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Tag Archives: Hints
Shire Oak Quarry expansion consultation event – this Friday
You may recall a couple of years ago that the operator of the former Shire Oak Quarry site, JPE, was mooting the proposal to extend the site they’re currently landfilling at Shire Oak, to extract virgin material pusihing back restoration of the site for some years.
Posted in Bad Science, Brownhills stuff, Environment, It makes me mad!, Local media, Local politics, News, planning, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff, Wildlife
Tagged 2014, 2016, 30 September, Brownhills, Consultation, County Council, expansion, extraction, Hays, Hints, Hopwas, Lichfield, Local politics, mineral, Minerals Local Plan, planning, Politics, quarry, Redevelopment, Sandhills, Shire Oak, Staffordshire, Stonnall, Things to do, Village Hall, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood, Wildlife
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Sandhills quarry consultation – get your objection in quickly
Heads up folks – here’s one I overlooked, but there’s still time to act as responses to the Sandhills Quarry inclusion in the Staffordshire New Minerals Local Plan closes on Friday 5th December 2014 – but it’s easy to respond online, and you can do it right now.
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Posted in Bad Science, Brownhills stuff, Environment, It makes me mad!, Local media, Local politics, News, planning, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff, Wildlife
Tagged 2014, Brownhills, County Council, expansion, extraction, Hays, Hints, Hopwas, Lichfield, Local politics, mineral, Minerals Local Plan, planning, Politics, quarry, Redevelopment, Sandhills, Shire Oak, Staffordshire, Things to do, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood, Wildlife
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A very Good Friday
Yesterday, Good Friday 18th April 2014, was a good day for a ride – with the day off and the sun shining (although not as warm as one would have thought), I headed out to Staffordshire to cath the sun and beauty of spring.
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Posted in Churches, cycling, Environment, Events, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local media, News, Panoramio photo discussions, Panoramio updates, Shared media, Wildlife
Tagged anemone, bicye, bike, Blossom, Bluebell, Cam, Canal, Canwell, Church, Convent, Cycle rides, cycling, Devils Dressing Room, Edingale, Events, ewe, good weather, GoPro, Harlaston, Haunton, Hays, HD Hero 3+, Hints, Hopwas, Lichfield, Netherseal, New Photos, No Man's Heath, Oilseed Rape, Panoramio, ride, sheep, Speedwell, Spring, Staffordshire, Stonnall, sun, Syercote, Things to do, wildflowers, Wildlife, Wood
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Just one day like this…
Today I escaped for a bit – the weather was reasonably good, I had nothing pressing, and rather than fiddle with blog posts and other stuff, I decided to go for a decent ride.
Posted in Churches, cycling, Environment, Events, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, News, Panoramio photo discussions, Panoramio updates, Shared media
Tagged Canal, Canwell, Church, Churchyard, Crow's Castle, Cyclamen, Cycle rides, cycling, Footherley, Ford, Golden hour, Hays Wood, Hints, Hopwas, Lichfield, New Photos, Panoramio, Pillbox, Staffordshire, Stockfields, Sunset, Things to do
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Ford perfect
Just in case last weekend actually turns out to be summer for 2013, I made one final ride video from last weekend, this one from the bank holiday Monday. This is a video I’ve been meaning to make for a … Continue reading
Posted in Churches, cycling, Environment, Events, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Just plain daft, Local media, Shared media, Social Media, Wildlife
Tagged bike, Black, Bourne, brook, Cam, Canwell, Cycle rides, cycling, Events, Film, Ford, GoPro, Hints, Lichfield, Local History, Rookery, Staffordshire, Things to do, Wildlife
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From gardens where we feel secure…
If you’re looking for something different to do over the weekend, and fancy an event that’s gentle, genteel and quintessentially British, you could do much worse than visit Hints open gardens and Flower festival, at the pretty little village of … Continue reading
Posted in cycling, Environment, Events, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Local media, Shared media, Spotted whilst browsing the web
Tagged Events, flowers, Garden festival, gardens, Hints, Hints flower festival, Hints open gardens, Hints Village, Staffordshire, Things to do, Wildlife
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Lucky shots
I took all four of these photos this afternoon at the garden of Cherry Coppice, Hints, which was exhibiting in the open garden and flower festival event. It’s on tomorrow, too, and is a great day out for gardeners and … Continue reading
