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#365DaysOfBiking- June 18th - Spotted in appallingly bad light way off near the... July 20, 2017
- June 19th - Last week I noted in passing that we were between... July 20, 2017
- July 18th - On the canal near the Black Cock Bridge, there’s... July 19, 2017
- July 18th - Today, the older cats of Scarborough Road and north... July 19, 2017
- July 17th - Later the same day, in Darlaston. A summer... July 18, 2017
- July 17th - Time for my annual botanically subversive mission:... July 18, 2017
- July 16th - The dying light intensified it’s drama as I headed... July 18, 2017
- July 16th - Slowly bumbling over to Chasewater to catch the... July 18, 2017
- July 16th - I seem to have it with a cold. I’ve been feeling a... July 18, 2017
- July 15th - Another joy of warm summer rides is the overspray... July 18, 2017
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Tag Archives: livery
Another break in at the riding stables on Pelsall Road – can you help?
An appeal reaches me from Stevie Ansell who runs the riding stables on Pelsall Road, Brownhills – between Saturday night and Sunday morning, a generator was stolen from the premises after a curious incident in the preceding week.
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Tagged 2016, appeal, Brownhills, Brownhills common, burgled, clearance, crime, Engine Lane, field, generator, June, livery, New Photos, opened, Police, Raid, raided, Riding school, Stevie Ansell, Stolen, Vandalism, Wildlife
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Brownhills riding stables in appeal for rugs and kit – cash waiting. Can you help?
Freind of the blog and operator of local riding stable Stevie Ansell has been in touch with a request – she’s got cash waiting for spare horse rugs and grooming kit that you may wish to sell or donate to the stables, which as regular readers know does so much for local kids and charities.
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Tagged 2016, appeal, Brownhills, Brownhills common, donation, grooming, help, livery, Riding school, rugs, Stevie Ansell
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Brownhills riding stables vandalism incidents – can you help?
An appeal reaches me from Stevie Ansell who runs the riding stables on Pelsall Road; after a fairly quiet few months, it seems the vandals are back and after a spate of incidents last week, she has the following appeal to make:
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Tagged 2016, appeal, Brownhills, Brownhills common, burgled, clearance, crime, Engine Lane, field, June, livery, New Photos, opened, Police, Raid, raided, Riding school, Stevie Ansell, Vandalism, Wildlife
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Brownhills livery yard raided – can you help?
This is an important appeal for information regarding a burglary that took place on the night of January 2nd/early hours of January 3rd 2016 (Last Saturday into Sunday) at Stevie Ansell’s second yard at Engine Lane, Brownhills.
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Tagged 2 January, 2016, 3 January, appeal, Brownhills, Brownhills common, burgled, clearance, crime, Cycle rides, Engine Lane, field, livery, New Photos, opened, planning, Police, Raid, raided, Redevelopment, Riding school, Stevie Ansell, Wildlife
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Light and graceful
From time to time here, we mention the history of Aldershawe, the estate and large house overlooking Lichfield from high on the hill near Wall – this remarkable and secluded property is, of course, closely intertwined with the Harrison family who owned it for a time.
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Posted in cycling, Environment, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories
Tagged 1999, Aldershaw, Aldershawe, big house, Craft Village, Cycle rides, cycling, Edward Brown, estate, Harrison, Lichfield, livery, Local History, Mansions and Country Seats of Staffordshire and Warwickshire, Mercury, New Photos, Panoramio, Pedro Cutler, Pedrocut, Peter Cutler, Redevelopment, software, stables, Staffordshire, Wall
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On the ‘Shawe
Since there’s been so much interest in the Aldershawe Estate, sate high on Harehurst Hill overlooking Lichfield, I thought I’d try and get some pictures of the place yesterday. It’s been part of my cycling world for years, but until … Continue reading
Posted in Churches, cycling, Environment, Features, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, Panoramio photo discussions, Panoramio updates, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web
Tagged Aldershaw, Aldershawe, big house, Bill Tandy, Craft Village, Cycle rides, cycling, estate, Harehurst Hill, Harrison, Lichfield, Lichfield Mercury, livery, Local History, Loge, New Photos, Panoramio, Redevelopment, software, stables, Staffordshire, Tamworth Herald, Wall
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‘Shawe thing
Peter ‘Pedro’ Cutler has been little short of prodigious this week, demonstrating just why I love curating this blog. Peter, together with Andy Dennis and others has been gradually untangling the history of the Harrison family and their home at … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Churches, cycling, Environment, Features, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, Panoramio photo discussions, Panoramio updates, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community
Tagged Aldershaw, Aldershawe, big house, Craft Village, estate, Harrison, Lichfield, Lichfield Mercury, livery, Loge, Pedro Cutler, Pedrocut, Peter Cutler, software, stables, Tamworth Herald, Wall
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