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Tag Archives: 25th May
Don’t forget Lichfield Bower today!
Well, Spring Bank Holiday Monday is upon us, and that means that it’s Lichfield Bower Day in Ye Olde City – and I notice our friends at Lichfield Waterworks Trust and Lichfield Discovered are up to mischief…
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Tagged 2015, 25th May, Bank Holiday Monday, Bower, cardigan, city, Discovered, ditch, event, Events, Facebook, fair, free, Gomez, Greenhill, Jakeman, Kate Gomez, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, Lore, New Photos, Panoramio, ramble, Silly, Staffordshire, Stuart, Things to do
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Flour power
Last Monday, I popped out on the overcast, grey afternoon and rode to New Hall Mill for their open day – this is the working flour mill reader Alan Dawson recommended to readers last weekend – I’ve fallen in love with this remarkable place.
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Posted in cycling, Environment, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Council
Tagged #365daysofbiking, 25th May, Alan Dawson, bank holiday, bike cam, Cycle rides, Cycle Route, cycleway, cycling, GoPro, HDHero 3+, NCN, New Hall Mill, Newhall, off road, open days2015, Park, photo gallery, Pipe Hayes, Plants Brook, Ride cam, Sutton Coldfield, Things to do, urban, urban birdlife, Valley, Water Mill, Wylde Green
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Why not visit a local working water mill today?
Here’s a great example of how one post can lead to another via an unexpected tangent – and it’s really rather excellent.
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Posted in cycling, Environment, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Council
Tagged #365daysofbiking, 25th May, Alan Dawson, bank holiday, bike cam, Cycle rides, Cycle Route, cycleway, cycling, GoPro, HDHero 3+, NCN, New Hall Mill, Newhall, off road, open days2015, Park, Pipe Hayes, Plants Brook, Ride cam, Sutton Coldfield, Things to do, urban, urban birdlife, Valley, Water Mill, Wylde Green
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Don’t forget Lichfield Bower!
Well, Bank Holiday Monday is upon us, and that means that it’s Lichfield Bower Day in Ye Olde City – I was sent this promo from Stuart Jakeman, and with folks often looking here for stuff to do, I thought I’d give it a plug.
Posted in Environment, Events, Fun stuff to see and do, Just plain daft, Local media, Local music, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media
Tagged 2015, 25th May, Bank Holiday Monday, Bower, city, Events, fair, Greenhill, Jakeman, Lichfield, Staffordshire, Stuart, Things to do
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Take to the water this Sunday!
There’s an interesting, fun-looking event taking place this Sunday (25th May 2014) at Chase Watersports Centre, at Chasewater – it’s a twelve hour continuous waterski event in aid of the Stephen’s Story appeal for the Teenage Cancer Trust.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, Environment, Events, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Just plain daft, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web
Tagged 12 hour, 2014, 25th May, Brownhills, charity, Chase, Chasewater, Chasewater Dam, Events, Facebook, inflatable, Lichfield, Reservoir, Silly, Staffordshire, Stephen Sutton, Stephens Story, TCT, Teenage Cancer Trust, Things to do, Wakeboard, waterski, watersports centre
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