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Julian Schwarzenbach<p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/SilentSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SilentSunday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/staffordshire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>staffordshire</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/poppies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poppies</span></a></p>
Julian Schwarzenbach<p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/FensterFreitag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FensterFreitag</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Lichfield" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lichfield</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Staffordshire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Staffordshire</span></a></p>
Tim H.<p>I've been meaning to post some of the photos I took of this old hall I spotted from afar on my day trip to Staffordshire back in April. It's called Pillaton Hall, and is a Scheduled Ancient Monument. I couldn't find any info as to whether it's ever open to the public though 😔 <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Staffordshire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Staffordshire</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/England" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>England</span></a></p>
Roy Pollard<p>What look like the old Wester Head Mine buildings in bright sunlight, from a slightly gloomier Harboro Rocks in the <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/derbyshire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>derbyshire</span></a> maybe <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/staffordshire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>staffordshire</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/peakdistrict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>peakdistrict</span></a> Obscured by the grass in the foreground is the big montrosity of a works that processes stone by the ton at the foot of the Rocks :-) Beauty and the Beast, really.</p>
UK Election Results<p>STAFFORDSHIRE COUNCIL ELECTION RESULTS</p><p>⚪ Reform UK: 49 (+49)<br>🔵 Conservative: 10 (-46)<br>🟢 Green Party: 1 (+1)<br>⚫ Independent: 1 (=)<br>🔴 Labour: 1 (-4)</p><p>Reform GAIN CONTROL from Conservatives.</p><p>Changes with 2021.</p><p>Map below taken from <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/@electionmapsuk" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>electionmapsuk</span></a></span> to illustrate the scale of the change:</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukpol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/electionresults" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electionresults</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/localelections2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>localelections2025</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/localelections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>localelections</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conservatives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Labour</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/LibDems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LibDems</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/GreenParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreenParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ReformUK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReformUK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Staffordshire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Staffordshire</span></a></p>
Geri ❤️<p>The Nazis have taken <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Staffordshire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Staffordshire</span></a> Council</p><p>That's a big swing!</p><p>Previously, conservatives held almost every seat!</p>
Art255New oil portrait, I've started new website and got my cards and I'm terrified what I'm doing. <br> Don't have many people to tell this so I'll post it here. <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/lady?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lady</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/woman?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#woman</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/art?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#art</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/artist?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#artist</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/polishartist?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#polishartist</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ukbasd?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ukbasd</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/uk?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#uk</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/staffordshire?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#staffordshire</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/oilpainting?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#oilpainting</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/oils?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#oils</a>
\ˈthē-ˈˈärd-ˌvärk\<p>New <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/LoopsVideo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LoopsVideo</span></a>. Sharing one of my election campaign videos for the record, not because I think anyone here can vote for me. <br><a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/Loops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Loops</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/LocalElections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LocalElections</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/LocalPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LocalPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/Staffordshire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Staffordshire</span></a> <br><a href="https://loops.video/v/7Yy4s2r2J4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">loops.video/v/7Yy4s2r2J4</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
asquith<p>Happy <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/easter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>easter</span></a> ! This is from Thor’s Cave in <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/staffordshire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>staffordshire</span></a> and reminds me of the empty tomb!</p>
Roy Pollard<p>The Staffordshire Roaches yesterday morning, before the crowds turned up :-) <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/peakdistrict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>peakdistrict</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/staffordshire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>staffordshire</span></a></p>
Bob Harvey<p><a href="https://twit.social/tags/Geograph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Geograph</span></a> Picture of the Day <a href="https://twit.social/tags/POTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>POTD</span></a> from South <a href="https://twit.social/tags/Staffordshire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Staffordshire</span></a>, 2008 <br><a href="https://twit.social/tags/Walsall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Walsall</span></a> <a href="https://twit.social/tags/offices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>offices</span></a> <a href="https://twit.social/tags/waterworks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>waterworks</span></a> <a href="https://twit.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://twit.social/tags/townscape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>townscape</span></a> <br> <a href="Https://geograph.org.uk/p/854245" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible"></span><span class="ellipsis">Https://geograph.org.uk/p/8542</span><span class="invisible">45</span></a> <br>Free to share – please credit John M/Geograph</p>
Julian Schwarzenbach<p>Bridge 88 <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/silentsunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>silentsunday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/canal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/lichfield" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lichfield</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/staffordshire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>staffordshire</span></a></p>
