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#365DaysOfBiking- 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
- May 15th - Today, I went to Redditch for the first time in more... May 15, 2013
- May 14th - Shire Oak Hill is a very old adversary. There’s... May 14, 2013
- May 14th - Grim ride home. The morning wasn’t bad, but... May 14, 2013
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Tag Archives: Walsall Council
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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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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Farming controversy
I notice that over the past few weeks some outrage seems to be abroad over supposed plans to build a housing estate or industrial park, near Shire Oak on Lanes Farm, between the farmhouse at Sandhills and the Chester Road; broadly the site of the old Brawn’s Wood.
Posted in Bad Science, Brownhills stuff, cycling, Environment, Events, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local Blogs, Local media, Local politics, News, Panoramio photo discussions, planning, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood stuff, Wildlife
Tagged Anthony Harris, application, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Canal, Catshill, Conservative, Consultation, Cycle rides, cycling, Derelict, estate, Events, Facebook, Home Farm, housing, In Touch, industrial, Lane's Farm, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, Local politics, Mike Flower, New Photos, Panoramio, Pete Sears, planning, Planning 2026, Politics, Redevelopment, SAD, Shire Oak, Silly, St Modwen, Staffordshire, Stonnall, Things to do, Tory, Twitter, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics, Walsall Wood, Wildlife
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Brownhills Canal Festival 2013 – details now available
Details of this year’s Brownhills Canal Festival have kindly been supplied by The Clayhanger Kid himself, Brian Stringer – I’m trying to get as much info as I can, but as usual, it seems to be Brownhills’ best kept secret.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, cycling, Environment, Events, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local media, Local music, News, Panoramio photo discussions, Panoramio updates, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Council
Tagged Barge, Boats, Brian Stringer, Brownhills, Brownhills Canoe Centre, Canal, Canoe, Clayhanger, Committee, Contach, Contact, Events, Festival, Fete, information, june 23rd, Local, local blogs, Marina, Narrowboat, outdoors, pageant, planning, Richard Lee, Summer, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood
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Community day this Thursday!
Bonita Clayton from Brownhills Community Association Has asked me to publicise their latest event here on the blog, which I’m happy to do – there’s a Community Day Event planned for this coming Thursday, 16th May 2013.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Environment, Events, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community
Tagged activities, Activity Centre, Bonita Clayton, Brownhills, Central Boys School, Community Association, community centre, Community Day Event, Events, Newsletter, Nursey, open day, Things to do, Walsall Council
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Brownhills Common: Scrutiny meeting tonight!
I received a press release from Walsall Council, stating that following the brouhaha over Brownhills Common and the subsequent petition, there is to be a special scrutiny meeting at the Council House on this very matter, tonight Monday, 13th May 2013, at 6pm.
Posted in Bad Science, Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, Clayhanger stuff, cycling, Environment, Events, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local Blogs, Local media, Local politics, News, planning, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Council, Wildlife
Tagged 13th, 2013, Brownhills common, Chasewater SSSI, Chaz Mason, Clayhanger Marsh Log, Conifer, Consultation, Countryside Services, cuts, Cycle rides, cycling, Events, forestry, Greenspace, Heathland, Kevin Clements, Leaflet, local blogs, Local History, Management, May, Morgan Bowers, Natural England, Plantation, scrutiny, Special, Things to do, tree removal, Twitter, Walsal Wildlife, Walsall, Walsall Advertiser, Walsall Council
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Oak Park Family Fit’n'Fun Day this Saturday
Now that spring is here, the nights have opened out a little and the good weather is upon us, why not take the family up to Oak Park this Saturday afternoon- you’ll find plenty of fitness and sport activities to get involved in, free of charge.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Events, Fun stuff to see and do, Local media, News, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged 11 may, activities, Brownhills, Family, fit, Fit'n'fun, Fitness, fun, Oak Park, Reach up tower, Saturday, Shire Oak, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood, Walsall Wood football club
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Is there a new arrival for Wessex close?
I don’t have a great deal of information about this, I’m sorry to say, but I thought it might be worthwhile to draw readers attention to the following event, happening next Thursday, 16th May, at the Parkview Centre in Brownhills (That’s the library).
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Tagged 22, apartments, Brownhills, Consultation, Derelict, Events, Local politics, plan, planning, Politics, Redevelopment, Things to do, Twitter, Walsall Council, Walsall Housing Group, Wessex Close, WHG
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Brownhills Common: Scrutiny meeting next Monday
I received a press release from Walsall Council today, stating that following the brouhaha over Brownhills Common and the subsequent petition, there is to be a special scrutiny meeting at the Council House on this very matter, next Monday, 13th May 2013, at 6pm.
Posted in Bad Science, Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, Clayhanger stuff, cycling, Environment, Events, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local Blogs, Local media, Local politics, News, planning, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Council, Wildlife
Tagged 13th, 2013, Brownhills common, Chasewater SSSI, Chaz Mason, Clayhanger Marsh Log, Conifer, Consultation, Countryside Services, cuts, Cycle rides, cycling, Events, forestry, Greenspace, Heathland, Kevin Clements, Leaflet, local blogs, Local History, Management, May, Morgan Bowers, Natural England, Plantation, scrutiny, Special, Things to do, tree removal, Twitter, Walsal Wildlife, Walsall, Walsall Advertiser, Walsall Council
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Before Mario
Here’s an odd one for a Saturday Afternoon – here’s a program from the now long-defunct Chasewater Kart Club, for an event they staged on the 21st October 1979.
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Posted in Chasewater, Environment, Events, Fun stuff to see and do, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Spotted whilst browsing the web
Tagged )ctober 21st 1979, 3, Aerial, Ashton in Makerfield, Bing, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Chasewater, Chasewater Kart Racing Club, Events, Getmapping, Imagery, kart, Lichfield, Local History, M6 Toll, Old maps, programme, Redevelopment, Reservoir, Sisters, Staffordshire, Super Kart, Three, Walsall Council, Westune
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Just a bit of TLC
I have been contacted by The Clayhanger Kid himself, Brian Stringer, who’s rightly concerned by the lack of cleaning and maintenance of the Pier Street Pedestrian Bridge.
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Tagged Brian Stringer, bridge, Brownhills, Canal, Canal and River Trust, canal festival 2013, canal side, Clayhanger, Clayhanger Kid, cleaning, cycling, Events, maintenance, New Photos, Pedestrian, Pier Street, Walsall Council
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