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Fat Man of Europe
Middle Man 18 Feb 13
Fortunately I am a natural athlete and do not have to worry too much about my weight….
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Year 9 Get Ready For the Inter ~Form Pancake Competition Tuesday 5th March
Pool Hayes Arts & Community School 18 Feb 13
Year 9 Get Ready For the Inter form Pancake Competition Tuesday 5th March 2013…
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Something to do!
Delves Junior School 18 Feb 13
Why not make a scrap book page featuring things you do during the half term week? You might do some writing and some drawing.
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A visit to The Dying man
Come the Revolution 17 Feb 13
On Saturday we were lucky enough to get tickets, via Mr Five Pints, to see Wilko Johnson, ex- Dr Feelgood and bloody good and unique guitar player.
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Revisit: The Crown
Pub Blog 17 Feb 13
Original Post here The Crown has been refurbished.
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I must therefore I will!
Powered by real ale and red wine 17 Feb 13
I must blog because most of the people who read my stuff are either friends in the real world or friends on social media sites.
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There’s Something at the Bridge…
Nick Redfern's World of Whatever 17 Feb 13
There’s a new Lair of the Beasts column from me at Mania.
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Following on!
Powered by real ale and red wine 16 Feb 13
I blogged about “What is enough” and today’s tale sums it up in a 1 st World perspective.
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A Colourful Crowd – Guest Blog from Woolly!
The New Art Gallery Walsall 16 Feb 13
Hello, hello, hello all – it’s Woolly here! I have been asked by the young flock known as A Colourful Crowd to blog ahead of their debut event #DeadDay next Saturday 23rd February.
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German bombs which
Black Country Bugle 16 Feb 13
BERNARD SMITH of Barnstaple in Devon, originally a Willenhall lad, has sent the following detailed explanation of the ingenious system used by the Luftwaffe to guide their bombers to British targets during…
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The Saturday collection of this week’s highlights
Mike Maynard 16 Feb 13
Today’s picture is of the bridge across the canal that goes to Moorcroft Wood.
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Enough is enough!
Powered by real ale and red wine 15 Feb 13
I have a roof over my head, I have gas and electricity, I have water and sanitation, I have a TV and broadband, I have a mobile phone and a lap top, I can afford food, I have a bed to sleep in.
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So, I had a Mistle Thrush…
The Sturdy Soapbox 15 Feb 13
Actually, I had two of them nosing around mid-week, but I didn't know what they were.
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A Colourful Crowd: Make stuff on #DeadDay
The New Art Gallery Walsall 15 Feb 13
So, if having your facepainted, making and eating cake, going on fact-filled walks and dancing your socks off isn’t enough ….
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School Closed!
Delves Junior School 15 Feb 13
School has now closed for the half term holiday.
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Most Haunted
Middle Man 15 Feb 13
I am an addict.
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Do You Have New Contact Details?
Delves Junior School 15 Feb 13
Do you have a new mobile phone number? Perhaps you’ve changed your email address? You can now let us know through the school website.
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Pupils Box Clever
Pool Hayes Arts & Community School 15 Feb 13
PUPILS BOX CLEVER Pool Hayes Year 9 and 11 pupils have been granted the opportunity to follow a seven week non contact boxing course in Physical Education lesson time.
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I met someone yesterday!
Powered by real ale and red wine 14 Feb 13
My normal sojourn to the “Middle Oak” was a little different yesterday.
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Chuckery Festival 2013
Chuckery Festival 14 Feb 13
We will be announcing our dates for 2013 very soon.
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arm full of loopy and click, click click
The Sturdy Soapbox 14 Feb 13
Pretty rough session of lithotripsy yesterday.
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A Colourful Crowd: #DeadDay goes dancing with Rhythm Junkiez!
The New Art Gallery Walsall 14 Feb 13
We are delighted to welcome Lotty and the team from Rhythm Junkiez to do something a bit special for #deadday next Saturday.
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BabyShilts is here…
Life according to Mrs Shilts 13 Feb 13
I am delighted to introduce to you my Son, Olly Thomas, born on Sunday 10th February 2013 at 17:48pm weighing a healthy 8lb 6oz Both Mummy and Olly are doing well.
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Origami Club
Delves Junior School 13 Feb 13
The children have been busy taking part in one of our many very successful after school clubs.
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Yr 10 Media Students Attend An Apple Workshop
Pool Hayes Arts & Community School 13 Feb 13
Friday 8th February 2013 – Apple Workshop Year 10 BTEC Media pupils attended an Apple workshop at the Apple store Bullring, Birmingham.
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Half term holiday!
Delves Junior School 13 Feb 13
School will close this Friday (15th February) for the half term holiday.
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I am regressing!
Middle Man 13 Feb 13
Yesterday was Shrove Tuesday and I had pancakes for the first time in years.
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So much entertainment and hilarity
The Sturdy Soapbox 13 Feb 13
Darlo gave me a bird feeder with fat balls in for Christmas.
