#ellesmere

[keyonsketches]

"old narrowboat docked in Ellesmere" 2024 watercolor by Keyon aka Kirsten Dennis

[daily-meme]

Lookers Vauxhall Ellesmere Port review [2024] DON'T make this mistake!

[mephamnaturephotography]

[grimsauce]

From one side of the lake to the other.

[105nt]

So misty in Shropshire today. I stumbled on the cemetery in Ellesmere, mistook it for a church and got out to have a look. Lots of lovely, old monuments. It backs onto a lake full of coots, geese and swans.

[lesdeuxmuses]

Ellesmere - Wyrd (AMS Records, 2021)

[frimleyblogger]

The Shropshire Distillery Navy Strength Gin

There is a well worn path made by people moving from Lancashire settling in Shropshire; it was, in part, what the A49 was built for. My parents did so in the 1960s, albeit via Anglesey and Nottinghamshire, and, by implication, so did I. Emma and Gareth Glynn made the move in 2012, settling in the beautiful north Shropshire town of Ellesmere and in 2018 set up the “Gin Shed” in their house. They…

[thetreehunter]

Felling of The Newnes Oak. A 250-year-old veteran tree, Ellesmere, Shropshire

The felling of the veteran oak tree known as The Newnes Oak, a 250-year-old (English Oak) (Quercus robur ) occurred on the morning of 15th August 2023 on land belonging to Grocott Developments, Prees Ltd. As of 23rd Feb 2024 Forestry Commission England (Forest Services) investigation is on-going. The author was alerted to the felling by a concerned local resident whose property overlooks the 6.4 Ha (16-acre) field in which the oak stood. The veteran oak was the only tree standing in this sizeable field. There are several hedgerow trees, and a Business Park adjoins the field.

On the day of the launch of Tree of the Year 2023...this happened

To enable dialogue to take place with contractors at the scene, the author met with them on-site as they dismantled the oak. He was informed that the tree would be removed from the site the next day.

Photographs and video were freely shot at the scene. No requests to cease were made. The author did not take photographs of the contractor's faces or company truck.

When contacted by the author, the Managing Director of Grocott Developments Ltd explained that there were no current planning applications for this field/site. The author noted that at the northern end of the field, a mechanical digger was on site, as were a number of persons in high-vis attire. By the field gate, soil-sample bags were stacked in a pile.

When contacted, Grocott Developments Ltd's managing director spent over ten minutes extolling the environmental and charitable virtues of Grocott Developments. Also, their attention to sustainability and their actions as a company showing they [Quote 'did not pay lip service to such issues.'] When asked as to just why this significant veteran oak was felled, he declined to answer. The author is unsure if there was a professional and fully qualified tree report completed for this tree. ie, one undertaken by a VetCert qualified arboriculturist specialising in veteran and ancient trees. The author also assumes that any Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) implications will be taken into account by Shropshire Council if any planning applications for the site arise. BNG is an approach to development, and/or land management, that aims to leave the natural environment in a measurably better state than it was beforehand. Visit Govt./DEFRA here for further details... > BNG Explained

Naturally hollowed out oak with PLENTY of sap wood remaining

©Mike Coburn The Newnes Oak The oak tree had no Tree Preservation Order attached to it, as was confirmed by the author after chatting with the Shropshire Council Tree Officer manager whilst the author was on site. There was also no Forestry Commission felling licence in place. However, subsequent advice to the author made it clear that the size and bulk of the veteran oak tree may have meant that it contravened the Forestry Commission's (FC) Felling Licence regulations regarding their 5 cubic metres of timber regulations.

The exact measurements of the prone oak were later taken on-site and forwarded to the West Midlands Forestry Commission (FC) office. On 22nd August 2023, an FC officer visited the site. The oak tree had been removed by this time. As of 23rd February 2024, the Forestry Commission (Forest Services) investigation is ongoing.

Paragraph 180 c) of the NPPF states that 'development resulting in the loss or deterioration of irreplaceable habitats (such as ancient woodland and ancient or veteran trees) should be refused unless there are wholly exceptional reasons and a suitable compensation strategy exists.

Childhood Memories This veteran oak tree is a tree of the authors' childhood. Children from the adjacent housing estates would venture across the playing fields, wade across The Newnes Brook, and venture across the open farmland on adventurous childhood play. One child even worked for the then-farm owner at Newnes Farm. Like many towns across the UK, the brook and fields formed a significant part of many people's childhoods. With this in mind, you can imagine the distress of losing such a significant veteran oak tree and the loss of part of one's childhood, too.

The author is a volunteer local Tree Warden for Ellesmere under the Tree Council's Tree Warden scheme.[He has no official powers and is NOT a qualified arboriculturist]

Carl Wynne copyright

Copyright Mike Coburn

[wally-b-feed]

Anthony Fineran (B 1981), Ellesmere Rau Shan, 2023

[timetolearnoclock]

desolate Ellesmere

“Canada collects no real-estate taxes on desolate Ellesmere.”

April 1953

Quote taken from original text included with the image in the magazine

[finwright]

January 2022

Lost but not forgotten, only 15 months late here is January 2022

[fluentisonus]

marcus tullius scithero.................

[mephamnaturephotography]

[kung-fu-cutbug]

who wants to hear about my Fallen London player characterrrrrrrrrrr

meet Professor Ellesmere Kanemestris, the Lascivious Oneirologist (any pronouns): a flashy, arrogant half-Rubbery who loves to party! they're set on the Heart's Desire ambition—having escaped from a life of heavy restriction on the surface due to the nature of their very existence being taboo & snapped out of a life of gluttonous overindulgence by getting sent to prison, they're searching for the infamous Marvelous card game to not only win their heart's desire, but also figure out what it is they truly desire along the way

they are also the biggest polyamorous aromantic pansexual disaster in the Neath, being canonically married to nearly the entire adult population of London (as well as dating @wingedcatgirl's Inessa), and they have an adoptive urchin son they stole from the tigers during the Coilheart Games

their in-game profile is here if you wanna check it out: https://www.fallenlondon.com/profile/Ellesmere%20Kanemestris

[thefreelancehistorywriter]

Alice Spencer Stanley, Countess of Derby

Portrait believe to depict Alice Spencer, painted by an unknown artist in the circle of Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger When Alice Spencer was born on May 4, 1559, at the family home of Althorp, no one would have guessed she would become one of the great magnates and patrons of literary arts during the Elizabethan and early Jacobean era. By the time of her birth, as the youngest of eight daughters…

[savage-kult-of-gorthaur]

IT'S BAMBI, IT'S RAINY, IT'S CAL -- IT'S 3/4 OF THE LEGENDS THAT HELPED INVENT GRINDCORE.

PIC(S) INFO: Mega spotlight on magazine coverage of English hardcore punk band DISCHARGE, featuring Dave "Bambi" Ellesmere with Roy "Rainy Wainwright, c. 1981, and another shot of Kelvin "Cal" Morris with the classic jacket, c. 1980, from the pages of UK punk magazine, "Punk Lives!" Ultimate Collectors Annual issue, published November 2024.

Dis nightmare still @*%®!#$& continues!!

Source: http://blog.fuudobrain.shop-pro.jp/?eid=8342#gsc.tab=0.