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The Three Cups and Stockbridge!
As it was a stunning late winters day today, Jennifer and I took a stroll in the sparkling sunshine up on Danebury Hill Fort, followed by a trip to Stockbridge High Street for some lunch. For those of you who don't know Stockbridge, it is a conservative heartland of Hampshire on the banks of the stunning River Test, a trot stream that has its source in the tiny ...
Stoddy, England’s Finest Sportsman!
I had an email yesterday from an author called David Frith, who wrote the book Stoddy; England's Finest Sportsman. Frith was politely bemoaning the fact that I had failed to mention him in a post I penned about AE Stoddart on a wet summer Sunday a few years ago, especially as some of the information in the post was gleaned from his hard work. Stoddy was ...
Leicester’s Lessons in Desire!
I can remember years ago, watching a darts final on the TV featuring Eric 'The Crafty Cockney' Bristow and Keith Dellor, when legendary commentator, Sid Waddell, said of Dellor; "This lad's not an underdog, he's an underpuppy!" The same can now be said of Leicester City football club, who, with an extraordinary combination of desire, raw talent and something to ...
The Making of McSpangle!
Many people who follow me on Facebook have spent the last few years asking me how I managed to find a friend with a name as fantastic as Dickie Mcspangle, understandably assuming that this was his real name. The fact is, it was a name (McSpangle) I created in blog post a few years ago as I attempted to describe a family of n'er do wells who I had read about, or ...
National Relief as January Passes By!
For many people, January was more depressing in 2016 than it has ever been. No alcohol (dry January) a painful wait for pay day, rock stars and DJ's seemingly dying every day, and a Daily Express weather forecast claiming it would be the coldest winter in sixty years, dragged people down to their lowest ebb. Of course, the Daily Express winter never materiali...