Once again we took to the Shropshire Union Canal (Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal). Again from Norbury Wharf, and again on a Dayboat Hire. This time, we had Valiant, another on of the 29′ dayboats.
There are two differences about this trip: 1) We went North, and, 2) Norbury Wharf let me have the boat for free…
Using the data published by the House of Commons Library, specifically this spreadsheet, which shows all the electoral counts, we can see just how hard they hit.
Continue reading How much damage did Reform UK really do to the Tories?Another mini day out at Amerton, whith some more pictures, this time of their new-ish model railway.
(That isn’t it).
Just a collection of photos from our visit to the National Railway Museum in July.
Bloody ages ago I offered to redo the dayboat maps for Norbury Wharf. I bet they’ve forgotten about it – I had.
Continue reading Norbury Wharf Dayboat Hire Maps
Lands End to John O Groats is a famous road trip, and the Scottish North Coast 500 gets a lot of press, but what of other drives, ones you can do in a day (or an afternoon if you feel like it)?
Well, how about a Lancashire Coast drive?
For those who wished they were in Greenhall Whitley Land, but prefered Lager to Bitter, there was always Grunhalle:
(Skips to the Grunhalle advert, but the rest are worth a watch).
I still have a full set of the beer mats.
Since the ’80s, the plaintiff cry of the displaced Northerner has been “I wish I was in Greenhall Whitley Land!” Vis:
I’ve argued with people for years about this. Is Convoy Day the 6th of June, or the 7th of June?
As we are heading into a General Election, I thought it might be time for a quick reminder that the current Conservative Party candidate deletes her emails without reading them:
828 days there. Two years, three months, seven days.
What a work ethic!
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