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28 Days later closes down

April 16th, 2008 · 3 Comments

My comments about this are simple. Keep exploring.

The sign on the door of 28DaysLater reads:

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 The end of an era, or the beginning of a new one?

For now the forums are closed. They might return, they might not. It all depends whether I feel like it in the future. But by then no doubt time will have passed us by, and you’ll find somewhere else. Most of you have a second home anyway.

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Sheffield Star Article slams climb

March 15th, 2008 · No Comments

 After Snappel and I climbed the towers, Stepping Lightly and Scott went and had a go, they used an alpine style ascent. After that Scott, Oxygen Thief, Snappel and Dweeb all went and climbed it. A mass climb if you like. The reports of these other ascents are all on 28dayslater.co.uk to be read. Each ascent was made with saftey at the top of the priority list. These thoughts make no difference to local press though. After Oxygen Thief published his trip report this article materialised:

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Bow Street Magistrates Court, London

March 8th, 2008 · 3 Comments

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I knew from the start that this was going to be a special explore. I had been hatching a bit of a plan with DownFallen and around the Christmas holidays we moved in to explore this place. To my knowledge and to date we are the first explorers and the only explorers to go and look at Bow Street. Its unique - awesome.

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Bhalang Cinema - Dodge City, N.E India

March 6th, 2008 · 1 Comment

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It was raining in Dodge. Dodge City -Lad Rymbai- a northern frontier town in a Northern State in India. . The Jaintia Hills,  home to migrant labour from Bangladesh all coming to work the mines. Lad Rymbai is not a place to be walking alone at night. Its like a wildwest a township out of a historical novel, a gathering place for all sorts of charactors. Just do a google search and read some of the news reports!!

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The site is going down

February 7th, 2008 · No Comments

Just a little note to say that don’t be alarmed if you see the site has gone missing for a few weeks in February. It’s going to be taken down, as the server is having some maintainence done on it. Back sometime in March!

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Wakefield Regal Cinema - latterly ABC

February 7th, 2008 · 1 Comment

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This cinema first opened in the 1930’s - back then it was known as the Regal. It later underwent a conversion and became the the ABC - and sported three screens.

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Denso Manufacturing Plant - an automotive site with history

February 4th, 2008 · No Comments

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This is an interesting site with a lot of history. It has been an automotive parts manufacturer since WWII under various ownership Denso Manufacturing Midlands Ltd, a motor vehicle components manufacturer specialising in agricultural and heavy goods vehicles, was the last company to use this site.

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How Nottingham Odeon was won!

February 2nd, 2008 · 2 Comments

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So many people had talked the talk about gaining access and looking around this place, but nobody had actually walked the walk. Scott, Rookinella and I  went down to have am initial look.

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The world at our feet - The Battersea Power Station Chimney Climb

January 27th, 2008 · 8 Comments

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On the South Bank of the river Thames, Battersea Power Station stands proud over London. Over a city that it once powered. From the houses of parliament to the south western suburbs. Four huge white chimneys set against a dark clear night. A beckoning climb…

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Firth Vickers Power House - The Sheffield Time Capsule

January 26th, 2008 · 1 Comment

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I spied this place  in October 2006, this was before I knew that Dweeb had already explored it. Its looks like a large black shed on the other side of Meadowhall. Since Dweebs visit in July 2006, this place has been locked down and nobody to me knowledge has been back.

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