Welcome to the resurrected Wom Brook blog-once re-started in October 2007 after nearly a year’s break, and again in May 2009 after a similar lengthy break.
For the technically-minded, the previous blog was hosted on an old web server, accidentally powered down in December 2006, and briefly brought back to life in February 2007. However, that server was on its last legs, and finally gave up a month later.
Thanks to some very hard work on the part of both Mark at the Faculty of Education, Anglia Ruskin University, and Matt at Cleveratom, the archive of the Wom Brook Diary (as it was known) was saved and transferred to a commercial server, and ‘re-housed’ within a Wordpress blog structure.
The domain name of this blog has also been changed to the Wom Brook blog, as that is how it is known to its past readers and members of the Friends of Wom Brook [ the small group of dedicated volunteers who work closely with the Landscape Department at South Staffordshire Council to promote the conservation and development of the Brook, its immediate environment, flora and fauna ].
As before, the main aims of the Wom Brook blog are:
a) To record chronologically events relating to conservation and development work carried out along the Wom Brook during its passage through Wombourne in South Staffordshire;
b) To provide information about the flora and fauna along the Wom Brook and the section of the Railway Walk that passes through Wombourne;
c) To encourage participation and contributions from visitors to this blog.
June 2009: Thanks must again go to Matt and colleagues for clearing out the accumulated clutter and electronic ’spam’ that sadly seems to infest blogs, and can in the case of this blog severely impair its functionality.
July 2009: The Wom Brook Walk is awarded Green Flag status.
July 2010: In May this year, the Wom Brook Walk underwent a third inspection by judges from the Green Flag national award scheme. This month should see whether the Walk retains its Green Flag status or not!