I loved agricultural shows as a child. The two that I remember going to almost religiously were the South of England Show in West Sussex and the New Forest Show in Hampshire. Not that I visited both shows by pedalling my...
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Our week started well… “Ringwood Brewery invites you to an afternoon touring the brewery followed by beer sampling and a hog roast”… As company event invitations go, this wasn’t one to refuse. Our MD’s suggestion that we cycle from the...
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A Fiercely Competitive Tour de New Milton. On an absurdly hot Sunday afternoon in New Milton my rather naive illusions of what a pedal car race were like were torn down and trampled under hot feet. What I witnessed today...
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**No longer available for hire** We hadn’t appreciated how widespread the Twizy electric cars had become until we saw them gliding along in this video. They look like a great idea to us – and the fact that you have...
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Model aircraft taken to a new level. Travelling along the road from Lymington towards Beaulieu, you’d be forgiven for missing one of the gravel tracks on the left as you approach Hatchet Pond. But if the weather is right, glance...
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Even one day of snow in England can brush away the cobwebs of grey, January gloom. As a Canadian friend of mine said yesterday “I LOVE this country! Three inches of snow and its a national holiday!!“. And so out...
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What’s turning into a family tradition of walking (as far as we are able) along Hurst Spit on Christmas Day continued this year. I say family tradition… this is actually only the second year that we’ve done it, but who’s...
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Prior to the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games, no one in the UK had the slightest interest in whether or not Royal Mail letterboxes were anything other than fire engine red. In fact, if any had been painted...
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Having camped very little since my childhood, I was a little hesitant when my wife encouraged (and by encouraged, I mean advised) me to buy a tent. I’m sure I must have visited a campsite as a boy, but I...
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Anyone who’s witnessed the remarkable Olympic Torch Relay this year must have experienced more than a few moments of bemusement during the strange procession, as I did yesterday. The build-up of the crowd was impressive, to say the least. Not having...
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