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| name = Birmingham East
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  | lat= 52
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| map = <map lat="52" lon="-1" />
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  | lon= -1
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| n = [[Sheffield, United Kingdom|Sheffield]]
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  | nw = [[Manchester, United Kingdom|Manchester]]
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| s = [[Swindon, United Kingdom|Swindon]]
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  | n = [[Sheffield, United Kingdom|Sheffield]]
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| sw = [[Bristol, United Kingdom|Bristol]]
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  | ne = [[Hull, United Kingdom|Hull]]
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| se = [[London West, United Kingdom|London West]]
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  | w  = [[Shrewsbury, United Kingdom|Shrewsbury]]
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| e = [[Northampton, United Kingdom|Northampton]]
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  | name = [[Birmingham, United Kingdom|Birmingham]]
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| w = [[Shrewsbury, United Kingdom|Shrewsbury]]
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  | e = [[Northampton, United Kingdom|Northampton]]
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| nw = [[Manchester, United Kingdom|Manchester]]
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  | sw = [[Bristol, United Kingdom|Bristol]]
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| ne = [[Hull / Lincoln, United Kingdom|Hull / Lincoln]]
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  | s  = [[Swindon, United Kingdom|Swindon]]
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  | se = [[London West, United Kingdom|London West]]
 
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The Birmingham East [[graticule]] is at [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?lat=52&long=-1&zoom=8 latitude 52, longitude -1].
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The Birmingham [[graticule]] is at {{Today's location|lat=52|lon=-1|text=latitude 52, longitude -1}}. It is the only UK graticule with neighbours that are mostly dry land.
  
 
== Local Geohashers ==
 
== Local Geohashers ==
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* [[User:waq|waq]] will try to attend weekend meetups when he can (when they occur in Leicester/Loughborough).
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===Active===
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* [[User:krypto|krypto]] & friend will try to be there when he can.
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* [[User:jamesl|jamesl]] lives in Anstey, Leicester, will use bike and public transport. Is also on IRC with the same nick. Has a two-way radio and GPS.
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* [[User:jez|jez]] Is a foot or bike distance away from Loughborough only kind of guy. (cars are evil!)
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* [[User:kimble|kimble]] lives in Birmingham.  Has bike, will travel.
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* [[User:sminkybazza|sminkybazza]] is also a Lufbra person. Limited to bike, buses and rail and saturdays.
 
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* [[User:Anseth|anseth]] currently has no car but will attempt to make saturdays.
 
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* [[User:PodRED|PodRED]] is another Loughborough based person with no car, but will attempt to make meetups when they are reachable
 
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* [[User:Becky|Becky]] is Loughborough based but planning to geohash whichever graticule she finds herself in on Saturdays. Car powered but lacking GPS tech.
 
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* [[User:Walrus Rider|Walrus Rider]] is at Warwick Uni and can only do really close ones that are during termtime.
 
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* [[User:RoadieRich|RoadieRich]] is Nottingham based, and is limited to bus, trains, and a pair of old faithful hiking boots.  However, he is reliant on public web access, so is not always able to get up-to-date geohashes.
 
 
* [[User:omniscient|omniscient]] resides in Leicester and will attempt Saturday meetups when possible. Bike, bus or rail powered with benefit of GPS.
 
