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Letting off steam
I was saddened to receive yesterday from Chasewater Transport Show organiser Helen Borton, a copy of a mail she’s sent to Chasewater Park management, detailing some conflict within the park community over this popular free show – it doesn’t make pleasant reading.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, cycling, Environment, Events, Followups, Interesting photos, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Wildlife
Tagged 2013, Brownhills, Chasewater, Chasewater car show, Chasewater Dam, Chasewater Railway, CHasewater Vintage & Classic Car Show, classic bikes, Classic cars, Conflict, Cycle rides, Events, Facebook, Helen Borton, John Smith, Letter, Lichfield, Lichfield District Council, Military vehicle show, New Photos, Reservoir, Silly, Staffordshire, Steam engines, Vandalism, Vintage Cars, Wildlife
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Chasewater: The Good, the bad, and the frankly insane
Hang out the flags, deck the halls, light the beacons. Those damn works are complete, and the contractors appointed to upgrade the dam at Chasewater have left the building, and everything has now returned to normal. Normal, that is, apart … Continue reading
Posted in Bad Science, Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, cycling, Environment, Events, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local media, Local politics, News, Shared media, Social Media, Wildlife
Tagged Access, Bad maintenance, Brownhills, Canal, Chasewater, Chasewater Dam, Cheap tat, Cycle rides, Cycle trail, cycling, Dam works, Galliford Try, John Smith, local blogs, Local politics, Neil Turner, New Photos, planning, Reservoir, Silly, Staffordshire, Wildlife
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One Man Went To Mow…
Right, call off the sheep… I have been contacted by Helen Borton, organiser of the Chasewater Transport Show, who readers will recall at the weekend was having some hassle getting things done in preparation for the event at the park … Continue reading
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Tagged Brownhills, Chasewater, Chasewater car show, Chasewater Transport Show 2012, CHasewater Vintage & Classic Car Show, classic bikes, Classic cars, classic lorries, Dispute, DIstrict Council, Grass, Helen Borton, Highfields, jobsworth, John Smith, Kevin Yates, Lichfield, Military vehicle show, Mow, New Photos, overspill, Parking, Reservoir, Staffordshire, Steam engines, uncooperative, Vintage Cars
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Chasewater Transport Show: Last year in Brownhills?
Worrying news reaches me about the current management of Chasewater as an events venue. Helen Borton, organiser of the brilliant, and very well attended annual Chasewater Transport Show has contacted me expressing concern over what seems to be a very … Continue reading
Posted in Bad Science, Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, Environment, Events, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local Blogs, Local media, Local politics, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Wildlife
Tagged Brownhills, Chasewater, Chasewater car show, Chasewater Transport Show 2012, CHasewater Vintage & Classic Car Show, classic bikes, Classic cars, classic lorries, Dispute, DIstrict Council, Grass, Helen Borton, Highfields, jobsworth, John Smith, Kevin Yates, Lichfield, Military vehicle show, Mow, New Photos, overspill, Parking, Reservoir, Staffordshire, Steam engines, uncooperative, Vintage Cars
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Match of the day
Trevor Brown, a former Walsall Wood lad now exiled in the Antipodes, has added to what is positively a deluge of old photos and ephemera from the golden days of The Wood, which is certainly very welcome. I just love … Continue reading
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Tagged 1956, Alan (Horace) Horrobin, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, David (Dickey) Greenwood, Eddy Howdle, football, Intermediate football team, John Orgil, John Smith, Ken Robins, Ken Wright, Local History, New Photos, Staffordshire, Trevor ( Hovis) Brown, Trevor Brown, Walsall Wood, Walsall Wood Secondary School
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