A lorry has ploughed through a Christmas market in Berlin, this evening, apparently killing nine people. Story here: BBC News - Berlin Christmas market I hope none of our caravanning friends are there at the moment.
It was reported on the news this morning that flood defence spending on the Thames will by four times the spend on all the rivers in Yorkshire combined. Fair? Put another way......according to the Huffington Post, flood defence spending per person of the local population will be 5 times higher in the south east than in the…
In any discussion about cars, the question often comes up, - What was the finest production Jaguar ever produced. The answer is almost universally "The E type* ! But as someone who literally grew up with the marque, - I actually passed my driving test in a Jaguar 2.4 Mk 2 in March 1962, I would have to disagree. Because in…
Hi everyone. New to hear so bare with me. I've heard of full-timers in their homes but what about part-timers? We're over fifty, still working but are reducing our hours slowly. Own our own property in Edinburgh but we're keen to have somewhere to go for the long weekends and holiday periods with a view to extend this and…
Only 6 discussions per page? Surely we can do better than that - the old site used to hold 10 or more , did it not?
According to an IMF report as relayed on Today this morning, the UK stands 152nd in the world (between Bosnia and Madagascar) in terms of private companies financial contributions to R&D (as a % of GNP). A new university based R&D scheme has won financial support from the government and China & Singapore, but attracted…
Hi everyone, as requested this thread has been started afresh, enjoy!
As this is an on topic discussion it has been moved to the Overseas Sites and Touring Section. David
Seeing the other thread in this section on war graves reminds me of an incident in church many years ago that whilst a bit amusing at the time gives an idea how a simple thing can frighten children. We had gone to our Church at Charlton Musgrove (Old Village) Nr Wincanton, taking with us the 6 year old daughter of a…
Our Church has been asked to put up a plaque to denote that there are war graves - can anyone tell me what a plaque looks like and how big? The PCC has to agree its placement etc etc. I have in my mind that it might be like the blue ones found on houses that famous people lived in. Perhaps the size of a large dinner plate…
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