Sunday, December 2

WME Flickr Focus: November 2012

Well well well, here we are again. November has now sailed off into the sunset, leaving us with just the small matter of December to contend with before another year is chalked down into the history books. Christmas is on the horizon, but let me first take a break from present planning and festive thoughts to reflect on November's contribution to all things WME...

The last few weeks have actually been rather busy with the Flickr photostream rumbling along at a tidy lick. WME Warwickshire built on its initial appearance in October, WME Shropshire strong-armed itself back into contention, and even Exploration Extra has had the temerity to come out of hiding. Add in a straggler or two and suddenly the light at the end of the tunnel is glimmering brighter than ever.

WME Warwickshire then, and 34 of my original 45 Fotopic pictures are now back online. Amongst those returning to the fold were waterways shots from the Grand Union (Hatton Lock Cottage) and the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal (Bancroft Basin and Bridge 66). Local photos round and about covered Nuneaton (the Railway Tavern sequence), Keresley Village (the Community Centre) and Stratford (Shakespeare's Birthplace) whilst the railway representation came from Wilmcote and Leamington Spa.

WME Shropshire really flexed its muscles when bursting back to life with 53 returning images. Along with three token bus shots, there were healthy local offerings featuring Boscobel House, White Ladies Priory, Bridgnorth and Wem, plus a wander across some golden fields near Worfield. I was particularly pleased to welcome back some of my Rail Rover memories, whereby Church Stretton, Craven Arms and Gobowen all tell of my traditional Tuesday foray into the county.

The re-emergence of Exploration Extra is especially significant because it marks the final stage of rebuilding the constituent pieces that made up my initial Fotopic galleries. You may recall that the old version of Extra included photos from transport rallies, family holidays and Rail Rover haunts outside of the West Midlands area, and the same principle will be applied again. So far the resurrected contents comprise visits to BaMMoT, a handful of shots from the last operational day of Chase Bus Services, and an Essex selection from my Clacton holiday in 2008. There is extra Extra to come so to speak, and this is where I will be concentrating in December.

The remainder of November's activity saw Newport Bus Interchange creeping into WME Telford, Leamore shops nestling onto WME Walsall, and Jibbet Lane Bridge (Birmingham Main Line Canal) and some 505 buses at Pendeford reclaiming their spots on WME Wolverhampton. Altogether this means that a fair old chunk of my archive is now back online, and in the New Year I will be hoping to introduce some completely new content into the mix. Now to get back to the Christmas shopping!

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