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St Leonard’s Churchyard overlooking the Arrow Valley

March ~  2021

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#365daysofbiking Death throes: November 20th - In Redditch, just like everywhere else I guess, Autumn is in it’s death throes now. Winter is on my shoulder and it was cold, and on the way home, wet too. It’s not yet frosty, but there’s a characteristic bite in the air that finds every sensitive tooth when you first step out.

Rolling along the Arrow Valley through the park to visit a customer, the river and meadows were still gorgeous. But you can tell it’s ending now. Another week or so and winter will be here.

But also, it’s only a little over a month now until the shortest day. A month. Then darkness will be in retreat once more.

Onwards. I’m ready now.

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August 8th - Unusually, I was in Redditch visiting a supplier and despite the (currently rare) overcast day, I was reminded of what gorgeous, surprising corners the new town has.

Redditch gets a lot of stick - much of it deserved - for dull planning and generally being a product of postwar urban design; but where it works - Lick the respectfully preserved Church Green or the gorgeous Arrow Valley Country Park, with the time hamlet of Ipsley preserved within - it’s rather wonderful.

I actually like this place a lot. There, I said it.

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November 29th - As I got to Redditch, the frost was still quite pronounced and coated grass and fallen leaves. It’s been a bit of a shock this year, we’ve been plunged into comparatively cold weather surprisingly quickly in the season after several mild winters with only a few really cold days.

I do hope this is a portent and we have lots of cold weather to come - maybe even a decent fall of snow...

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Brit Heavy Alt-Rockers ARROW VALLEY Release New Single "By Design"

  Brit heavy alt-rockers ARROW VALLEY charge onwards with the release of their explosive new single and video, By Design, out now.  The song is taken from the band’s much anticipated new EP, Embodiment, which is out 18th October. Listen to the band over at: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2WdVs2UjCMoVMZd7aG4hDj . ARROW VALLEY have a vast wealth of influences. However, they mainly draw inspiration…

Brit Heavy Alt-Rockers ARROW VALLEY Release New Single "By Design"

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EP Review: Arrow Valley - Embodiment (Self Released)

British heavy alt-rockers Arrow Valley are charging onwards with the release of their much anticipated new EP, Embodiment, out on Friday 18th October. Arrow Valley officially formed mid-2023, however, founding members, Arron Turner and Luke Hatton, joined forces in 2019 and 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic. The two-piece started out as a studio project extensively working on the band’s debut EP,…

EP Review: Arrow Valley - Embodiment (Self Released)

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September 5th - Always worth noting that Redditch, despite the stick it gets (often from me), has some surprisingly beautiful corners and is actually very interesting.

Running the north-south length of central Redditch is the Arrow Valley park, a green vein with cycleways, horse trails, a large Watersport lake and other attractions. About two thirds of the way south is the tiny, preserved hamlet of Ipsley.

This is a sign of what was here before the new town grew; but it’s a peaceful, beautiful and bucolic island, not more than a few hundred yards from factories, housing estates and highways.

It’s a remarkable thing and worth a visit.

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Arrow Valley, Redditch

Todays photo 101 challenge is water. I couldn’t choose a single photo as I have a couple from last weekend that I love! Over the weekend, we went over to the in-laws in Redditch to look after their cat, Charlie. The Saturday afternoon was a perfectly mild autumnal afternoon, so we took the monsters to the lovely Arrow Valley Country Park.

It brought back many memories for me of walking our…

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