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What a bizarre country we live in.  Just a few weeks ago, it was unremitting bleak, snow-ridden weather.
And today?  Brilliant, hot sunshine with Spring flowers hastily bursting into bloom before they lose their season altogether, and blossom seemingly instantaneous.

Bagnall village was just one of the many places where this type of fiercely red tulip was putting on a show.

Fleas in Leek

The best weekly flea market in Staffordshire is the one at Leek (in my opinion), which is on Fridays. You can find some truly quirky stuff there, and the prices aren’t outrageous.  It takes place in the old market-square by the market cross.

As for other flea-markets in Staffordshire: the Newcastle flea market (sorry Newcastle) seems a bit predictable to me. I haven’t yet been to the one at Penkridge.

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