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Received some correspondence from the banned seventies guy and the swan, looks like they’ve been having a whale of a time away from the abyss of The Rattlechain lagoon. “Dear WLBRL,    Since leaving Rattlechain lagoon, me and Phoebe the … Continue reading →

  As twilight has set on the rattlechain lagoon cover up works, the week has seen more arrivals of birds than people for the first time in several months- and not a Heyrman in sight. The geese have made it … Continue reading →

  And so a fond farewell to the main players in the cover up of Rattlechain lagoon. Napoleon and Bonaparte and Wee Willie Winky have shifted tonnes of material, and removed none from the site. It was clear by the … Continue reading →

  The gestation period has nearly ended as we are delivered a newly improved hazardous waste site. Nine months of stirring, shovelling, sucking and dumping is drawing to a close as the Autumn winds begin to cover the area with … Continue reading →

There is a decreasing presence of both individuals and work taking place at the Rattlechain lagoon. After nearly 8 months of commentary and observation, we prepare to see what will happen when all on site are no longer there and once … Continue reading →

Another week, another set of observations at the lagoon. With Autumn now upon us, twilight appears on the 2013 “improvement works”. This weeks headlines CANADA GEESE INVADE THE NORTH EMBANKMENT DIVING PLATFORM ADDED TO SMALL LAGOON SOME DODGY LOOKING CHEMICAL … Continue reading →

  Spring and Fall:     to a Young Child    Margaret, are you grieving    Over Goldengrove unleaving?    Leaves, like the things of man, you    With your fresh thoughts care for, can you?    Ah! as the heart grows older … Continue reading →

   And so as week 30 of the work at the lagoon ends, this saw the departure of the majority of the watercraft. Goldmember, minimember and Gullit. The underwater sand castles have ceased, the sand machine and the giant snake … Continue reading →

“It’s alive!” That fart smells MancThere comes a time in your life when you here a certain phrase and suddenly the meaning of life suddenly clicks into place. Mine was when I read the old Icelandic proverb “EVERY MAN LOVES … Continue reading →

  In Great Bridge, there was only one Fred Perry- and not the former more internationally known Tennis player. As a former Sandwell Councillor for The Great Bridge ward, Fred  was also a founder member of The Friends of Sheepwash Local … Continue reading →