Category Archives: Locality

Autumnal Hanbury Hall

A quick visit to Hanbury Hall the other week mainly to see our local arts network exhibition, but the autumn colours were just gorgeous so we had to take a wander around….  

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Knightwick

A few shots from an outing with a friend for a pleasant lunch at the Talbot at Knightwick. A misty morning that brightened beautifully.  

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Reflective

On the way back through Worcester from a pleasant afternoon at Croome Park (more of which anon…) we came back past the turn for Diglis basin and locks, which we’d somehow never visited in thirty years of living in the … Continue reading

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Serendipity

Our mercy mission the other day saw us taking an impromptu wander around the delightful Cotswold village of Painswick which happened to be holding its Artburst festival. Part of this took place in the Painswick Centre, an impressive facility for … Continue reading

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In which Old Ted goes to hospital…

I have a couple of ageing teddy bears that have been with me all my life – indeed, Old Ted was my mum’s or her sister’s, I think. They have accompanied me to Africa and back several times as a … Continue reading

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Plastered in the Subway…part one

Episode the first, in which Stewart and I find ourselves plastered in a Kidderminster subway, along with fellow f.action photographer Darren… No, not a modern morality tale of drunkenness, but an unusual exhibition venue. Kidderminster Arts Festival (KAF) put out a call for … Continue reading

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Rediscovering Droitwich

After 31 years living in this small Worcestershire town, I was amazed the other evening at some of the things I’ve walked past on many an occasion and not known about or noticed. The local history society advertised a talk & … Continue reading

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Getting Out More…

Well, we are in one sense, at least. We finally put on our first exhibition as the ƒ.action group, having been invited to exhibit for a month at the Artrix in Bromsgrove.  We opened there at the end of April with a small … Continue reading

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Documenting the Physical Legacy of the Home Front 1914 – 18

Documenting the Physical Legacy of the Home Front 1914 – 18. You’ve had the citizen science, now for the citizen history…  See the invitation via the link above and the website below. Why not contribute if you can?    

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At last…

Shame on me – not only are the thoughts random but becoming even more intermittent! Just a quickie for now… It was so nice to see some signs of spring and have a day of sunshine. I know the flooding … Continue reading

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