Category Archives: Out and About

Edge Hill Archives Launch

The Edge Hill Archives launched today and it was a huge success! The Metal team have been busy collecting oral histories, photographs and Artifacts relating to the history of Edge Hill Station and the surrounding area. They also exhibited “Archive more »

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Llandrindod Wells Victorian Festival 2011

Our weekend at the Llandrindod Wells Victorian Festival was as much fun as we hoped. We were remembered fondly from last year and we met a lot of new and familiar faces. The Buttered Muffins were on usual top form more »

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Edge Hill Archives Open Day

The Edge Hill Archive Open day was far more successful than METAL had expected with locals arriving in large numbers to record their memories about growing up, living and working in Edge Hill. Edge Hill residents came with stories, photographs more »

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The Battle for Fort Perch Rock

Today saw New Brighton’s Fort Perch Rock invaded. Children and adults alike all dressed as pirates came to see the battle. A pirate siege on the Fort itself with cannons, muskets, explosions and fires. The guards defending the fort didn’t more »

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Liverpool Pride – Summer of Love

Today, it made us proud to march with Metal with a brightly coloured summer of love themed Stephenson’s Rocket for Liverpool Pride day. Lot’s of great photographers were about. Here is a sample of some of my favourites. Please click more »

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Reflection on the Waterfront

The Reflection on the Waterfront Festival kicked off with style! This festival celebrates the 100th anniversary of the opening of the Liver Building and the opening of the New Museum of Liverpool. We were treated to late night opening of more »

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