Like most towns and cities in Britain, Burton upon Trent has its own public library, located just off the High Street, not far from the Washlands. The current library was built in 1976 and replaced an earlier Public Library which stood on Union Street, across the road from what is now Sainsbury’s, approximately where the…… Continue reading Burton on Trent Landmarks #13 – Burton Library
Month: September 2021
Week Off Work Tour 2021 – North West Leicestershire
The WOW (Week off Work) Tour came to an end yesterday (16th September) with a walk in the glorious sunshine of North West Leicestershire, from just outside Measham to Church Gresley, via Donisthorpe and Moira. The first leg of the tour was a long bus ride from Burton on Trent to just outside Measham in…… Continue reading Week Off Work Tour 2021 – North West Leicestershire
Week Off Work Tour – Barton Marina & Tucklesholme Nature Reserve
A day later than advertised (due to the rain on Tuesday), the WOW (Week off Work) Tour moves back to East Staffordshire, with a bus trip to Barton-under-Needwood and a look around the marina and Tucklesholme Nature Reserve The weather today was much more suitable for an afternoon stroll, with plenty of sunshine. I caught…… Continue reading Week Off Work Tour – Barton Marina & Tucklesholme Nature Reserve
Week Off Work Tour – Nottingham Express Transit
On Monday 13th September 2021, I had a ride on some of the Nottingham Express Transit tram network, which stretches from Toton Lane in the south west of Nottingham, up to Hucknall in the north, and also down to Clifton in the south. Like many towns and cities in the United Kingdom, Nottingham had its…… Continue reading Week Off Work Tour – Nottingham Express Transit
East Midlands Ranger Area Stations #53 & #54 – Rolleston and Fiskerton, Nottinghamshire
The second leg of the WOW (Week Off Work) Tour 2021 occurred on a Saturday morning, 11th September 2021. I took the train to Rolleston and Fiskerton stations in Nottinghamshire, on the line between Crewe and Newark Castle. These were stations number 53 and 54 on the East Midlands Ranger Area challenge. It was an…… Continue reading East Midlands Ranger Area Stations #53 & #54 – Rolleston and Fiskerton, Nottinghamshire
Week Off Work Tour – Sudbury and Draycott-in-the-Clay
The first journey of the WOW (Week off Work) Tour announced yesterday took me to Sudbury and Draycott-in-the-Clay, two small villages to the North West of Burton on Trent, on the bus route to Uttoxeter. I caught the 402 service from outside the Town Hall in Burton, and stayed on it for around forty minutes…… Continue reading Week Off Work Tour – Sudbury and Draycott-in-the-Clay
WOW (Week Off Work) Tour
If you follow Martyn’s Blog on social media (and if you don’t, then you can find all the links at linktr.ee/martynsblog), then you will have seen earlier today I announced the upcoming “WOW” Tour. It all starts on Friday 10th September and finishes next Thursday 16th. It was due to start today, but a cancelled…… Continue reading WOW (Week Off Work) Tour
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