Monthly Archives: August 2004

Plenty of exhibits and loads of lovely people. The biggest cheers of the crowd, went to the public service workers. The Royal Air Force fielded a team for the first time. The NHS and Ambulance Services and the Gay Police … Continue reading →

On driving past, I found many walls, simply covered in artwork at “The Arches” Ladybay Bridge, Nottingham. I think this a particularly colourful set, made by many graphic artist. Not vandelism eh? as some think. I want to draw your … Continue reading →

Fire: Mansfield Town Centre Fire at a plastics factory in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire 5 hours, [and then overnight damping down] More than 80 firefighters from across the region raced to the scene, with up to 20 appliances deployed from Ashfield, Alfreton, … Continue reading →

August 1642, King Charles I ‘Raised his Standard’ at Nottingham, thus declaring war on the English Parliament. This act marked the beginning of the English Civil War. Over this weekend, the Sealed Knot mounted various displays and re-enactments, to commemorate … Continue reading →

“Sleepwalking into a surveillance society?” – Information Commissioner http://www.statewatch.org/news/2004/aug/08uk-info-commissioner.htm Watching out: A need for balance as Whitehall seeks more informationhttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,542-1218045,00.html Further, check out earlier entry on Monday, August 16, 2004 at: http://tash_lodge.blogspot.com/2004_08_15_tash_lodge_archive.html#109264894794420538 and at: http://tash_lodge.blogspot.com/2004_06_27_tash_lodge_archive.html#108854890794752745 when I’d volunteered for the … Continue reading →

A working 19th century windmill with museum and science centre. Once owned by George Green, physicist and mathematician. http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/physics/gg/MathspectrumLJC/index.phtml More about the windmill at: http://www.greensmill.org.uk More piccys on my PhotoBlog at: http://tashcamuk.fotopages.com/?entry=190035 Sunny eh? well yes, it was for an … Continue reading →

Attended a press conference at Wyburn House Farm, Hucknall. Still not too many details of the operation, but a statement read by Supt Stuart Wright. Much of the operation now standing down, even the tea urn and biccys, being taken … Continue reading →

An area of woodland, north of Nottingham, has been the location of the biggest ‘manhunt’ ever conducted by Nottinghamshire Police. ‘Operation Rendition’ involved the deployment of 650 officers, looking for two suspects, wanted for two different murders. One man was … Continue reading →

Richard Thomas is the Information Commissioner. There is a splash in todays Times about his views on government proposals for the introduction of Identity Cards in the UK. Below is the critical article about it all by Thomas, followed by … Continue reading →

It rained a lot last week, and, it’s going to rain a lot next week. [english summer]. So, I leapt in the motor, and dashed out to the hills. Put in a few miles for the views and excercise, and … Continue reading →

Oh whatever next!!!! Home Office consultation paper on: “Moderning police powers to meet community needs”. Includes: * Dropping restriction on arrest to “serious offences”, * Extending use of search warrants, * Allowing fingerprinting outside of police stations to establish “identity” … Continue reading →

http://www.nottinghamevents.org/riverside/index.html One of the most popular weekends in the East Midland’s summer diary – Riverside 2004 is Nottingham’s largest outdoor festival with something for everyone! Met many entertainers ‘from the road’ and the free festivals, and discovered a few that … Continue reading →

A great photographer who, with his 35mm Leica camera, captured the human response to defining moments of history. He was a hero of mine. Andrew Robinson Thursday August 5, 2004 The Guardian Henri Cartier-Bresson, photographed in 2002: he was a … Continue reading →

Defy-ID is an adhoc network of groups and individuals prepared for active resistance to increasing surveillance and the introduction of identity or ‘entitlement’ cards in the UK. The Home Secretary, Britain’s biggest serial threat to freedom, David Blunkett is now … Continue reading →

It was a free day at Newstead Abbey today. [so I went along ….] The Abbey is in the ‘Restoration’ Competition, as part of the BBC program, were the public get to vote, on what they want preserving. Not sure … Continue reading →

The Earth First! Summer Gathering is the place where people involved in radical ecological direct action – or those who want to be involved – get together for five days of time and space to talk, walk, share skills, learn, … Continue reading →