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VISIT TO WELLSBOURNE AIRFIELD TO SEE THE AVRO VULCAN XM 655 – MAY 2026
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24th May 2026, I went to a special event at Wellsbourne Mountford Airfield in Warwickshire to see the Avro Vulcan Bomber XM 655. It was a hot and sunny day to see this magnificent aircraft, preserved by the XM 655 Maintenance and Preservation Society. The day started with the engines being run up and followed…
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22nd May 2026, I visited the North Somerset seaside town of Weston-super-Mare, one of the best beach towns in England! It was a sunny and warm day with a little haze and being a Friday it was not too busy like it would be on a weekend or bank holiday. After parking at the south…
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17th May 2026, I went up to the Loton Park Speed Hillclimb event near Shrewsbury in Shropshire. Run by the Hagley and District Light Car Club it is a short track hillclimb venue with a length of 1,349 metres (just under a mile) and a record time of 41.76 seconds to complete. To find out…
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The several core structures are rising fast! See more in my construction photography journal for this development…
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16th May 2026, I visited the wonderful Bedgebury National Pinetum in Kent. It is a beautiful park full of an amazing variety of pine trees and other plants. Run by Forestry England, it has a great visitor centre with a cafe, fantastic paths around the parkland and forest areas including several ponds and small lakes.…
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I have updated my city skyline galleries with additions of London from Primrose Hill, taken 16th May 2026
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9th May 2026, I visited the gorgeous Moseley Bog and Joy’s Wood Nature Reserve in south Birmingham. I had never been before and was graced with a sunny day to explore this amazing wetland and woods. It is part of the Birmingham and Black Country Wildlife Trust and is free to visit. It is on…
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This is my monthly blog post showcasing my personal favourite photographs that I have taken of or in my home city of Birmingham UK. Click the link below to see my favourites taken in April 2026.
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I have started the May 2026 gallery in my construction photo journal for the Beorma Quarter development in Digbeth.
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4th May 2026, I went to the amazing Chasewater Country Park near Brownhills in Staffordshire. To find out more please visit their website: https://cannockchase.org.uk/parks/chasewater/ After a great coffee from the lakeside cafe and ice cream hut I took a steam train ride on the Chasewater Railway from the Brownhills West station up to Chasewater Heaths.…