Category: Events
Local events, for example demonstrations, carnivals, etc.
We had an invitation for a Queens Garden Party, courtesy of being previously President of the Institute of Cast Metals Engineers.
The Edinburgh marathon festival took place during this last hot weekend.
Saturday morning dawned bright, clear, and cold. Plus it had snowed a lot up high on Thursday and Friday. This was the weather I had been hoping for for some time to get out and climb Bowfell Buttress in winter-nick.
This year I've been lucky enough to have two birthday parties ...
This race was run in support of the Great North Air Ambulance, one of my top charities...
I’m working at Lloyds Banking Group at the moment, and as they are sponsors of next year’s Olympics they had the Olympic torch on display in the office last week. Thought I’d join in the fun and have my photo taken. Apparently, there isn’t one torch, there’s one flame. This is one of 9 gold …
Staycation staycation staycation....
The view from Whitewalls (the CSS caving club hut) was looking particularly nice on Sunday morning… but we were heading underground anyway. We decided to explore a little more of Daren Cilau, having only been on the through-trip route previously. Our first intention was to reach ‘Where the sun don’t shine’, which was perhaps a …