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Tag Archives: Chasewater Dam Repairs
It’s starting to get interesting at Chasewater…
Finally, after long delays, work has started at Chasewater. Taking a stroll up there yesterday, I noted work going on on the marsh behind the dam and cranes were dropping portacabins into position near the pier. It seems that casual … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, Environment, Events, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local media, planning, Shared media, Wildlife
Tagged Brownhills, Chasewater, Chasewater Dam, Chasewater Dam Repairs, Chasewater diversion map, Chasewater site access, Galliford Try, Lichfield District Council, local blogs, Local politics, planning, Reservoir, Silly, Staffordshire
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Chasewater: subject to some delay
Returning to the subject of the local reservoir that currently even the most committed atheist could walk upon, I just thought I’d mention that Lichfield Council have published a schedule for work to upgrade the dam. Although the lake … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, Environment, Followups, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local media, Local politics, planning, Shared media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Wildlife
Tagged Brownhills, Chasewater, Chasewater Dam, Chasewater Dam Repairs, Chasewater Wildlife Group, Galliford Try, International Water Power & Dam Construction magazine, Lichfield District Council, local blogs, Local politics, planning, Reservoir, Silly, Staffordshire
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Oh no, not Chasewater again…
Graham Evans of Chasewater Wildlife Group has pointed out to me that Lichfield District Council last year published a voluntary code of conduct for dog walkers at the park. In the light of recent events, he thought (as do I) … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, cycling, Environment, Events, Followups, It makes me mad!, Local media, planning, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Wildlife
Tagged Brownhills, Chasewater, Chasewater Dam, Chasewater Dam Blog, Chasewater Dam Repairs, Chasewater drain, Chasewater horse incident, Chasewater mud, Chasewater Safety Works, Chasewater Wildlife Group, local blogs, planning, Reservoir, Wildlife
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Horse whisperers
I’ve been contacted by reader Gloria Wigley who left a couple of comments over the weekend about the incident with the horses stuck in the mud at Chasewater. Gloria commented on that post and subsequently on the first post I … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, Environment, Events, Followups, It makes me mad!, Local media, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Wildlife
Tagged Brownhills, Chasewater, Chasewater accidents, Chasewater Dam, Chasewater Dam Repairs, Chasewater mud, Chasewater Wildlife Group, Horses, loose dogs, mud, Reservoir, Wildlife
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Michael Fabricant: away with the fairies?
Many of us in the Northern Wastes who follow events over the border in Staffordshire via sites like the superlative Lichfield Blog, will be well used to the hyperbole, wild statements and attention seeking of the Staffordshire MP Michael Fabricant. … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, Environment, Followups, Just plain daft, Local media, Local politics, Shared media, Spotted whilst browsing the web
Tagged Brownhills, Chasewater, Chasewater Dam, Chasewater Dam Repairs, Lichfield Mercury, Local politics, Michael Fabricant, Reservoir, Silly, Wildlife
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