Posted in cycling, Environment, Events, Features, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Shared media, Wildlife
Tagged Bee, Events, flowers, Garden festival, gardens, Hints, Hints flower festival, Hints open gardens, Hints Village, lucky, macro photography, Staffordshire, Things to do, Wildlife
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From gardens where we feel secure…
If you’re looking for something different to do over the weekend, and fancy an event that’s gentle, genteel and quintessentially British, you could do much worse than visit Hints open gardens and Flower festival, at the pretty little village of … Continue reading
Into the wind
The holiday weekend passes, with fine, bright, warm weather. There’s just one snag; the wind is awful. Cycling into it is a real effort, but as you can see, perseverance rewards the hardy cyclist with wonderful views of a wind-blown … Continue reading
Posted in cycling, Environment, Features, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local media, Panoramio photo discussions, Panoramio updates, Shared media, Wildlife
Tagged Airstrip, Crow's Castle, Cycle rides, Hints, Huddlesford, New Photos, Oilseed Rape, Panoramio, Sittles, Staffordshire, Whitemoor Haye, Williford
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White winter hymnal
Posted in Cannock Chase, cycling, Environment, Interesting photos, Local media, Panoramio photo discussions, Panoramio updates, Shared media
Tagged Castle Ring, Crow's Castle, Cycle rides, Grove Hill, Hints, New Photos, Old Yoxall Bridge, Panoramio, Priorslee, Rugeley Power Station, Snow, Snow Pictures, Staffordshire, Stile Cop, Stonnall, Thornes, Thornes Hill, Trig Point, Yoxall
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The dying of the light
Posted in Churches, cycling, Environment, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Panoramio photo discussions, Panoramio updates, Shared media
Tagged Bangley, Colwich, Colwich Junction, Cycle rides, Devils Dressing Room, Hints, Hints Ford, Hopwas, New Photos, Panoramio, Rugeley Power Station, St Michael, Staffordshire, Tamworth, The Rookery
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Forever Autumn…
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Churches, cycling, Environment, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local media, Panoramio photo discussions, Panoramio updates, Shared media
Tagged Autumn, Autumnal pictures, Brownhills, Canal, Cycle rides, Fullelove shelter, Hilton, Hints, Hints Ford, Lane's Farm, Little Hay, New Photos, Panoramio, Roddige, Roddige Airstrip, Sandhills, Shenstone, Shire Oak, Staffordshire, Summerhill
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The joys of summer
Posted in Churches, cycling, Environment, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Panoramio photo discussions, Panoramio updates, Shared media
Tagged Black Brook, Canal, Chilcote, Crow's Castle, Cycle rides, Flax, Hints, New Photos, Panoramio, Stonnall, Thornes, West Bromwich, Wildlife
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From gardens where we feel secure…
If you’re looking for something different to do over the weekend, and fancy an event that’s gentle, genteel and quintessentially British, you could do much worse than visit Hints open gardens and Flower festival, at the pretty little village of … Continue reading
Posted in cycling, Environment, Events, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Local media, Shared media, Spotted whilst browsing the web
Tagged Events, flowers, Garden festival, gardens, Hints, Hints flower festival, Hints open gardens, Hints Village, Staffordshire, Things to do, Wildlife
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Winter colour
I’ve been thinking for a while that it’s about time we had a photo update. As this particularly cold winter draws on, I have come to reflect on some of the photos I took over the Christmas period. As is … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, cycling, Environment, Panoramio photo discussions, Panoramio updates, Shared media
Tagged Blthbury, Brownhills, Chasewater, cold, Coton-in-the-Clay, Cycle rides, Handsacre, Hilliards Cross, Hints, New moon, New Photos, Night photos, Panoramio, Reservoir, Shire Oak, Snow, Staffordshire, Sunset, Telephone box
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This year, summer occurs in fits and starts
Posted in Environment, Panoramio updates, Shared media, Wildlife
Tagged Hints, Honey Hill, New Photos, No Man's Heath, Panoramio, Walsall canal, Wildlife
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Catching up – what’s new on BrownhillsBob’s Panoramio gallery
I’ve not been as diligent at uploading Panoramio stuff recently as I should have been – sorry about that. Yesterday I added 34 new pictures, and there have been some orphaned uploads since I started blogging, so this seems an … Continue reading
