On the 23rd of April there’s going to be a St George’s Fun Day in Telford. Events will focus around Telford Town Park and the Shopping Centre. For more information go to: http://www.telford.gov.uk/dragon
Tag Archives: england
Advent 23: Lightmoor Bricks.
Looking into the history of Lightmoor has been a fascination for me since moving to the village. It’s been nice as I mention to friends locations around where I live and their faces light up with recognition. It’s usually that … Continue reading
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Tagged advent, Eighteenth Century, england, History, industrial revolution, ironbridge, lightmoor, Shropshire
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Advent 07: ABC Things- Thing Two
Contrary to how my blog post yesterday may have made it look I don’t actually want the COE to smash into a thousand pieces, I’d like to think it can endure and evolve. It’s the evolution bit I think it’ll … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC, Arts, Carol Ann Duffy, church, Church of England, england, Poet Laureate, Poetry
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Shrewsbury Pink Picnic: 23rd July, Quarry Park, Shrewbury
Summer has quickly rolled around and the Pink Picnic is almost upon me. Too often I’ve heard friends saying that Shrewsbury doesn’t feel like a welcoming place for LGBT people and the tone of some of the letters to the … Continue reading
Posted in Ben Whitehouse, event, food, pink picnic, Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Tagged england, gay, It gets better, lesbian, lgbt, pink picnic, quarry park, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, Shropshire Star
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“Children should read 50 books a year” says Gove.
You have to admire Michael Gove and his passion for policy ideas. He seems to be unable to open his mouth without a new policy idea borrowed from somewhere else popping out. Today it’s the idea that children at the age … Continue reading
The Little Bollard That Did
This picture is of the intersection of Corporation Street and Newton Street in Birmingham. The bollard on the left is new. It never used to be there. Every day I’d see cars (taxis) pull onto Corporation Street across the pavement. It was dangerous … Continue reading
Shrewsbury Pink Picnic
After talking on BBC Shropshire radio on Friday to Jim Hawkins about there needing to be an event in Shrewsbury to celebrate and bring the LGBT community and their family/supporters together I’m going to stick a date in the calendar and see what … Continue reading
Posted in it gets better, lgbt, news, pink picnic, Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Tagged england, Gay community, Jim Hawkins, Pink, Shrewsbury, Shropshire
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My reply to “Gay Law goes against God’s will” in the Shropshire Star.
Here’s my letter to the Shropshire Star (in case it doesn’t get featured in the paper). Dear Sir or Madam, Trevor Mytton in Shrewsbury does not speak on my behalf as a resident in Shropshire, a Christian in Shropshire or … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Whitehouse, england, Faith, jesus, lgbt, life, religion, Shrewsbury, Shropshire
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Telford- worst place in the UK for Potholes.
Road users in Telford could probably have told you that Telford is the worst place in the UK for potholes. On the Fixmystreet website lots and lots of potholes are being reported by residents every day. Full story at: http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2011/01/20/telford-among-worst-places-in-uk-for-potholes My … Continue reading
Posted in Ben Whitehouse, Horsehay and Lightmoor, Lightmoor Village, Politics, Shropshire, telford
Tagged england, Fixmystreet, Pothole, Shropshire, telford
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Letter to America
Birmingham, England, August 2008. Dear America, How do you do? I’m not sure how well you remember me. I’ve only visited you once and that was to visit your son, Orlando. I’m not sure how close you and he are … Continue reading
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Tagged america, Ben Whitehouse, Birmingham, birminghamuk, cartoon, england, florida, letter, letter to america, london, nevada, orlando, Politics, spare key, sugar, uk, usa, vegas, west midlands
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