Tuesday, 30 October 2012

Erratic geology...

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This glacial boulder is a well-known meeting point on Cannock Chase. It even has a car-park named after it. Many walks on the Chase start...
Sunday, 28 October 2012

Stone's ninety year old man

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For ninety years my glass has run And now my God to thee I come Receive my soul for sake of him Who paid a ransom for my sin. William ...
Friday, 26 October 2012

Foxlowe - a top community cafe

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'Community cafes' have a record of turning out to be dingy, badly-run coffee-and-cakes places in a chilly village hall. But, th...
Wednesday, 24 October 2012

Topiary phantasms

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In the privacy of their own gardens, some folk will just let rip with their imaginations... going for the bizarre as well as the conventi...
Monday, 22 October 2012

No body - no tomb

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Less than a month after being 'adopted' by the people of Stafford during World war Two, the submarine Perseus was sunk off Cephal...
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Saturday, 20 October 2012

Confusing the tourist - by turning signs

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This signpost in the town of Stone, with its directional signs, looks innocent enough - except that every single sign is pointing in the ...
Thursday, 18 October 2012

Marstons beer - and the Queen...

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Sixty Glorious Years??? What anniversary could this poster that I saw in the Raddle Inn (on top of Hollington) be referring to? Surely th...
Tuesday, 16 October 2012

Donkeys show affection

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This affectionate pair are kept as pets I would guess. I came across them on a walk. Now I think about it: why would one keep donkeys?...
Sunday, 14 October 2012

Stafford Knot meets deer

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The brilliant colours of a russet autumn are upon us - the display this year seems brighter and redder than ever. Walking on Cannock Chas...
Friday, 12 October 2012

Albert's house

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Whoever Albert is, I admire him. He clearly has decided that his name is all the explanation that is needed here. I can't help won...