Some of Ian's useful links.... |
HETGAThe Heart of England Tourist Guides' Association, the professional association for professionally-qualified Blue Badge tourist guides in the Heart of England. Includes a list of members. The Guild of Registered Tourist GuidesThe national professional association for Registered Blue Badge
tourist guides in the Hidden History ToursNo, I'm not the only tourist guide in the Heart of England. Here's the site of one of my colleagues, Dr. Simon Butler, whose "Hidden History" tours bring the past to life throughout the Midlands and beyond. Birmingham ASSISTGateway to all sorts of useful information about Virtual BrumA simply brilliant, slightly offbeat but very informative (and accurate)
portrayal of Birmingham PlusAn individual, unbiased and refreshingly "different" restaurant
review for Stratford-upon-AvonInformation about Shakespeare's home town and popular tourist centre. The site also includes useful links to other organisations in the area, such as Murder Incorporated. Images of EnglandA fascinating photographic archive which is making a photographic record
of every @UK - The UK Tourism GuideA comprehensive listing of links to many things relating to tourism in London PagesA series of useful links to and information on tourism
services in List of On-Line MuseumsMaintained by The Tramway Museum SocietyOperators of the Beamish Open Air MuseumAn Open Air Museum in County Durham, North East England with reconstructions of village communities of earlier this century complete with Co-Op, coal mine, pub, working tramway and much more. In an era of heritage overload, Beamish is simply the best Museum of its type anywhere....... Black Country MuseumLocated near the town of |
Walking London.......With SPICE!What happened when I took a group of 36 SPICErs to SPICEland!And what happened when I take a weekend off work? I join my friends from
SPICE on my first ever visit to SPICE BirminghamAnd what is SPICE?! A brilliant social (and sociable) organisation for people interested in doing "something different" during their free time. Activities (listed on their website) include everything from abseiling to going on guided walks with, well, you know who! A Waltz around AustriaAn account of my Autumn 2000 visit to If you're going to San Francisco.......An account of my Spring 2000 visit to Poland or Bust!An account of my 1999 trip to Czech-Mate!An account of my 1998 trip to the The BBCFor all its imperfections, still the finest broadcasting organisation in the world with a vast selection available online. The ABC - AustraliaThe Beeb's Australian Counterpart with lots of equally interesting information online. IB Secretarial Services and Photo LibraryA photo library run by Irene Boston with access to a variety of photographs landscapes, towns and villages in the in the Heart of England, as well as further afield. This website also provides details of secretarial services and some useful and interesting links of its own! Australia (the Toxic Custard Way!)Daniel Bowen's lighthearted selection of pages are great for a giggle; but
they also provide a surprising amount of information about The Divine Miss BThe website of “A Goddess in Training”, this is another Australian friend’s very offbeat look at what one might term “Life, the Universe and Everything”! With a range of subjects and links from the Free Tibet Campaign to some very esoteric music, this is the thought-provoking and deep website of someone who has been a very dear friend. The G6URP Home PageThe website of Ivor Jones, a friend of mine from the nearby town of Solihull, well known authority on amateur radio, motorcycling and bus driving.......and heartfelt Euro Sceptic! The Greater London AuthorityGateway to information, statistics and publications about the world's second greatest city (after Birmingham, obviously). The GLA and its Mayor, Ken Livingstone, are responsible for overall strategic planning for Greater London in areas such as transport, policing, fire and economic planning. The Corporation of LondonBritain's most ancient local authority, controlling the historic "Square Mile" of the City of London (as opposed to the GLA's "Greater London". |
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