Wool to the Fore at Shipston Wool Fair On the last May Bank Holiday of 2015, the Warwickshire town of Shipston-on-Stour held its annual Wool Fair in the centre of the town. This was historically run up to the end of the 19th century, and t... Agriculture Shipston Wool Fair Shipston-on-Stour
Stratford Festival of Motoring 2015 The 3rd Stratford-upon-Avon Festival of Motoring took place on the Saturday and Sunday during the first May bank holiday weekend in 2015. The turnout of cars was excellent and it was great to see the ... Stratford Festival of Motoring Stratford-upon-Avon
International Flight Travel with Comfort and Delays With friends, family, and work colleagues spread around the globe, these days, the easiest way to catch up in person is by plane. Post-war up to the late 1970s this was a cosy situation with national ... Australia International Travel Melbourne Qantas Royal Brunei Airlines
Warwickshire Country Houses Spring re-opening After a winter break when the local country houses and attractions mainly close, it is good to see that come March they start to open again. With the sun shining and temperatures in the mid-teens the ... Coughton Court Ragley Hall Warwickshire
Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter still Evolving The Jewellery quarter started to be established with new houses in 1746 when the Colmore family released land (north of the current city centre) to help satisfy the demands of an increasing population... Birmingham Jewellery Quarter
Furious action at Alcester Pancake Races 2015 The annual Pancake races in Alcester High Street took place on 17th February 2015 in glorious sunshine in front of large crowds. The event is organised and managed by the Alcester Court Leet, an ancie... Alcester Court Leet Pancake Races
Birmingham and the West Midlands On the Up After many years of being the poor relation of London, and more recently Manchester, Birmingham (and the wider West Midlands) is reviving through growth in the automotive sector as well as a stronger ... Birmingham Birmingham Library
Bendigo Trams and the three Steves In November 2014 during a visit to my family in Melbourne, Australia I planned to visit some new towns in the state of Victoria and re-visit some I had already been to. So my brother Adrian dropped me... Australia Bendigo Trams
Frantic Action at Farmer John’s Mountain Bike races The enthusiasm for mountain bikes has increased a lot over the last 10 years, and so young (and not so young) riders want to test themselves over a competitive course in their local area. For the Nort... Farmer John's Mountain Bikes Stockport
Under Spaghetti Junction on M6 Gravelly Hill Interchange, better known by its nickname Spaghetti Junction, is junction 6 of the M6 motorway where it meets the A38(M) Aston Expressway in the Gravelly Hill area of Birmingham, England... Birmingham Gravellelly Interchange M6 Motorway Spagetti Junction
The 2014 Tenbury Countryside Show is a success even after battling with Rain! The Tenbury Countryside Show, run from a field near to the town of Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, is a traditional countryside show featuring livestock, horses and horticulture and rural arts and craf... Agriculture Tenbury Show Worcestershire
Diversity is the watchword on today’s modern farms In the world of agriculture in 2014 modern family farms have needed to diversify with other ancillary incomes if they are to make ends meet. One such farming family is the Scarborough family in Skelli... Farming Lincolnshire Scarborough Farms