* [[User:omniscient|omniscient]] resides in Leicester and will attempt Saturday meetups when possible. Bike, bus or rail powered with benefit of GPS.
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* [[User:powdarrmonkey|powdarrmonkey]] resides in Alcester/Stratford and works in Warwick, so will try for Saturday meetups if he's not doing shows. Has car but no GPS.
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* [[User:archiewood|archiewood]] will try to get to weekend meetings when doable. Car and now GPS!
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* [[User:jon|jon]] resides in Lichfield (where he also works).  He has no car, but has a fine pair of legs.
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* [[User:jwalton|jwalton]] on foot, anywhere near Derby City
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* [[User:Haradan|Haradan]] is at Birmingham university, with no car. May obtain transport from a housemate with a car.
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* [[User:Nickholden|Nickholden]] on foot or bike, in or around Leicester.
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* [[User:Albert Herring|Albert Herring]] is on the southern edge of Nottingham. Has car, prefers bike. Doesn't need no steenking GPS, knows how to read a map and memorise details on satellite photos. Probably.
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* [[User:JohnOldman|JohnOldman]] lives in Leamington Spa and has a car.
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* [[User:blane|blane]] is slap bang in the middle of Leicester. So middle, the town centre is his back garden. Bike bus and rail for the win good fellows.
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* [[User:Pbro|pbro]] lives in Coventry and picks the low-hanging fruit (easy hashes).
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* [[User:M0rt|M0rt]] lives in Leamington Spa and goes to Warwick Uni. Have car. Will Geohash.
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* [[User:Chadders66|Chadders66]] studies at the University of Birmingham. On foot, will travel.
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* [[User:PkmnTrainerJ|PkmnTrainerJ]] lives in Loughborough and is willing to travel via train to places, or car pool with others. Can only attend Sunday & Monday meets usually.
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* [[User:Hedgepig|Hedgepig]] S. Leicester based exiled Brummie, most likely to attempt rural non-trespassy hashes.
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* [[User:KaynSlamdyke|KaynSlamdyke]], despite recently gaining his bike license doesn't have the Rebel 250 of his dreams yet, and so is limited to the Derby city center.
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* [[User:Pinny|Pinny]] lives in Burton-upon-Trent and has a car, and should be able to make Saturday meetups, and possibly weekday evenings if they are near home/work.
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===Inactive===
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See [[Birmingham, United Kingdom/Inactive Users]]
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==Mailing List==
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[http://groups.google.com/group/birmingham-east-geohashers birmingham-east-geohashers]
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The mailing list is for discussing upcoming locations/meets, activities, car pooling, and all things geohashing.
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
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There are discussions on the [[Talk:Birmingham East, United Kingdom|Talk]] page, please contribute to them.
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There are discussions on the [[Talk:Birmingham, United Kingdom|Talk]] page, please contribute to them.
  
 
There is also a [http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=15443809772 facebook group].
 
There is also a [http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=15443809772 facebook group].
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==Meetups==
 
==Meetups==
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=== 2024 ===
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* [[2024-07-12 52 -1]]: [[User [[User:Hedgepig|Hedgepig]] ([[User talk:Hedgepig|talk]]) ]] Had a nice walk along the dam of Welford reservoir
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=== 2022 ===
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* [[2022-12-29 52 -1]]: [[User:Hedgepig|Hedgepig ]] visited a suburban Leicestershire street corner
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* [[2022-07-25 52 -1]][[User:Hedgepig|Hedgepig ]] Could get no closer that a tantalising 16m to a suburban hashpoint.
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* [[2022-02-20 52 -1]] Sunday: [[User:DanQ|Dan Q]] visited to find a rainy hashpoint near some light industry in Kitts Green
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=== 2019 ===
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* [[2019-04-22 52 -1]] Monday: [[User:Hedgepig|Hedgepig ]] walked off a few of the bazillion calories from eating Easter eggs by wandering to this pleasant rural spot
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* [[2019-07-04 52 -1]] [[User:Hedgepig|Hedgepig ]] Failed to reach the hashpoint while under fire from 4th of July party fireworks
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* [[2019-07-14 52 -1]] [[User:Hedgepig|Hedgepig ]] Scrabbled up an ex-coal mine spoil-heap scree at Bagworth Heath Country Park to sit at the hash point
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=== 2018 ===
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* [[2018-12-25 52 -1]] Christmas Day: [[User:Sourcerer|Sourcerer]] visited the cemetary of St John the Baptist Church, Stowe-By-Chartley, Staffordshire.
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* [[2018-08-22 52 -1]] Wednesday: [[User:DanQ|Dan Q]] drove up from the [[Swindon, United Kingdom]] graticule to visit a hashpoint in a field full of cows.
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=== 2017 ===
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* [[2017-10-07 52 -1]] Saturday: [[User:Pbro|Pbro]] ran to Stoke Green for this hash.
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* [[2017-02-10 52 -1]] Friday: [[User:Pbro|Pbro]] walked around the grain field hash in Kenilworth, without reaching it.
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=== 2016 ===
  
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===Sunday 2008-06-22===
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* [[2016-02-12 52 -1]] Friday: [[User:Pbro|Pbro]] detoured on his bicycle commute to this central divider in Coundon, Coventry.
  
