Visit to Joust 2006
We went to Joust 2006 at Berkeley Castle today. We left about half past seven and got there just as they were opening at ten. We did stop off at the Little Chef in Burford for a coffee before we … Continue reading
We went to Joust 2006 at Berkeley Castle today. We left about half past seven and got there just as they were opening at ten. We did stop off at the Little Chef in Burford for a coffee before we … Continue reading
There is only a week to go until this year’s Joust at Berkeley Castle. We will probably be going on the Saturday 22nd July. We are looking forward to seeing the Mediaeval Baebes sing again; we’ll try to catch both … Continue reading
On 18th September, a new law is due to come into force. This will mean that children under the age of 12 and under 1.5m (about 5′) will have to use a child seat or booster seat. Currently the majority … Continue reading
After the public consulation which was in favour of retaining the current 3 tier education system, the consultants recommendation to the council was to change to a 2 tier system. However, this afternoon the County Council voted to retain the … Continue reading
Wow, what a thunder storm today on the way home from work. I’ve never driven in weather like it! There was lightning striking either side, ahead and behind. I kept expecting to see something struck and go up in flames. … Continue reading
Went to the summer fayre at Watling Lower School today. The fayre was from 11am to 2pm and the weather was really hot. We all had a great time. There were gocarts, a large 6 person trampoline, bouncy castle as … Continue reading
Found a note on Jo’s car this morning. It appears one of the neighbours has an issue with us having parked on the road outside their house. We are usually parked outside our own house, but due to another parked … Continue reading
We went to the Dunstable Music Centre end of term concert this morning at Manshead School. Both Peter and Jo were playing in it. Next week is the last session before the end of term and then it’s not back … Continue reading
The weather finally broke today. After about 10 days of hot weather, with temperatures in the mid to high 20s, we had rain this evening for a couple of hours. It is now 16ºC which is a bit of a … Continue reading
I have had my film developed and have scanned the negatives. I have uploaded reduced size images to my gallery at http://gallery.ijhedges.com/gallery/Warwick_Castle_May_2006. I was quite pleased the launching of the flaming ball came out well, trailing the fire behind it.