Liverpool July 2018 (7)
Conversation on Lime Street. Liverpool, July 25th 2018.
Picton Road. Liverpool, July 2018.
Cyclist in Church Alley. Liverpool, July 2018.
Man on a bench in Church Alley. Liverpool, July 2018.
Walking a dog on Picton Road. Liverpool, July 2018.
Shopping. Liverpool, July 2018.
On the phone at South Parkway station. Liverpool, July 2018.
Flower & a bee in Wavertree. Liverpool, July 25th 2018.
Deep in thought at the Carnarvon Castle pub. Liverpool, July 25th 2018.
Homeless man in Church Street. Liverpool, July 25th 2018.
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Children from the Chicksand Estate watch some break dancing. Spitalfields 1984
In 1984 the MELA, as usual, was based in Hanbury Street. The organisers recognised that most people lived on the Chicksand Estate. If it rained then music etc could be resumed in the Montefiore Centre. It was a community event organised by locals unlike the commercial MELA we’ve seen on Brick Lane in recent years.
Mela, Hanbury Street. London 1984
MELA in Hanbury Street 1984.
Bangladesh butterfly. Shunamgonj, Bangladesh 1991
Children in front of the Montefiore Centre. Hanbury Street, London 1984
Children in front of the Montefiore Centre. Hanbury Street, London 1984
Enjoying ice cream at the 1984 Mela.
Weaving demonstration outside Kingward House at the 1984 Mela.
Throwing a ball at coconuts in Hanbury Street at the 1984 Mela.
Throwing a ball at coconuts in Hanbury Street at the 1984 Mela.
Listening to a steel band in Hanbury Street at the 1984 Mela.
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Save Oglet Shore In Liverpool
I’m reposting this blog from June 2018 as the issues raised in it are as important today as they were two years ago.
The Oglet Shore (Anglo Saxon: “oak by the water”), is a magnificent designated green belt area in Liverpool. It is now under threat because of plans to cover much of it with concrete in order to extend the runway at the loss making John Lennon airport. If the plans go ahead it will destroy the habitats of wildlife including bats, barn owls and many ‘red list’, endangered, farmland birds. Peel holdings, who own the land are keen to develop the runway. Liverpool City Council have pledged to protect our parks and green spaces and also have a duty to protect and preserve this important coastal habitat, so why threaten it in the vain hope the airport will become profitable?
Last Monday evening I was invited to join a group of locals and bat expert Charlie Liggett to explore this magnificent threatened habit of wildlife. Charlie, the Chair of Merseyside & West Lancashire Bat Group, was able to confirm the presence of bats.
The Radar Tower near Oglet Shore. Liverpool June 2018.
Farmland and the fading sun on Oglet Shore. Liverpool June 2018.
A view towards the rive Mersey from Oglet Shore. Liverpool June 2018.
Long grass and sunset on Oglet Shore. Liverpool June 2018.
Looking towrds the airport perimeter fence from Oglet Shore. Liverpool June 2018.
The moon through the long grass on Oglet Shore. Liverpool June 2018.
One of the many trees that will be destroyed on Oglet Shore if the runway is extended. Liverpool June 2018.
Exploring Oglet Shore shortly before midnight. Liverpool June 2018.
The control Tower viewed from Oglet Shore. Liverpool June 2018.
Bat expert Charlie Liggett confirms the presence of bats on Oglet Shore. Liverpool June 2018.
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