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Modern day windscreens

21st February 2024 rattuscatchus 0

If you have a relatively modern car – definitely 20 years old or less, then you will undoubtedly have a bonded windscreen. This is where the windscreen is ‘glued’ to the car’s body and a [more…]

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A View (Miles Away) From The Greenhouse; 1,000 Cuts, The Destruction Of A Nation

23rd January 2024 Colin Cross 0

Took a little ride out with the camera club up to Ashness Bridge and then walked up to “Surprise View” where I came across this handsome fellow taking a (probably) well earned break from his [more…]

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Pumpkin time

30th October 2022 SharpieType301 3

By now, you will doubtless have figured out that I have a very keen interest in glass, so while we were visiting the lovely Northeast of England for a few days recently, we took the [more…]

17th Century

A Postcard from the IFG Part Two

12th October 2022 SharpieType301 4

International Festival of Glass, Stourbridge, August 2022 In Part One, I just about managed to shoehorn two days of the fantastic Festival. Before I carry on telling you about the rest, a quick gallop though [more…]

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A Postcard from the IFG Part One

5th October 2022 SharpieType301 2

International Festival of Glass, Stourbridge, August 2022 Earlier this year, around May-June if I remember correctly since it was right in the midst of the chaos of our moving home, it was with some excitement [more…]

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A Glass Half Full

17th July 2020 Going Postal 0

In a previous article, I asked whether you had ever gazed into your pint and wondered about the beginnings of beer and brewing. This time, I’ll ask you another question. It’s about the pint pot [more…]

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