On a rather wet and miserable June morning, I ticked off my 50th of 76 stations to visit in the East Midlands Ranger Area, which means I’m now around 2/3 of the way through. I boarded the train bound for Nottingham at Burton on Trent station, and it arrived there in the pouring rain. I…… Continue reading East Midlands Ranger Area Station #50 – Alfreton
Month: June 2021
Tutbury
On Tuesday 22nd June 2021, I took a day off work to watch a football match that was being played that evening. In order to kill a bit of time before the game, I took the bus from Burton on Trent up to Tutbury. My local bus operator has recently partnered with a mobile ticketing…… Continue reading Tutbury
Burton on Trent Landmarks #12 – Market Hall
Burton on Trent’s Market Hall has been in the local news a lot recently, because of controversial plans to relocate the library into the hall at a cost of over £7million, to free up the existing library site for regeneration. Burton on Trent was first granted a charter to hold a weekly market on a…… Continue reading Burton on Trent Landmarks #12 – Market Hall
East Midlands Ranger Area Stations #48 & #49 – Kidsgrove and Alsager
It was a beautiful June day. There was not a cloud in the sky, the sun was beating down, the birds were singing in the beautiful, lush green trees. But that was earlier in the week. Friday 18th June 2021 was not one of those beautiful June days. It was dull and cloudy as I…… Continue reading East Midlands Ranger Area Stations #48 & #49 – Kidsgrove and Alsager
The Derby Ram Trail
A short while ago, I mentioned on this blog that there was to be a trail of ram sculptures in the city of Derby, and today (Thursday 10th June 2021), I travelled to the city to see them all. The Derby Ram Trail is organised by Derby Museums, in partnership with Wild in Art. The…… Continue reading The Derby Ram Trail
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