Tea vicar? In the graveyard

People are strange.  At Colwich Church-yard, they have set up a picnic table and chairs, from which they can see southwards over to Cannock Chase.  As you can observe, they have even installed a post - naming the spot 'Cannock Chase View'.

Would I create a picnic-spot in a graveyard, from where I could sip tea and admire a distant view? 
Hmm.
It wouldn't have been my first inclination.

This sense of the eccentric is something I'd miss if I ever had to leave Staffordshire. Somehow, below the surface, there is a definite eccentricity in this county.  (See all my posts labelled 'Odd Staffordshire')

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Exclusive view

This must surely be one of the best views in Staffordshire; and you have a very peaceful and secluded spot from which to see it. Barely anyone comes here, despite the fact that a bench or two is waiting for them.

This bench is actually sited at the far end of the large churchyard of St Peter's in Kinver.  The church stands on a hill, high above the actual town of Kinver.

Quarry-watching, a new pastime

The quarry environment at Freehay (named Croxden Quarry, oddly) draw a lot of people - walkers and bird-watchers mostly, who can walk around the diggings area, though they are not supposed to trespass into the working area, obviously.

And I think it's great that the quarrying company, Tarmac, has created a bonus for them by providing custom-made viewing platforms, like the one in this photo.
Obviously, it makes the site safer: by stopping the curious wandering on to the working part of the site to see what's going on, but it still shows some public awareness by the company.

However, hmm, why anyone would want to sit and watch diggers at work is a mystery to me!

Though I guess the need to sit and watch is more comprehensible in the case of bird-watchers.