Birmingham Mail - News - Top Stories - Birmingham grandfather saved paradise from parking lot
A local newspaper printed a story about my grandfather this week.
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A local newspaper printed a story about my grandfather this week.
Click on the link to read the story.
27 comments:
what a lovely story about your grandad Jasmine, thanks for sharing it - he sounds naughty but very nice :o) xx
what a great story .
thanks for sharing.
Thank you Sue. I like this kind of naughty. We need more naughty nature lovers out there ;o) xx
Thank you Kathy. My Granddad has always been fiesty like that. Must be where I get it from :) Once, some fell hunters tried to chase a fox over his garden and through the house. He stopped them and got a petition together to stop the hunt from hunting on the common land behind the gardens.
Bravo to your grandfather! I enjoyed that story tremendously!
Thank you Cheryl. Its good to know there are people like my granddad out thee keeping a watchful & helpful eye out x
Power to the people!
Yay Susan ! :)
The title reminded me of this song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlNZN94_u-s
I loved the story!! thanks so much for sharing it!! :)
Thank you Manon. My grandparents are both quite amazing really. They do so much for others. Inspiring x
Hi Jasmine
you are lucky to have such stories to pass down and family with pluck as mentors...
Happy days
I love your grandfather. Give him a hug and big kiss from me!!!!
Clever man your grandfather. No wonder you are so green its rubbed off on you
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Bravo to your grandfather! There are some who just don't appreciate the beauty of nature - what your grandfather did was save a little slice of natural history. It pains me when we go on walks and see litter just scattered around. People don't realize what treasures they have all around them. Thank you for sharing this story! Theresa
Nature is a timeless teacher that invites us to remember that we are responsible for ourselves and our choices. Your grandfather reminds everyone that being is known by sharing.
That's wonderful! I know Birmingham well,(lived in Kings Heath area)and used to visit Handsworth for work a lot. What a wonderful man & deed. Bit of face saving from the official at the end of the article me thinks!
Delwyn - Thank you. I'm very proud of my Granddad for many reasons x
Sharon - Consider it done :)
T - You'd love my granddad. He is very creative x
Hi Theresa - I feel the same. I'm always picking up the litter of others in beauty spots.
Thank you Liara, nice to see you here :)
Hi Lizzie - handsworth needs more concrete like a hole in the head. The kids need a park to keep them out of trouble xJ
Brilliant - what a fantastic gentleman and a great story. Being a champion of nature obviously runs through the family!
Love the new blog look btw Jasmine.x
great story.
you must be very proud of your granddad:))
what a great story. I love the detail about him using stones from a nearby church in the cement. clearly, he had some heavenly help.
Joni Mitchell would be proud of him! Thanks for sharing a bit of your family history. Concreting the earth has always felt wrong.
Thanks for the inspiring story!
Aren't grand-people great? -J
I'm a real rule-follower myself and would never have been able to do something like this but I'm so pleased that your grandfather did - a victory for him and for nature! xx
Brilliant! Methinks there's more than a bit of him in you x
Wow, your grandfather is awesome! Anyone who saves a park should should get his or her own park bench :)
Lovely idea - so I joined in!
Really confused now. I was looking at pictures of Cemlyn Nature Reserve and all the comments are about your Grandad!
Thank you Jasmine for sharing such beauty with me.
Magic............yes i find this magical.
XXXm
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