Category Archives: Travels

Back in the balmy days of May…

I’ve been catching up on my video editing backlog for calendarcustoms.com (some of which go all the way back to May… gulp!). I’m particularly pleased with the editing on this one — Helston Furry Day — it was very crowded, … Continue reading

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Thing of the week: Comedy

We found ourselves in London on Saturday evening. Being at a bit of a loose end, and in search of cheap entertainment, we decided to visit a comedy club. We’ve been to The Comedy Store before and really enjoyed it, … Continue reading

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Pie, Mash & Jellied Eels.

We were in London this weekend… and for no reason other than it seemed like a really good idea at the time, we decided to visit a traditional London Pie & Mash shop for our lunch. We went to Manze’s … Continue reading

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The World Black Pudding Throwing Championship

We’ve visited quite a few odd events over recent weeks (most of which are still to be downloaded and documented!). This is one of the quirkiest — the World Black Pudding Throwing Championship at Ramsbottom… We bought a couple of … Continue reading

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Thing of the week: Joust!

This week we went to see the Battle of Bosworth commemorative event, on Bosworth Battlefield in Leicester. This entailed lots of battle re-enactments, falconry demonstrations, a huge medieval market, a beer tent selling the (excellent) wares of the Williams Bros … Continue reading

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