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Tag Archives: Stevie Ansell
Worrying damage at local riding stables – did you see anything?
This is an important appeal for information regarding a strange incidence of criminal damage that took place yesterday afternoon (Tuesday 8th January 2019) at Stevie Ansell’s riding school premises at Coppice Lane/Engine Lane, Brownhills. Stevie sent me the following important … Continue reading
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Tagged appeal, Brownhills, Brownhills common, crime, Engine Lane, field, livery, New Photos, opened, Police, Riding school, Stevie Ansell
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Break in last night at Pelsall Road stables – did you see anything?
An appeal reaches me from Stevie Ansell who runs the riding stables on Pelsall Road, Brownhills – between Thursday night and this morning (overnight 4-5th January 2017), a break-in took place at the yard.
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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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Coppice Lane stables raided – can you help?
This is an important appeal for information regarding a burglary that took place overnight, in the early hours of Tuesday, 5th December 2017 at Stevie Ansell’s riding school premises at Coppice Lane/Engine Lane, Brownhills.
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Tagged 2017, 5 Decemebr, appeal, Brownhills, Brownhills common, burgled, clearance, crime, Engine Lane, field, livery, New Photos, opened, Police, Raid, raided, Riding school, Stevie Ansell
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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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A message from Stevie Ansell: Despite the roadworks, the stables are still open!
This morning, I was had an exchange of messages with local Riding Stables owner and operator Stevie Ansell, during which she noted that business was a little down at the moment due to the ongoing roadworks on the Pelsall Road, Brownhills, just outside her premises.
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Tagged 2015, Brownhills, Brownhills common, Children, Engine Lane, horse riding, lessons, New Photos, Pelsall Road, pony, Raid, Riding school, stables, Stevie Ansell, still open, tuition, Wildlife
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Stables raid – CCTV images released
As noted here yesterday, on the evening of Monday 6th July 2015, between about 11:30pm and 12 midnight, a quantity of equipment was stolen from the riding stables of Stevie Ansell, in Pelsall Road, Brownhills – as promised, Stevie has sent some images from the CCTV system at the stables.
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Tagged 2015, 6th July, appeal, Brownhills, Brownhills common, burgled, CCTV, clearance, crime, Cycle rides, Engine Lane, field, jeepgates, New Photos, opened, Pelsall Road, planning, Police, Raid, raided, Redevelopment, Riding school, Stevie Ansell, Wildlife
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Brownhills stables raided yet again – can you help?
Here we go again – Stevie Ansell’s riding stables and livery yard on the Pelsall Road at Highbridges on the Brownhills/Pelsall border has been targeted again – and whilst the raiders this time stole large quantity of equipment, it seems Stevie also got good CCTV of the scum who burgled her.
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Tagged 2015, 6th July, appeal, Brownhills, Brownhills common, burgled, CCTV, clearance, crime, Cycle rides, Engine Lane, field, jeepgates, New Photos, opened, Pelsall Road, planning, Police, Raid, raided, Redevelopment, Riding school, Stevie Ansell, Wildlife
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Local riding stables raided, horses endangered: can you help?
Hey folks – this is really, really important, and I’d like readers and social media folk to spread this post far and wide – you will all know that Stevie Ansell and her riding school in Brownhills have been good pals of the blog, with whom we’ve had an honest and good relationship over the years – well now, they need our help.
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Tagged 2015, 9 June, appeal, Brownhills, Brownhills common, clearance, crime, Cycle rides, Engine Lane, field, jeepgates, New Photos, opened, Pelsall Road, planning, Police, Raid, Redevelopment, Riding school, Stevie Ansell, Wildlife
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No more sitting on the fence
I’m reblogging this from the wonderful Chaz Mason, who I’m sure won’t thank me for doing so – although this is important, and needs to be said, so down the hatch…
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Environment, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local media, Local politics, News, planning, Shared media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall Council, Wildlife
Tagged Antisocial Birder, birding, Brownhills, Chaz Mason, Clayhanger, Clayhanger Marsh Log, cut, escape, fence, Horses, local blogs, Local Wildlife, loose, planning, Redevelopment, Riding stables, Ryders Hayes, Ryders Mere, Silly, SSSI, Stevie Ansell, Vandalism, Wildlife
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Pippin is back home!
Great news from Stevie Ansell: Pippin the grey mare is back home, safe and well.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Environment, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Just plain daft, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Walsall community
Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills common, clearance, Cycle rides, Derelict, Engine Lane, field, found, grey, happy ending, Lost, mare, New Photos, pippin, planning, pony, recovered, Redevelopment, Riding school, Stevie Ansell, Wildlife
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Urgent appeal: lost horse – can you help?
Stevie Ansell, who operates the local riding school with fields on the Pelsall Road and at Engine Lane, Brownhills, has lost a horse, a small grey mare called Pippin, who’s believed to be in the Coalpool area.
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Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills common, clearance, Cycle rides, Derelict, Engine Lane, field, grey, Lost, mare, New Photos, planning, pony, Redevelopment, Riding school, Stevie Ansell, Wildlife
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Respect the Authority
While mooching around Engine Lane last week, I noticed that the capped mine shaft that was formerly accessible in the scrub copse near the old level crossing has been fenced off by The Coal Authority. These are the folks responsible for the identification, cataloguing, management and remediation of historic (and in some cases, ongoing) mine workings in the UK.
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Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills common, Brownhills local history, Brownhlls coal mines, Capped, Coal Authority, Coppice Colliery CO., Coppice Cottages, Coppice Pit, Derelict, Engine, Engine Lane, fence, Local History, mine workings, mining in brownhills, New Photos, Riding stables, Shaft, Staffordshire, Stevie Ansell, Ventillation, West Colliery
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Engine Lane mischief afoot?
I notice today from Warren Parry’s excellent Ogley Dirt Farmer blog that somebody has blocked the public right of way from Engine Lane, Brownhills onto the off-road section of National Cycle Route 5 towards the canal on the old mineral line. This is a worrying development. Continue reading
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Tagged bike path, Brownhills, Cattle, Cycle rides, cycling, Engine Lane, Events, Facebook, local blogs, NCN 5, New Photos, obstruction, Ogley Dirt Farmer, Riding school, Stevie Ansell, Things to do, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood, Warren Parry
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Engine Lane: a quick message from Stevie Ansell.
Readers may well remember the sudden clearance of the field in Engine Lane, Brownhills a couple of weeks ago. It seems the mystery has been solved – Brian Stringer, friend of The Brownhills Blog and the original Clayhanger Kid sent … Continue reading
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Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills common, clearance, Cycle rides, Derelict, Engine Lane, field, New Photos, planning, Redevelopment, Riding school, Stevie Ansell, Wildlife
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Engine Lane, Brownhills – mystery solved!
Readers may well remember the sudden clearance of the field in Engine Lane, Brownhills a couple of weeks ago. It seems the mystery has been solved – Brian Stringer, friend of The Brownhills Blog and the original Clayhanger Kid sent … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, cycling, Environment, Events, Followups, Interesting photos, News, Panoramio photo discussions, Panoramio updates, Reader enquiries, Shared media
Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills common, clearance, Cycle rides, Derelict, Engine Lane, field, New Photos, planning, Redevelopment, Riding school, Stevie Ansell, Wildlife
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