WME Flickr Focus: May 2014

What's all this then? Surely we can't have had a busy month on the WME Flickr photostream - such things just don't exist anymore do they? Well folks it's true, so suspend your disbelief as I round up my latest update activities and offer something of a baldy bonus for any D9 fans out there...

• Let's maintain the sense of shock by turning first to the usually overlooked WME Telford where there have been some highly notable developments. The Telford Steam Railway makes its photostream debut with a couple of views from Horsehay, and is ably abetted by pictures from Dawley Bank (including the Queens Head) and Lawley (the new Grazing Cow pub that's part of the Lawley Village project).
• Also taking a rare turn in the spotlight is WME Worcestershire whereby Droitwich and Malvern are centre stage. The former offers the Raven Hotel and the 133 bus whereas the latter contributes the Unicorn inn and the Coach House Theatre.
• I'm particularly pleased to report that WME Shropshire has sprung back to life, largely thanks to a slice of the Llangollen Canal in Ellesmere. The town wharf and some junction bridge shots have slotted into position and there's even a glimpse of some Ellesmere shops with a peek at Cross Street.
• WME Staffordshire next and there's more canal content here with Laches Bridge and a Deepmore scene joining the Staffs & Worcs brigade. The 428 bus at Lichfield is joined by a couple of resurrected bus shots that appeared on my old Fotopic site back in the day, so its a big welcome back to the Zaks 23 and the Arriva 825.
• Also resurfacing from my original Fotopic photos are two 644 route snaps taken at Great Bridge in February 2004. They've taken pride of place on WME Sandwell alongside a trio of taverns - the Wizard & Glass at Cradley Heath, the Vine at Kenrick Park (West Bromwich) and the former Bush on Leabrook Road in Wednesbury.
• Our staple WME stalwarts haven't been forgotten in all of this though. Birmingham bounces along with pictures of Erdington High Street, Boleyn Road at Gannow and the Queens Head in Hockley while Dudley sneaks in with the old Hurst Hill Tavern and the Capital Cookers centre in Kingswinford. All of which leaves Wolverhampton to bring up the rear with the Clog at Ladymoor and a wintry glimpse of Fallings Park Pharmacy - and there you have it.

Some reasonable progress there I think you'd agree but there's always more to do and the challenge as ever is to keep the photos coming. I'll do my best, but in the meantime I'll leave you with this little treat from last Friday - Messrs D9, Nickolenko and Beardsmore were in afternoon attendance to mark Stephen's works departure when a certain bald spot was captured by the Corn Hill flour mill. Until next time folks...