WME Flickr Focus - July 2020

Given that my photostream additions average usually hovers around the 30 mark (what those of a cricketing persuasion might call Joe Denly nosebleed territory), I seem to have hit a purple patch of late. Matching June's century haul was always going to be a struggle but July has nonetheless occupied the crease long enough to accumulate 70 new arrivals...

Proudly perched atop the batting order is the ever-reliable WME Wolverhampton, which takes the shine off the new ball by snaffling some snapshots of the Mander Centre festive grotto. A couple of canal locks, the new market facility and Kingfisher Narrowboats all feature alongside the Parisian cocktail bar and a general view of West Park. If all of that isn't enough, the street sign quota is bolstered by representatives from Zoar Street in Merridale and Lloyd Street in Whitmore Reans.

Wolverhampton's fellow opening batsman is Exploration Extra which has also been rather prolific of late. Welsh input here comes from Aberystwyth (Gray's Inn Road) and Beaumaris (the Bold Arms and the historic castle) whereas Nottinghamshire nudges in with a Hoodwinked robin sculpture (Ay Up Me Duck) and my umpteenth slice of Sneinton Market. Honourable mentions go to Daventry for the Dun Cow and Trimley St Mary for a nice carved village sign.

The middle order big hitters on this occasion are WME Shropshire and WME Staffordshire. Salop rotates the strike courtesy of Much Wenlock and Worfield, the former supplying an Olympian trail, the latter a Dog Inn waymarker. Staffordshire meanwhile aims for the boundary by depositing Upper Bratch Bridge and Wombourne's Waggon & Horses over the rope, although a slightly gentler scoring touch is applied to Holy Cross Parish Church in Bobbington.

Are you ready for some input from our all-rounders? WMEs Worcestershire and Warwickshire have both been in decent form, Worcs busily bothering Bewdley for a clue about an Old Pal's Shelter and Warks parading about with the peacocks at Warwick Castle. Alcester's church clock should not be overlooked and I hear WME Birmingham has biffed some quick runs thanks to the Yenton, a Winson Green general store and a picture postcard scene from the heart of Yardley. 

That just leaves us with July's tail-enders as WME Sandwell and WME Solihull squabble over the remaining scraps. Sandwell slogs up the Yew Tree Youth Club (with a street art depiction of HM The Queen) and Solihull takes on rabbit duties with Ulverley School near Olton. That brings the innings to a close with a cumulative score of 4,600 runs published pictures, and soon it will be over to August to see if it can muster any more. For now, enjoy the photos!