WME Flickr Focus - June 2021

I've been rather neglectful of photostream matters lately it has to be said. The Euro 2020 football tournament is partly responsible for that, plus June has also seen me larking around in the Lake District, Rail Rovering and hunting down rams in Derby so poor old Flickr has had to fight for any attention. Despite all the distractions I have managed to eke out some updates - let's see where the game of chance takes us this time around...

Our roulette wheel of photo progress lands first upon WME Wolverhampton which cashes in some street sign chips and a whole bevy of balance beams. Several spins on the Birmingham Main Line Canal resulted in even more of the 21 Locks slotting into position, and there were grotto grabs from the Mander Centre as further Christmas characters made their presences felt. Add in the Hogs Head with a railway waiting room mural and we're on a lucky streak!

Similarly gambling on additions is Exploration Extra which receives its first batch of new content since March. Weymouth wagers forth with vintage buses - most notably preserved Southern National specimen AFJ 766T - and is supported by flashes of Bournemouth Yellow (the 40 en route to Christchurch). Ashover's accumulator accounts for a River Amber walkway while the Rhyl 2009 album is boosted by a brace of bus snaps.

Rolling the dice next are the risk-taking duo of WME Dudley and WME Telford. Dudley eyes up winners from Woodsetton (remembering the Prince of Wales pub) and Wordsley (a peek inside the Samson & Lion) whereas Telford lays all its odds on Wombridge, profiting from pictures of a parish church noticeboard and an autumnal-looking cemetery. Indeed, Telford has actually been a consistent contributor to the photostream thus far in 2021 which wasn't always the case in previous years.

We finish with a mention for those collections that haven't troubled the tipsters as much. WME Staffordshire stakes a bob or two on Wombourne, resulting in an appearance for the Round Oak; WME Birmingham puts its fortunes to the test at Woodgate Valley by dabbling with a bridge over the Bourn Brook; and WME Walsall's solitary speculation is a Peel Street ceramic sign from Willenhall. Back for more photostream jeopardy in August? You bet!