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Tag Archives: Swan
German Shepherd now reunited with owners!
An appeal reaches me via Facebook from Pool House Veterinary Hospital – rather delightful female German Shepherd was found in Pelsall Road, Brownhills near the Swan pub last night (Sunday 30th April 2017) and it would be nice if we could reunite this lovely dog with her owners.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, Environment, Events, Interesting photos, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged 2017, 30 April, bitch, Brownhills, dog, Events, Facebook, female, found, German Shepherd, Lichfield, New Photos, Pelsall Road, Pool House, pub, Swan, Things to do, Veterinary Hospital, Vets
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Back in the black
Today (Monday, 30th January 2017) I was contacted by Irene ‘The Swan Lady’ Hodges who was in a state of some enthusiasm, as amongst her usual daily cohort of swans and waterfowl at Chasewater, there was a single black swan, which she fed and caught on video.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, Environment, Events, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Wildlife
Tagged 2017, Barrie, Black, Brownhills, Chasewater, Chasewater Dam, Events, Hodges, Irene, Lichfield, New Photos, photo, Reservoir, Staffordshire, Swan, The Swan Lady, Things to do, video, Wildlife
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Urgent! Distinctive motocross bike stolen from Brownhills
Heartbroken reader Luke has been in touch asking me to put out an appeal to trace his pride and joy – a KTM 85sx motocross motorcycle – which was stolen from the garden of his home on the Hussey Estate, Brownhills in the small hours of Thursday Morning.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Events, Interesting photos, It makes me mad!, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged 2006, 2015, 85sx, bigwheel, Brownhills, chrome, Events, Excel Taskago, Facebook, Hussey Estate, KTM, Lichfield, Luke, motocross, motorbike, New Photos, Orange, Pelsall, Stolen, Swan, Theft, Things to do, Twitter, Vandalism
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Paint it black
There has been huge interest in the post I published last week on the subject of the rare and rather beautiful black swan spotted at Chasewater last Wednesday by The Swan Lady, Irene Hodges.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, Environment, Events, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Wildlife
Tagged 2014, Barrie, Black, Brownhills, Chasewater, Chasewater Dam, Events, Hodges, Irene, Lichfield, New Photos, photo, Reservoir, Staffordshire, Swan, The Swan Lady, Things to do, video, Wildlife
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The road no less travelled
Today, join me as I take a historical stroll up the Pelsall Road from the old council house. I have memories of many features of this busy thoroughfare from when I was younger – the Kingdom Hall, Taylors Cafe, The … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Followups, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, Shared media, Shared memories, Walsall community
Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Brownhills School, Canal, Derelict, Edward Rose, Holland's Hill, local blogs, Local History, Memories of Brownhills Past, New Photos, Pelari Ice Cream, Pelsall Road, Pubs, Railway Bbridge, Redevelopment, Reservoir, Staffordshire, Swan, the annex, The Yew Tree
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