The time has come, to wrap things up and sign off for the festivities after what has
been another varied, interesting and at times amazing year of travels.
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Getting (back) into golf: Time to tee off – Notes from a (returning) novice golfer
So I am starting to write this latest instalment not long after coming off the course whilst things are fresh in the memory, having played 9 holes on Stonebridge for the first time and played any holes for the first time in over 10 years. The body is feeling it a little with the legs being a little tired and the shoulders and top of my back know they have had a workout (particularly as it was ‘carry-on’ on course and no trollies, and I found I have no shoulder strap on my bag!), but it has been worth it.
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Review: Luminate at Coombe 2023 lights up the build-up to Christmas
If there is a sure-sign that Christmas is coming, it is not the Coca-Cola lorry coming to a supermarket car park near you but the sight of twinkling fairy lights from one of the many winter light trails that are now seemingly part and parcel of the build-up to the festive season.
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Getting (back) into golf – Notes from a (returning) novice golfer
So I have done it. I have committed to something new. You could say it is part of a new challenge, a new project, one which depending how it goes could be short-lived or could run for some time. One which I hope will be enjoyable and fulfilling and could lead to an element of self-discovery. And it could be one where in time I think ‘why didn’t I do this sooner?’.
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Discovering Durham – Day 3: Doing the Locomotion
We have reached the final day – or in our case, half day – of discovering some of Durham’s quite excellent visitor attractions. After another very hearty breakfast of pastries, bacon rolls and coffee, we say our fond farewells to the Park Head Hotel and set off for nearby Shildon and our last engagement on what has been a fabulous itinerary; a visit to Locomotion.
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Coombe Abbey, the Princess and the Gunpowder Plot
In the coming week up and down the country and locally, bonfires will be lit and firework displays will light up the night skies to celebrate Bonfire Night.
Whilst the fifth of November is a time of people coming together for food, drink, bonfires, sparklers and firework pyrotechnics, it is a reminder of one of England’s most notorious acts of treason way back in 1605. The Gunpowder Plot, the failed attempt to kill King James I and his courtiers by blowing up the Houses of Parliament.
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Discovering Durham – Day 1: A new Rising
Our first port of call was the magnificent Raby Castle. What a place to start our short tour of what Durham has to offer.
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From the birthplace to the home of rugby
Call it fate or the gods of rugby looking down on me, maybe it was even a calling.
No sooner had plans been made and booked for my recent visit and guided tour of Rugby School, the birthplace of rugby football, and exploring the Webb Ellis Rugby Football Museum than I receive an invitation. A special one too.
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Where it all started – exploring a scene of worldwide sporting significance 200 years on and all on my own doorstep
Whether you are a fan, player or follower of the sport, it cannot have escaped your attention that this year is something of a big year in the world of rugby.
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