Tag Archives: Rugeley

Two very distinctive bikes stolen from Rugeley: Keep your eyes out bike folks

Posted on December 29, 2018 by

Here’s a sad one that came to my attention late last night – but I feel asleep writing the post, sorry. Can everyone please keep a lookout for two missing bikes and bike parts, stolen locally on Thursday night-Friday morning … Continue reading →

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Dropping off the edge

Posted on December 25, 2014 by

Here’s one for Trevor in Aus and all the folks who enjoy the ride cams. I’ve been meaning to do this one all week, and today’s postings fell victim to the festivities, so this is as good a chance as any, really.

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The final lot

Posted on March 19, 2014 by

The demolition is by now nearly complete – after 155 years extant, and about 40 of those derelict, the former St John’s School in Walsall Wood has now largely reduced to pallets of bricks and oddments of scrap.
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A fit of Peake?

Posted on October 27, 2013 by

I had this one in a couple of days ago from Peter ‘Pedro’ Cutler, who continues his dogged research into local mining history, and the relationship between those above ground and those whose labours they depended upon beneath them.
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Urgent! Help find these lost steeds

Posted on August 19, 2012 by

Friend of the blog and top Brownhillian cyclist chap Lee Slater has contacted me with this tale of abject woe from  his friends in Rugeley. It seems two mountain bikes were stolen from a house in Rugeley in the early … Continue reading →

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Some days catch the light like diamonds

Posted on May 7, 2012 by

It’s been an odd spring. After the warmth and almost summer-like weather of March, April was a cool, wet disappointment. Spring has sneaked in under the wire, everything gently inching ahead, afraid to make itself noticed. Nature is holding it’s … Continue reading →

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Into the valley

Posted on December 28, 2011 by

Posted over on my 365daysofbiking Tumblr journal, quite fond of this video, taken on and around Cannock Chase (my favourite Abraham’s Valley in particular) on Boxing Day. It’s take on a GoPro HD Hero 2, and recorderded in high-definition 1080p … Continue reading →

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When darkness loomed

Posted on July 30, 2011 by

While looking for interesting stuff for the weekly pictures from the past feature, I happened upon a wonderful selection of pictures taken in or around Cannock Chase during either the Great War or Second World War. The Chase back then … Continue reading →

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