CLondoner92 (New Account)<p>The Local <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Transport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transport</span></a> Grant (LTG) for 2025-2026 is a one-year capital grant designed to supplement the Integrated Transport Block (ITB) funding for local transport and maintenance in England. It is allocated to local transport authorities (LTAs) in the North and Midlands, excluding areas that receive City Region Sustainable Transport Settlements (CRSTS) funding. The funding is calculated based on a formula, with 70% allocated according to population and 30% based on deprivation levels. The total LTG allocation for 2025-2026 is £226 million. Notable allocations include Greater <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Lincolnshire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lincolnshire</span></a> Combined County Authority (£25.35 million), <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Lancashire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lancashire</span></a> Combined County Authority (£34.95 million), and <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Hull" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hull</span></a> and East <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Yorkshire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Yorkshire</span></a> Combined Authority (£15.63 million). Other authorities such as <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Staffordshire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Staffordshire</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Worcestershire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Worcestershire</span></a> will receive £15.63 million and £11.13 million, respectively, supporting local transport improvements across <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/England" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>England</span></a>.<br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-transport-grant-allocations/local-transport-grant-ltg-allocations-2025-to-2026" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">gov.uk/government/publications</span><span class="invisible">/local-transport-grant-allocations/local-transport-grant-ltg-allocations-2025-to-2026</span></a></p>
Julian Schwarzenbach<p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/silentsunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>silentsunday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Staffordshire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Staffordshire</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/swans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>swans</span></a></p>
Jon Hancock<p>My hometown has historically been known for pottery, and for the magnificent morsel that is the Staffordshire oatcake. Tea? Not so much…</p><p>Still, I'm about to try a cup of oatcake tea, which is not an immediately obvious taste combination, but here goes…</p><p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Tea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tea</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/StokeOnTrent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StokeOnTrent</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Staffordshire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Staffordshire</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Oatcakes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oatcakes</span></a></p>
RobTheRunt 📷Female goosander (Mergus merganser) flying over the weir on the River Tame at Tamworth, Staffordshire, UK. Taken October 2016.<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/Wildlife?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Wildlife</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/Nature?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Nature</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/Birds?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Birds</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/Ducks?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ducks</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/Goosander?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Goosander</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/Tamworth?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tamworth</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/Staffordshire?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Staffordshire</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/UK?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UK</a>
Jennifer Moore 😷<p>"BiCamp 2025 is taking place from Thursday 29th May until Sunday 1st June. Once again we are taking over Kinver Scout Camp in Staffordshire for a weekend of connection, community and communing with nature, run bi us and for us.</p><p>"... for bisexual people and their allies to enjoy... welcomes those who may be questioning how they identify themselves."</p><p><a href="https://www.bicamp.org.uk/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">bicamp.org.uk/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/BiCamp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BiCamp</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/bisexual" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bisexual</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>queer</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/camping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>camping</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Staffordshire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Staffordshire</span></a></p>
Grant Denkinson<p>BiCamp 2025 is taking place from Thursday 29th May until Sunday 1st June in <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Staffordshire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Staffordshire</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Bisexual" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bisexual</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Camping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Camping</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Event" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Event</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Community</span></a> <a href="https://www.bicamp.org.uk/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">bicamp.org.uk/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> I went last year and recommend it.</p>
nickharrison<p>Apple Tree by Anwar Shana<br>🌳<br>William Morris Gallery Museum<br><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/london" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>london</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/morris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>morris</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/williammorris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>williammorris</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/morrismuseum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>morrismuseum</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/londonphotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>londonphotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/artwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>artwork</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/anwarshemza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>anwarshemza</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/painting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>painting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/artist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>artist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/gallery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gallery</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/morrisgallery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>morrisgallery</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/artphotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>artphotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/londonphotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>londonphotography</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/iphoneography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iphoneography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/shotoniphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shotoniphone</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/anwarjalalshemza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>anwarjalalshemza</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/appletree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>appletree</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/tree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tree</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/staffordshire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>staffordshire</span></a></p>
robtherunt🌱💚<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wooded.stream/@danmccullough" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>danmccullough</span></a></span> <br>Nice! We have turkey tail in the UK too.</p><p>Here’s some from a few years ago on a small willow stump…</p><p><a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/Fungus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fungus</span></a> <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/TurkeyTail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TurkeyTail</span></a> <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/Staffordshire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Staffordshire</span></a></p>