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A Walk in the Park: Shire Country Park

Building bridges: The railway bridge over Baldwins Lane on the edge of the Shire Country Park.Read

Days Out: Blackpool Pleasure Beach

BRITAIN’S favourite seaside theme park takes on a whole new twist this year.Read

A Walk in the Park: Birmingham Botanical Gardens and Glasshouses

READERS of last week’s column might be expecting a second adventure in the Shire Country Park today.Read

A Walk in the Park: Trittiford Mill Park, Priory Road, Yardley Wood, B28 0TB

THINGS didn’t quite go to plan when I decided to reacquaint myself with the Shire Country Park/Millstream Way.Read

Days Out: Redwings Horse Sanctuary, A422, Oxhill, Warwickshire, CV35 0RP, Tel: 0870 040 0033

THERE is something very satisfying about a trip to Warwickshire’s fine countryside at any time.Read

Urban Walk: A guilt-free stroll to the city's shops

A DAY off in the middle of the week felt like a stolen moment of luxury.Read

Walk In The Park: Great Park in Rubery

LIKE so many of the unsung areas featured on this page down the years, Birmingham Great Park has an oasis at its heart which you might not know exists.Read

Urban Walk: South Birmingham College, Fordrough Lane

I CERTAINLY enjoy a bit of leisurely shopping and walking on a bank holiday.Read

Days Out: Arbury Hall, in Nuneaton

IF YOU enjoy looking around stately homes run by organisations such as English Heritage and the National Trust then here’s a couple of useful weekend dates for your diary.Read

Walk In The Park: Nechells Parkway, Recreation ground

IT’S surprising what you can find in the places where you least expect it.Read

What's On: Two Minute Guide to the Week

IT’S the free, annual Middle Earth weekend in the Shire Country Park tomorrow and Sunday.Read

Walk In The Park: Beacon Park, in Lichfield

AT THE heart of the wonderful city of Lichfield is one of the most historic parks in the West Midlands.Read

Urban Walk: Second Avenue and the River Rea in Selly Park B29.

MAKING that extra bit of effort during the past Walk To Work Week has had numerous rewards for me.Read

Days Out: The Museum of Worcester Porcelain

I HAD to change a spark plug recently and noticed that a belt of white material around its midriff was made of the same stuff which gives so many ‘celebrities’ today their fake, gleaming smiles.Read

Walk In The Park: Birmingham Civic Centre

ON THE day of the Royal Wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton, it seems fit to highlight one of Birmingham’s finest little areas of recreational excellence.Read

Days Out: Two Minute Guide to the Week

WHILE the nation celebrates the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton today, preparations are being made for a different kind of celebration down at the MAC in Cannon Hill Park.Read

A Walk in the Park: Bancroft Gardens in Stratford-upon-Avon

WHEN Macbeth opened at the RSC in Stratford-upon-Avon on Saturday, it was the first new production at the theatre since its £113 million revedelopment.Read

What's On: Two Minute Guide to the Week

THE annual Birmingham St George’s Day celebrations guarantees fun for families and children in Victoria and Chamberlain Squares from 11am-5pm tomorrow.Read

Days Out: A trip to Dudley Zoo

TIMES are changing at zoos right across the land.Read

Urban Walk: The Leasowes, Car Park, Halesowen

VENTURING out a little further this bank holiday weekend won’t hurt, especially when there’s the chance of enjoying a carpet of bluebells in the woods.Read