Black Country news and blogs Monday 28 March 2016
Andrew Clayton
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Reading for Pleasure 
Andrew Clayton 3 Mar 16
It’s World Book Day.
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Seven years? Feels like more!
Andrew Clayton 18 Feb 16
WordPress informs me with smooth technological efficiency that today is the seventh anniversary of me beginning this blog.
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On speaking truth to funny looking people
Andrew Clayton 10 Feb 16
I completely defend free speech.
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A song for Walsall? Fog on the Tame…
Andrew Clayton 2 Feb 16
I saw a diagram this morning of some exclusion zones in the Black Country…
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Happy Haggis Day
Andrew Clayton 25 Jan 16
Burns’ Night.
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Why should the Presbyterians have all the good music?
Andrew Clayton 24 Jan 16
It’s been a while since I wrote about Christian music, but something this morning really made me pause and think.
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Writing about Games, Writing Games to Write About
Andrew Clayton 23 Jan 16
I love the description of the game, the rubric, and the fact it features in a related work of fiction.
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True Gritters
Andrew Clayton 17 Jan 16
Last year, Walsall Council advertised for Snow Champions.
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Apprenticeship wages, and the missing million
Andrew Clayton 10 Jan 16
I usually refrain from this kind of thing, so if you want to pass it by, feel free.
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WAUG survey. Important Opportunity to get involved.
Andrew Clayton 10 Jan 16
Regular readers (if there are any!) will know I have been going to Parkrun at Walsall Arboretum for a few years.
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Pushing the Envelope
Andrew Clayton 1 Jan 16
After the relative success of No Dice, it seemed the right time to admit I’d already been working on an expansion deck.
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Setting things up for the new year
Andrew Clayton 29 Dec 15
[Obligatory egocentric end of year post.
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Chip off the old block
Andrew Clayton 12 Dec 15
This evening the Doorknobs played another charitable gig in aid of the Aldridge Church Centre building fund, and St James’ Church Mere Green.
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Urgent Request – Streetly Christmas Market
Andrew Clayton 2 Dec 15
If you can help, please get in touch with me and I’ll forward your details to Gemma.
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Ales Beers and Carols 2015
Andrew Clayton 29 Nov 15
It’s the time of year when I print out a hundred carol sheets with amusing typographical errors and head out to bring cheer and goodwill to people who drink beer.
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Battling my Nemesis – The Alternator
Andrew Clayton 23 Nov 15
This evening has seen the latest episode int he soap opera that is my serial ownership of cars.
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Holidays are here. (Buy my game)
Andrew Clayton 19 Nov 15
As a marketing strategy, this doesn’t really cut it, but I’m not Warburtons or John Lewis, (or The Poke) so this is as good as it’s likely to get I’m afraid.
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I object
Andrew Clayton 16 Nov 15
Recent events worldwide have brought many people to social media to reflect, share and be part of a virtual support network.
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Play the Game
Andrew Clayton 26 Sep 15
It’s got danger on the roll of a die, blind chance, gods, monsters, fate, and all the wingèd horses you could throw a helmet of darkness at.
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Bostin! Getting on my bike
Andrew Clayton 26 Sep 15
It’s part of a scheme that includes training through Bike Right.
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No Dice funding under way
Andrew Clayton 31 Aug 15
We’re doing much better than I had expected but have a fair way to go.
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New Hall Mill – A Grand Day Out
Andrew Clayton 31 Aug 15
On the advice of Brownhills Bob I took the tribe to see New Hall Mill this morning.
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Blind Spots when Parking
Andrew Clayton 16 Aug 15
You qualify for at least a slow hand clap.
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Best Laid Plans
Andrew Clayton 14 Aug 15
So I’m not cycling across the country.
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On hitting milestones.
Andrew Clayton 13 Aug 15
The weekend of the Coast to Coast has arrived.
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Where’s tha’ bin?
Andrew Clayton 12 Aug 15
The survey is included in their new website www.
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37.1%
Andrew Clayton 12 Aug 15
After only three days, the No Dice Kickstarter has reached £371 of the thousand needed to fully fund it.
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No Dice is live!
Andrew Clayton 9 Aug 15
No Dice is finally live on Kickstarter.
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Around and around, up and down.
Andrew Clayton 8 Aug 15
I am to cycling what Bradley Wiggins is to eating pizza and drinking ale.
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On the road again with Dischord
Andrew Clayton 6 Aug 15
Just a quick post to highlight Dischord’s next gig.
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The importance of being useful
Andrew Clayton 28 Jul 15
The Revered W Awdry is largely unregarded as an author except in one very specific regard.
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1 Walsall Poem
Andrew Clayton 27 Jul 15
100 Walsall Poems is now live, and has been for a little while.
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New Dice – a whole new game
Andrew Clayton 26 Jul 15
It’s easy to learn and easy to play and my sons are already beating me at it.
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A week of achievements
Andrew Clayton 12 Jul 15
In the last ten days, I’ve had a run of extremely positive moments.
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Squeaking your Language
Andrew Clayton 29 Jun 15
I survived panto.
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Finnish on a song
Andrew Clayton 24 Jun 15
Pantomime! Even when it’s all laid out in front of you, it’s behind you…
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Slowly around Shenstone
Andrew Clayton 22 Jun 15
This Sunday, following last week’s hard slog around Aldridge 10K, I’d already lined up further torture in the shape of Shenstone Fun Run.
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Pushing my Luck
Andrew Clayton 15 Jun 15
I tackled the Aldridge 10K again this weekend, and much to my disappointment I was actually slower than last year.
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Big Ears
Andrew Clayton 7 May 15
Huge tea plate sized mirrors on both doors now give me expansive vistas of where I’ve come from.
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Use your vote to Protest. Vote… Tory?
Andrew Clayton 1 Apr 15
It’s been over a month since my last post, because things have been rather busy.
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3 hours 51 minutes 11 seconds
Andrew Clayton 14 Feb 15
3 hours 51 minutes 11 seconds Today I completed my first half marathon.
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Training Hard
Andrew Clayton 8 Feb 15
Out this afternoon with one of the boys and we spotted some serious training action on the railway by Tesco in Walsall.
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Giving it a Tri
Andrew Clayton 6 Feb 15
Walsall’s Slowest Triathlete is back in the saddle.
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Snow Champions Needed
Andrew Clayton 20 Jan 15
I’m a Snow Champion.
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Gamification of Fitness
Andrew Clayton 2 Jan 15
The people at Strava really know their target audience.
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Check your change and receipt
Andrew Clayton 1 Jan 15
After a big shop today we loaded up the car and came home with a very expensive shop.
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Fifteen words for Fifteen
Andrew Clayton 1 Jan 15
That’s not a lot of words.
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Now you see them, but they’re not there.
Andrew Clayton 31 Dec 14
Even when you’re in possession of the full facts your eyes tell you a different story.
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Less than a week to go! Ales Beers and Carols 2014
Andrew Clayton 10 Dec 14
Originally posted on Ales Beers and Carols : Our first Ales Beers and Carols of 2014 is this Sunday afternoon at The Bowman.
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Bed, knobs and bicycles.
Andrew Clayton 16 Nov 14
This weekend has seen three watershed moments slip by.