I was a bit sceptical about the weather warning for snow but, looking out of my window, it turned out to be true: Reported on the UKSnowMap site.
Saturday 27 November 2021
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Monday 15 November 2021
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A few miles
I’ve worn down a few miles worth of shoe leather today, some of it worth it. This morning’s outing was definitely worthwhile. I drove up to Derby and parked to the east of Racecourse Park before strolling down to town … Continue reading
Thursday 11 November 2021
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Remembrance Day 2021
Remembrance on the village green day. Well, suburb green but this kind of event leans on Thorpe Acre’s village roots. As I understand it, the village was separate from Loughborough town until a spate of post-WWII development that has continued … Continue reading
Thursday 21 October 2021
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Sycamore Pulling
This week, the local ‘Green Gym’ session was moved to Thursday morning which meant I had a chance to participate (normally it is on Wednesdays when, normally, I am busy). That did mean the volunteer team was small (two of … Continue reading
Tuesday 12 October 2021
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Watch out, there’s a (car) taxman about.
Tax person? Tax officer? Whatever the appropriate description, I spotted a couple of cars in the local area this morning with ‘untaxed vehicle’ notices on the windscreen and big yellow locks on their wheels. The DVLA must have been having … Continue reading
Saturday 4 September 2021
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Upper Car Park
We had some of Jane’s family visiting and decided to give ourselves a head start up Beacon Hill by using the upper car park. Getting there in mid-afternoon, it was reasonably busy but not overcrowded. Good to be back there … Continue reading
Monday 30 August 2021
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Beacon Open Mic
Rob Newton started hosting a new Sunday night open mic session at The Beacon in Loughborough and Jane and I went along. I’ve been to other music sessions at pubs on a Sunday evening where the place is pretty dead … Continue reading