Recently a friend was chatting to her daughter about how the family were and she told her about her 14 year son. My friends grandson, like most 14 year olds, has to be reminded to shower and use deodorant! The boy had gone into the shower and after finishing my friends daughter was listening for …
Hi Everyone. I wanted to show everyone the new Union Flag on the Village Hall. The old flag had been there for two years and had seen better times. A big “Thank You” goes to the Villager who paid for the new flag. The Village Hall Committee is looking forward to inviting everyone back to …
It has been decided that the green will be open to members from Monday 1st June. The club will be following the guidance issued by Bowls England so a booking system will be in operation which Pam Hardy has kindly agreed to co ordinate. A membership fee of £10 will be charged for the season. …
Here we are again with this week’s Brain Teaser. I think a lot of people struggled with the car logos, so back to basics this week with questions about sweets. However there are a few tricky questions, for example No 6 had me and my wife in difficulty; so see how you get on. Josie …
The sun was shining, the bunting gently blowing in the breeze and Teal Close was preparing to celebrate VE Day in a relaxed, family grouping and social distancing kind of way. The level of participation was very high and I suppose many of us were just looking for a good reason to go out and …
This was one of the most popular posts on the blog in 2015. We visited the Memorial just before the lockdown and it’s still thought provoking, especially as you can view it from different angles and get another perspective. Posted by Peter W. Naylor Designing and building the 158 Squadron Memorial has been a life-changing …
The self isolation teaser No 4 was quite easy, if you happen to have a sweet tooth and like biscuits. If you did have any problems the answers have now been posted. Now then, this one is a bit different, but if you are a Top Gear fan you may be able to get them …
Message from the Walkington Bowls Club Management Committee for our club members. Following the latest news from the Government, moving from lockdown is going to be, quite rightly, a very cautious process with social distancing still needing to be in force and likely to remain so for some time. Consequently, as there are still so many uncertainties …
The 8 May 1945 marks the 75th anniversary of the end of World War Two in Europe. VE Day (Victory in Europe) was one of celebration in Britain and saw people coming together to enjoy the victory in streets up and down the country. However, dampening the jubilation somewhat, Winston Churchill pointed out that the …
I bet many blog readers found the last teaser on British Sitcoms pretty easy. This brain teaser is called ‘Name The Biscuit’ and hopefully that is all the help you will need except to say that the numbering went haywire after question 5. The question numbers disappeared. Questions 6,7 and 8 are made up of …
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