Two new videos have been released recently on the Martyn's Blog YouTube channel. The first is a look back at all 25 swans on last year's Burton Swans art trail, and the other is just over 30 seconds of video that I shot for the blog, but never used for anything. It's not that interesting; … Continue reading New YouTube Videos
2021 Travels – Oaks Wood, Burton upon Trent
I'm having a break from long train journeys for a week or two, but today (July 5th 2021), I took a stroll to somewhere in Burton I had heard of, but never been to before. Between Outwoods Park near the hospital and Reservoir Road, there is a woodland with paths running through it. It is … Continue reading 2021 Travels – Oaks Wood, Burton upon Trent
2021 Travels – Alfreton
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 2021 Travels – Alfreton
2021 Travels – 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 2021 Travels – 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
2021 Travels – 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 2021 Travels – Kidsgrove and Alsager
New Video – The Derby Ram Song
The Derby Ram Trail 2021
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 2021
May 2021 Blog Update
There are a few pieces of blog news to bring you. Recent Blog Posts Since the easing of lockdown restrictions in April, I have not been slow to get back out and about on trains and around Burton on Trent. In mid-April, I took the train to Thurgarton in Nottinghamshire, and walked to a previously-visited … Continue reading May 2021 Blog Update
2021 Travels – Return to Matlock and Matlock Bath (Part 2)
Previously on Martyn's Blog... I was in Matlock on Friday 23rd April. After a lovely morning wandering up and down the streets of the town, and the glorious Hall Leys Park, it was time to head down the A6 to Matlock Bath. At the end of Hall Leys Park, the pathway up to the Pic … Continue reading 2021 Travels – Return to Matlock and Matlock Bath (Part 2)
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