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This weekend's spot is right on the edge of a golf course so I'm going to this one around 2.30 today as its only a short distance from Loughborough. Text me if you fancy meeting up, details on my page. Looks like there's a pub nearby... [[User:Sminkybazza|SminkyBazzA]] 12:28, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
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=== 2015 ===
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The page for this spot can be found here: [[2008-06-22_52_-1|2008-06-22 52 -1]]. The page will eventually include photos... [[User:Bluecont|Bluecont]]
 
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:And now it does, more to come though I believe [[User:Sminkybazza|SminkyBazzA]] 21:29, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
 
  
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===Friday 2008-06-20===
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* [[2015-12-23 52 -1]] Wednesday: [[User:Sourcerer|Sourcerer]] visited a field, east of Solihull, West Midlands, UK.
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* [[2015-12-09 52 -1]] Wednesday: [[User:Chadders66|Chadders66]] visited a grassy verge on Nobel Way in Witton, Birmingham for his first Geohash.
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* [[2015-09-19 52 -1]] Saturday: A field of very tall sweetcorn a little off the M42, near Hockley Heath.  [[User:Benjw|Benjw]] visited on the way from Cambridge to Hereford.
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* [[2015-02-13 52 -1]] Friday: [[User:Sourcerer|Sourcerer]] visited a technology park where the M1 crosses the A52, between Nottingham and Derby, Derbyshire, UK.
  
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Probably in a private garden in a housing estate at the edge of Keyworth - might take a wander down there late afternoon/early evening since it's just round the corner really. [[User:Albert Herring|Albert Herring]] 12:26, 20 June 2008 (UTC)
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=== 2014 ===
  
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Update: [[2008-06-20 52 -1|dropped by]] around 19:00; it is much as I feared.  
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* [[2014-11-19 52 -1]] Wednesday: [[User:Pbro|Pbro]] went for a run in Radford, Coventry.
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* [[2014-03-10 52 -1]] Monday: [[User:Nickholden|Nick Holden]] tried to avoid getting run over in Leicester City Centre.
  
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=== 2013 ===
  
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===Thursday 2008-06-12===
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* [[2013-08-04 52 -1]] Sunday: [[User:Nickholden|Nick Holden]] peered through a thick hedge into a field.
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* [[2013-06-18 52 -1]] Tuesday: [[User:Nickholden|Nick Holden]] made it into a part of the new National Forest, thanks to some epic guiding work from a work colleague.
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* [[2013-06-08 52 -1]] Saturday: [[User:Nickholden|Nick Holden]] watched potatoes growing on farmland near Long Itchington, Warwickshire.
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* [[2013-06-01 52 -1]] Saturday: [[User:Nickholden|Nick Holden]] ate a cucumber sandwich on a little patch of grass by the side of Anstey Lane, in Leicester.
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* [[2013-05-25 52 -1]] Saturday: [[User:Nickholden|Nick Holden]] got into a field near Short Heath, Derbyshire, with his towel. But two punctures made it rather more difficult than it should have been.
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* [[2013-04-28 52 -1]] Sunday: [[User:Bollerenshaws|Bollerenshaws]] visited a field near Offchurch, north-east of Leamington Spa, UK.
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* [[2013-04-14 52 -1]] Sunday: [[User:Sourcerer|Sourcerer]] visited the banks of the river Blythe between the M6 Toll road and the A446, east of Birmingham, UK.
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* [[2013-02-18 52 -1]] Monday: [[User:Sourcerer|Sourcerer]] visited an area of heath and wood surrounded by major roads and a small river, Coventry, UK.
  
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Since it's close to Loughborough, should we go? Give me a shout if you are going, I'm not walking 7 miles (that's from University) alone each way. Contact info on user page. [[User:Waq|Waq]] 15:26, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
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=== 2012 ===
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:Seems a shame not to, seeing as its probably quite accessible too. I'll contact you direct. Anyone else up for it? I can leave Loughborough just before 7pm, but will catch up on my bike if people leave earlier.[[User:Sminkybazza|SminkyBazzA]] 16:08, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
 
  
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:Possibly... I'll try to make it if possible though I'm not sure what my plans are yet [[User:PodRED|PodRED]] 17:29, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
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* [[2012-11-18 52 -1]] Sunday: [[User:Nickholden|Nickholden]] got within four feet of a private car park, off the Lutterworth Road, Leicester.
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* [[2012-11-04 52 -1]] Sunday: [[User:Sourcerer|Sourcerer]] failed to visit a field 42 metres off a narrow rural lane. The nearest big town was Uttoxeter.
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* [[2012-08-09 52 -1]] Thursday: [[User:Sourcerer|Sourcerer]] visited a hay field a few metres off a public footpath. This was near the Grand Union Canal at Hatton.
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* [[2012-03-08 52 -1]] Thursday: [[User:jwalton|jwalton]] sat by a stream in a field near the A38 in Derby, UK.
  
