Monthly Archives: June 2012
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Wheels 2012
Posted on June 23, 2012 by timtime in Galleries, General, Motorcycles, UpdatesThe third Wednesday of each June sees the Coventry and Warwickshire Motor Club hold the “Wheels” event at the Blue Lias Stockton. The event looked to be in doubt but a few nice days saw the field dry out quickly and a bumper turnout taking advantage of a pleasant Summer evening. The event raises funds [...]
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Butterflies and Bugs on a Summer afternoon
Posted on June 23, 2012 by timtime in Galleries, Nature, UpdatesAfter a recent conversation about macro photography, I thought I would upload this small gallery of pictures from a Saturday afternoon wander around two local nature reserves in Rugby. The photos were taken in July 2010 at the Cock Robin and Ashlawn Cutting reserves and are a mix of the common July butterflies and a few other [...]
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Meriden Megaride 2012
Posted on June 21, 2012 by timtime in Galleries, General, Motorcycles, UpdatesThe Meriden Megaride took place on June 10th and after some decidedly poor weather forecasts the day was very nice. The run is organised by the Rotary Club of Meriden and the International Fellowship of Motorcycling Rotarians to raise money for Rotary International. The event is two-fold starting with a ride out from Alcester to [...]
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Brinklow Jubilee Beacon
Posted on June 8, 2012 by timtime in Galleries, General, UpdatesOne of the big events of the Queens Diamond Jubilee was the lighting of over 4200 beacons across the world. The first beacon was lit in Tonga and the last beacon was lit by Her Majesty The Queen. The closest one to where i live was at Brinklow. The beacon was sited on “The Tump” which is [...]
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Churchover Jubilee Parade and Tea Party
Posted on June 3, 2012 by timtime in Galleries, General, UpdatesTo celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II the villagers of Churchover held a Red White and Blue Parade through the village. Everyone was encouraged to be as raucous as possible and the children were then invited to a Tea Party in the Churchover Village Hall. The organisers had invited the families attending the 9th Rugby family camp at [...]
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Butty Run June 2012
Posted on June 3, 2012 by timtime in Galleries, General, UpdatesThe Jubilee Sunday heralded the June Butty Run or at least it did for the die hards. A miserable June 4th saw the numbers down but the valiant gathered at the Long Itchington Diner. As ever there was a good mix of cars and photography was somewhat easier, but i would much sooner have struggled. Well done [...]
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Rugby Jubilee Parade
Posted on June 3, 2012 by timtime in Galleries, General, UpdatesTo commemorate Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee the town held one of the largest events in the Midlands. The centrepiece of the celebrations was a march through the Town Centre and featured members of the Armed Forces whose companies have links to the town and county, local representatives from the Royal British Legion and groups from a broad [...]
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