After being fobbed off by Vauxhall, who have still not fixed the car, I chose to walk around four miles after work then catch the bus home. I decided to fill in a few more gaps on my Walk Brum map. The nearest bit of Birmingham to be explored was Saltley. I zigged and zagged…
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Walk Brum
I was out of the house a little earlier than usual, so treated myself to a slightly longer walk into work. Not the most scenic – not even close (sorry Saltley!). As the long-running bin strike continues, it’s an all too common sight to see bin bags adorning the streets. What I did see, which…
Aston Villa 3 – Rotherham 0
Back to work today or more accurately, to night. I decided to walk in to work and then catch the bus home in the morning. From the M6 / A452 junction, I walked past Spitfire Island and continued up past The Tyburn House until I reached The Bagot Arms, where I turned left onto Tyburn…
On the Cut
Another walk to Oldbury. Started at the same point as yesterday but set off along Woodcock Street past what I remember as Woodcock Street Baths but is now called The Sir Doug Ellis Woodcock Sports Centre. Many a Saturday morning was spent splashing around here, back in the day, in my mis-spent youth! After a…
Soho Road
My other half was working in Oldbury so I arranged to meet her after work which meant that I had a good excuse to walk West of the city centre. Getting off my bus a couple of stops before the terminus enabled me to fill in a gap along the A47 as it passes Birmingham…