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:I'll be there [[User:Becky|Becky]] 13:26, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
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=== 2011 ===
  
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===Sunday 2008-06-08===
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* [[2011-05-27 52 -1]] Friday: [[User:Sourcerer|Sourcerer]] visited the hashpoint a mile north east of spaghetti junction, Birmingham, UK.
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* [[2011-03-20 52 -1]] Sunday: [[User:Sourcerer|Sourcerer]] achieved multihash 2 of 5 in a field about five miles west of Coventry, UK.
  
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Is that a field or a really big garden?
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===2010===
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:I'm gonna guess its private property, but trying bringing cake to impress the owners who probably live in one of those houses. Good luck!
 
  
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* [[2010-10-10 52 -1]] Sunday: [[User:archiewood|Archiewood]] fought with Google maps to get as close to this hash as he could.
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* [[2010-10-09]] Saturday: [[User:archiewood|Archiewood]] got as close to <s>this hash</s> what he thought was this hash as he could, only to later discover he had accidentally visited the hash for [[2010-10-02 52 -1|the same day on the previous week]]. This is noteworthy only because it appeared another hasher made exactly the same mistake.
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* [[2010-09-22 52 -1]] Wednesday: [[user:joehardflec|Joe]] walked to today's hashpoint, and saw a low flying C-130.
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* [[2010-09-21 52 -1]] Tuesday: [[User:archiewood|Archiewood]] said hello to the sheep at this hash in Whilton.
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* [[2010-07-24 52 -1]] Saturday: [[User:omniscient|Omniscient]] trekked as close as he could to this hash after visitng twycross zoo.
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* [[2010-07-17 52 -1]] Saturday: [[User:omniscient|Omniscient]] assailed the grassy verge with friends.
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* [[2010-06-25 52 -1]] Friday: [[User:joehardflec|Joe]] visited this one in Croft.
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* [[2010-06-20 52 -1]] Sunday: [[User:MagicIan|MagicIan]] completed this hash - his first of 4-in-a-row on this day - in a field beyond Anstey cemetery.
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* [[2010-06-16 52 -1]] Wednesday: [[User:joehardflec|Joe]] went to this one on the outskirts of Leicester / Grove park.
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* [[2010-02-15 52 -1]] Monday: [[User:joehardflec|Joe]] visited.
  
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<gallery widths="200px" heights="160px" perrow="2">
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Image:Birmingham 7-6-08 2.jpg|It looked like a garden, so this was as close as I got.
 
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Image:Birmingham 7-6-08 1.jpg|I left a biodegradable note.
 
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I brought chocolate biscuits but didn't see anyone to share them with. Hopefully next week will be closer to a town. I went by car, since going by bus would have taken until Tuesday :S - [[User:Becky|Becky]]
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* [[2009-11-02 52 -1]] Monday: [[User:kimble|Kim]] took a detour from her regular cycling route to visit this one.
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* [[2009-10-07 52 -1]] Wednesday: [[User:joehardflec|Joe]] went to this one near Shawell.
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* [[2009-09-30 52 -1]] Wednesday: [[User:davidc|davidc]], on loan from [[Berlin, Germany]], visits a field near Banbury and enjoys the English countryside.
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* [[2009-08-13 52 -1]] Thursday: A school in Earl Shilton. [[User:Joehardflec|Joe]] headed over there and walked down the track/footpath by the side of the playing fields, getting as close as was possible
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* [[2009-08-02 52 -1]] Sunday: Field near the M1, footpath from Willoughby Waterleys. [[User:joehardflec|Joe]] went using new GPS.
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* [[2009-03-24 52 -1]] Tuesday: The entrance to a park in Oadby.  [[User:Benjw|Benjw]] visited from the [[Cambridge, United Kingdom|Cambridge]] graticule and was at the hashpoint from 3:50pm until 4:45.  [[User:joehardflec|Joe]] had said that he would "be there around 4pm" but didn't show up.
  
