Category Archives: Countryside

1 to be ready… 2 to be steady….3 for the CHEESE!!

Posted on June 2, 2013 by

For the first time EVER, no cheeses were bowled at the centuries-old cheese rolling ceremony at Brockworth this year. Instead, rounds of weighted foam were wrapped up in white plastic and sent bouncing down the 1 in 3 slope of … Continue reading →

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Cycling consumer fail

Posted on May 12, 2013 by

It was only when I was getting the kit on to go mountainbiking in the Forest of Dean last weekend that I realised that where bike shops are concerned, I am a living nightmare. It’s not so much that they … Continue reading →

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Don’t make me hate you, Colin

Posted on April 1, 2013 by

It’s oddly paradoxical isn’t it, how someone being ridiculously over-friendly, over-solicitous and nice makes you want to kill avoid them? No? Just me then. Colin, the irritating chap from the Fast Show sketch who tells terrible jokes and laughs at … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Coast, Countryside, Current Affairs, Cycling, Food, Ridiculous Tosh, Seaside, Watery things | 10 Comments

Getting hammered at Lyme Regis

Posted on April 1, 2013 by

The kid ahead of me on the beach must have been about four years old. He wore baggy little jeans, warm red jacket and cute little bobble hat pulled well down over his ears against the cold. He was so … Continue reading →

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Lyme Surprise

Posted on April 1, 2013 by

Lyme Regis was a surprise which turned into a delight.  Sounds a bit gushing, but it’s true. The town sits at the bottom of hills where the rushing River Lym flows into the sea.  I loved the beautifully preserved Georgian … Continue reading →

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A tale of two rides

Posted on March 26, 2013 by

It’s Spring!  Everyone says so and the evidence was all there when I went for the first of a couple of really peachy longish bikes rides about ten days ago. There were lots of tweety birds in the lanes, small … Continue reading →

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La Gira del Vago

Posted on March 25, 2013 by

Eurospurt’s TV coverage of La Giro de la Incertidumbre. Try and imagine the visuals ok? This is just a blog after all… Alan: Welcome to La Gira del Vago more accurately known as La Gira de la Incertidumbre and you … Continue reading →

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That Tesco flyer – first draft

Posted on March 11, 2013 by

Seriously                      (Ed: Delete. No-one’s going to believe that) We are changing. So yeah, we usually send you envelopes full of so-called offers that we’re confident you’ll never use but this … Continue reading →

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True Poo Story – for Isobel

Posted on March 3, 2013 by

So, back in the day, there used to be the North Cotswold Planning Sub-Committee composed of county councillors who, in those days, were mostly retired regimental types of varying ages over 60. The committee would make site visits if there … Continue reading →

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Tough Love…

Posted on February 23, 2013 by

…Or How My Parents Could Have Killed Me. Talking to a pal yesterday, the subject of siblings and childhood came up and I mentioned that my little brother and I have always got on well – probably because, in our … Continue reading →

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