free from his car after a collision with a lamp column … Continue reading
Shall we not remember?
I want to mark remembrance carefully this year. It’s very important to me, but I’ve been alarmed this time around by the apparent desire to make political capital out of the event. I’m also somewhat concerned at the way some … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Events, Followups, It makes me mad!, Local History, Local media, News, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Bill Caddick, Brownhills local history, Jack Judge, June Tabor, Local History, Remembrance, Royal British Legion, Sunday, Tipperary
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Where’s your woggle?
Top contributed, reader and Stonnall history buff Steve Hickman has, once again been in touch. He’s unearthed a great photo of the Shenstone Scout Troop in their Sunday finery in 1962. Steve poses the following question: Hi Bob, I came across this … Continue reading
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Tagged 1962, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, first scout group, Local History, New Photos, Parade, Shenstone, Shenstone Scouts, Shenstone Station, Staffordshire, Steve Hickman, Sunday, Walsall Wood
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