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===Sunday 2008-05-25===
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===2008===
  
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Just noticed it'll be a bit of a rare one, it is right next to nottingham uni.
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* [[2008-06-22 52 -1]] Sunday: [[User:Sminkybazza|SminkyBazzA]] and [[User:Bluecont|Bluecont]] found a tractor.
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* [[2008-06-20 52 -1]] Friday: [[User:Albert Herring|Albert Herring]] wandered down to the hashpoint at about 19:00, as it was just around the corner. It turned out to be in a private garden in a housing estate at the edge of Keyworth.
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* [[2008-06-08 52 -1]] Sunday: [[User:Becky|Becky]] investigated, and even took chocolate biscuits, but the hashpoint was in a private garden.
  
  
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The Birmingham graticule is at latitude 52, longitude -1. It is the only UK graticule with neighbours that are mostly dry land.

Local Geohashers

Active

  • jamesl lives in Anstey, Leicester, will use bike and public transport. Is also on IRC with the same nick. Has a two-way radio and GPS.
  • kimble lives in Birmingham. Has bike, will travel.
  • omniscient resides in Leicester and will attempt Saturday meetups when possible. Bike, bus or rail powered with benefit of GPS.
  • archiewood will try to get to weekend meetings when doable. Car and now GPS!
  • jwalton on foot, anywhere near Derby City
  • Nickholden on foot or bike, in or around Leicester.
  • JohnOldman lives in Leamington Spa and has a car.
  • pbro lives in Coventry and picks the low-hanging fruit (easy hashes).
  • Chadders66 studies at the University of Birmingham. On foot, will travel.
  • Hedgepig S. Leicester based exiled Brummie, most likely to attempt rural non-trespassy hashes.

Inactive

See Birmingham, United Kingdom/Inactive Users

Mailing List

birmingham-east-geohashers

The mailing list is for discussing upcoming locations/meets, activities, car pooling, and all things geohashing.

Notes

There are discussions on the Talk page, please contribute to them.

There is also a facebook group.


Meetups

2024

2022

2019

  • 2019-04-22 52 -1 Monday: Hedgepig walked off a few of the bazillion calories from eating Easter eggs by wandering to this pleasant rural spot
  • 2019-07-14 52 -1 Hedgepig Scrabbled up an ex-coal mine spoil-heap scree at Bagworth Heath Country Park to sit at the hash point

2018

2017

2016

  • 2016-02-12 52 -1 Friday: Pbro detoured on his bicycle commute to this central divider in Coundon, Coventry.

2015

  • 2015-12-23 52 -1 Wednesday: Sourcerer visited a field, east of Solihull, West Midlands, UK.
  • 2015-12-09 52 -1 Wednesday: Chadders66 visited a grassy verge on Nobel Way in Witton, Birmingham for his first Geohash.
  • 2015-09-19 52 -1 Saturday: A field of very tall sweetcorn a little off the M42, near Hockley Heath. Benjw visited on the way from Cambridge to Hereford.
  • 2015-02-13 52 -1 Friday: Sourcerer visited a technology park where the M1 crosses the A52, between Nottingham and Derby, Derbyshire, UK.

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

  • 2009-11-02 52 -1 Monday: Kim took a detour from her regular cycling route to visit this one.
  • 2009-10-07 52 -1 Wednesday: Joe went to this one near Shawell.
  • 2009-09-30 52 -1 Wednesday: davidc, on loan from Berlin, Germany, visits a field near Banbury and enjoys the English countryside.
  • 2009-08-13 52 -1 Thursday: A school in Earl Shilton. Joe headed over there and walked down the track/footpath by the side of the playing fields, getting as close as was possible
  • 2009-08-02 52 -1 Sunday: Field near the M1, footpath from Willoughby Waterleys. Joe went using new GPS.
  • 2009-03-24 52 -1 Tuesday: The entrance to a park in Oadby. Benjw visited from the Cambridge graticule and was at the hashpoint from 3:50pm until 4:45. Joe had said that he would "be there around 4pm" but didn't show up.

2008

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