Spring is in the air, in spite of the cold weather that has been happening in the Midlands recently. April was a busy old month for the blog, so here’s a recap of where I have been in the past month. Narborough Narborough railway station I first visited Narborough way back in June 2019, when…… Continue reading Monthly News – May 2023
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Monthly News – April 2023
Welcome to this month’s blog news. The Martyn’s Blog train has been rolling on during March, with trips to South Yorkshire, the West Midlands, Nottingham and Lincoln. Mexborough & Swinton First up on the 2nd March was another journey to South Yorkshire, to the former mining towns of Mexborough and Swinton, between Rotherham and Doncaster.…… Continue reading Monthly News – April 2023
Monthly News – March 2023
Hello, and welcome to this month’s blog round-up, featuring all of February’s blog posts, an exclusive short story from thirty years ago, and an update on the Lost Pubs of Burton. Butlers Lane/Blake Street February began (or rather January ended) with an early morning trip down the Cross-City Line to Butlers Lane and Blake Street…… Continue reading Monthly News – March 2023
Monthly News – February 2023
It’s been an exciting start to 2023 on Martyn’s Blog, with three trips out (one of which has yet to be published; expect it on Sunday) and two new areas for me to explore further. Kiveton Park The first journey of the year took me to South Yorkshire and the former mining village of Kiveton…… Continue reading Monthly News – February 2023
Monthly News – January 2023
Happy New Year to all the blog readers and followers around the world. This is the first in what will hopefully be a monthly round-up of what has been happening on the blog. This is just one of many excellent new ideas I’ve had for the blog. Firstly, I want to thank everyone who has…… Continue reading Monthly News – January 2023
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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