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A Colourful Crowd: Deadly Face Painting + Make Up for #DeadDay
The New Art Gallery Walsall 13 Feb 13
We are delighted to welcome Debra from Midlands Face Painting who will be on hand to paint faces of all ages – and in a manner and style appropriate for #DeadDay! Midlands Face Painting offer a variety of services, including face painting, glitter tattoos using stencils and skin-friendly glue so …
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Sexy Fingers
Come the Revolution 12 Feb 13
That was my moniker off The Stymaster whilst we worked at the University some years back but it came back to haunt me big time yesterday as I had a complete brain freeze and deleted the contents on both my mail server and my new DNS server by one swift press of the delete key.
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A long and unpleasant week
The Sturdy Soapbox 12 Feb 13
Writing today after a long and unpleasant week of kidney pain.
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Twilight Zone
Middle Man 12 Feb 13
Other than the abdication/resignation of the much (wrongly) maligned Pope Benedict XVI (even Middle Man can change his mind), two news stories have dominated the UK news in the last few days: Horsemeat in everything Call for a cull on urban foxes following a supposed attack on a month-old baby in …
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A Colourful Crowd – On #deadday, “Let Walsall Eat Cake!”, Saturday 23rd February 2013
The New Art Gallery Walsall 12 Feb 13
Let Walsall eat cake! As part of #deadday on February 23rd, we are delighted to welcome Yvonne from Kake and Cupkakery .
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A Night With The Stars – Dance Performance
Pool Hayes Arts & Community School 12 Feb 13
“A Night with the Stars” Tuesday 12th February over 70 Pool Hayes dancers will perform in the first of two evenings of “A Night with the Stars” Be prepared to be entertained and proud of the talent and high standard of our male and female dancers.
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Chasewater In The Snow
Kevin Simon 11 Feb 13
Quick shot taken this morning of chasewater in the snow…
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Holiday Activities : Easter 2013
Joseph Leckie CA 11 Feb 13
Holiday activities for children and young people aged between 8-16 years old this Easter holiday! Easter Holiday Activities will be held at Joseph Leckie Academy from the 2nd to 12th April 2013, 10.00am-3.00pm.
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A Colourful Crowd – Build up to #deadday: Walking Tour of Walsall, Saturday 23rd February 2013
The New Art Gallery Walsall 11 Feb 13
The countdown to #deadday on February 23rd begins.
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Cheddar Gorge
Kevin Simon 11 Feb 13
While we was on holiday and after visiting wookey hole, we went to Cheddar gorge on the way back to our accommodation, Now I myself had visited Cheddar gorge years ago this was when my daughter was only about 4, which on that visit we had a full ticket to see all the 7 attractions the current price…
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Let’s Talk!
Delves Junior School 11 Feb 13
This week’s talk topic is ‘playground games’.
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Monday 11th February – School open!
Delves Junior School 11 Feb 13
In case there’s doubt in anyone’s mind following last night’s fall of snow, Delves Junior School and Delves Infant School will be open today as usual.
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Aerial wars
Come the Revolution 10 Feb 13
The last role of the bad weather dice from last year bad weather was the destruction of the roof aerial.
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Flames In fire
Kevin Simon 10 Feb 13
Shot taken few years ago of electric glow fire, just added the lense and flame effect…
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Indie publishing – a brave new world?
A. Stuart Williams 10 Feb 13
I’m intrigued to note the increasing trend for the term ‘Indie Publishing’ to replace the often denigrated ‘Self Publishing’.
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I’m Coming Out!
Middle Man 10 Feb 13
OK I admit it.
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219 – Chasewater Railway Museum Bits & Pieces From Chasewater News – Summer 1998 – Part 4 General Manager’s Report – Part 2
Chasewater Stuff's Blog 10 Feb 13
219 – Chasewater Railway Museum Bits Pieces From Chasewater News – Summer 1998 – Part 4 General Manager’s Report – Part 2 Steve Organ To continue, now here’s another funny thing.
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Candy Galore Sweet Shop
Tronster UK 10 Feb 13
Home Sweets beyond your wildest dreams…
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Like Minds!
Powered by real ale and red wine 8 Feb 13
I have recently been re-acquainted with someone whom I worked with many years ago.
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218 – Chasewater Railway Museum Bits & Pieces From Chasewater News – Summer 1998 – Part 3 General Manager’s Report – Part 1
Chasewater Stuff's Blog 8 Feb 13
218 – Chasewater Railway Museum Bits Pieces From Chasewater News – Summer 1998 – Part 3 General Manager’s Report – Part 1 Steve Organ In my last report, I concluded by asking for more track; the speed of the response was staggering; and the events of the last few months have been …
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Year 10 Run Comes To A Halt – Almost!
Pool Hayes Arts & Community School 8 Feb 13
Year Ten Run Comes To Halt – Almost! The Year Ten boys basketball team lost by eight points on Tuesday evening to Abraham Darby Academy, Ironbridge in the English Schools Cup third game tie.
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A Black Country community scattered to the four winds
Black Country Bugle 8 Feb 13
Ray James, the Bugle’s very own correspondent from the Highlands of Scotland and formerly of Tipton, has been musing over a community in Walsall he knew in his younger days and the shock that awaited him…