Morning all! Here we are, as part of the Northants Nutters group! It’s Day 2 – Sunday – and a sea day aboard the good ship, Ventura. Our next stop? Santander, tomorrow👍😀. Today, for many, the highlight of the day will be the televised soccer match between England and Slovakia (more about that later!) – …
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Northants Nutters at Sea (2024) – 29th June (Day 1)
Welcome to Day 1. Here we are, aka The Northants Nutters group – and we’re all at sea!👍😀. In fact, we’re building up quite a travel record together… Northants Nutters® Tour Dates Our first Warner experienceWarner Weekend 2019 – Littlecote House Hotel(March 2019) Our second visit to Warner’sWarner Weekend 2020 – Holme Lacy House(March 2020) …
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Doctor Who Series Finalé 2024 – Advanced Screening
10.27pm: Evening all! It’s nearly showtime at 11pm and well past my bedtime – but we think it’s worth it, as Jo and I are here at Cineworld, Rushden Lakes about to watch the season series finalé of one of our favourite programmes – Doctor Who. Yes, THE CINEMA! In a masterclass of marketing, last …
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Job Done in Dunstable!
Headed off to Toddington in Dunstable this morning to catch up with long-time friend, Angela C. The journey there took longer than expected – it should have been around an hour, but with the M1 near Flitwick being dug up in both directions, it made my progress VERY slow! 😟 We made good use of …
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The George, Great Oxendon
I’m beginning to lose count of the exact number of times we’ve been here since our great friends, Paul and Sue first introduced us to this eatery back in November, 2021. It really is a first-class place to eat, and the service is second-to-none. Today, we’re meeting up with Ian & Ann and Alan & …
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Nottingham with Dennis and Sandra
Today was another of our cultural days out with Dennis and Sandra – this time it’s Nottingham. Since we first started doing these in 2017, we’ve built up quite a list – today will be our 16th ‘day out’ together! 👍😀 Doddington Hall (December 2023)International Bomber Command (September 2023)Southwell (March 2023)Chatsworth House (November 2022)Belvoir Castle …
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Theatre: “Legally Blonde”
We headed off in the direction of Kettering’s Lighthouse Theatre this afternoon to see ‘Legally Blonde’ (based on the 2001 film of the same name, that starred Reese Witherspoon). It wouldn’t be my first choice of theatre entertainment, but with six women – Ann, Jo, Janet, Carol, Helen and Chris and just me along for …
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Holiday: Jordan – Day 9 (24th April)
We’re coming to the end of our first-time visit to Jordan with great mates, Ralph & Karen. 😍😍 Welcome to Day 9, our last full day here and my final Post for this holiday. Another day, another guided tour! 😁. This time we’re heading for the ancient town of Jerash, population 237000! The Plan… Read …
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Holiday: Jordan – Day 8 (23rd April)
We’re in Jordan for 10 days with great mates, Ralph & Karen. Welcome to Day 8! Thanks for all the great comments about yesterday’s visit to Amman. Yes, it was a busy one, and I think we’re going to need another holiday after this one! 😁😁😁. If you missed any of my previous Posts, the …
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Holiday: Jordan – Day 7 (22nd April)
We’re in Jordan for 10 days with great mates, Ralph & Karen. Welcome back! It’s Day 7, and after a four-hour drive from Petra yesterday, we’re back in Jordan’s capital, Amman. If you’ve missed any of my previous Posts, I’ve put the links below. Today we’re meeting our local Guide, Eddie, for a half-day historic …
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Holiday: Jordan – Day 6 (21st April)
We’re in Jordan for 10 days with great mates, Ralph & Karen. It’s day 6 of our 10-day trip, where today we take the Dead Sea Highway back to the capital, Amman – some 150 miles. Forget ‘Route 66’, this route is known as ‘Highway 65’! It’s a long road ahead – about 4 hours …
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Holiday: Jordan – Day 5 (20th April)
Good morning all!! 😃. We’re in Jordan for a 10-dayer with great mates, Ralph & Karen. We’re halfway through our break where today, we’re off to Dana Biosphere Nature Reserve. It’s Jordan’s largest nature reserve, located in the south-central and was founded in 1989. The Biosphere supports over 800 plant species and more than 450 …
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Holiday: Jordan – Day 4 (19th April)
We’re in Jordan for 10 days with great mates, Ralph & Karen. It’s Day 4 and our second (and final) visit to the World Heritage site – Petra. If you missed my ‘Petra – Part 1’ yesterday, click HERE. 👍 Our Cunning 10-Day Plan! What you may have missed… Day 3 – Petra (Part 1)Day …
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Holiday: Jordan – Day 3 (18th April)
We’re in Jordan for 10 days with great mates, Ralph & Karen. It’s Day 3 and we’re off to the World Heritage site, Petra. There’s a lot to see here, so we’ve spread it across today and tomorrow. Whether you see Petra as a ‘holy city’, an ‘architectural wonder’ or ‘just an interesting place’, it’s …
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Holiday: Jordan – Day 2 (17th April)
Welcome to Day 2! We’re in Jordan for 10 days with great mates, Ralph & Karen. For our second full day here, we’re on the move, leaving the Intercontinental Hotel here in Amman behind and heading to the famous Kerak Castle. We have a change of Hotel too – our home for the next four …
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Holiday: Jordan – Day 1 (16th April)
The holiday has officially started!! 👍😀. Welcome to our first full day (of 10) here in Jordan with great mates, Ralph & Karen. We arrived in the early hours – 2am! We’re here, briefly, at the Intercontinental Hotel in Jordan, checking out tomorrow. More details HERE. Missed yesterday’s Post?Click HERE With everything planned for the …
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Holiday: Jordan – Day 0 (15th April)
It feels like it’s been a long time coming, but we’re finally off to Jordan for 10 days with great mates, Ralph & Karen. Today is ‘Day Zero’ – our travel day. Our whole itinerary was recently thrown slightly by British Airways who cancelled our original flight, requiring us to travel a day earlier! OK, …
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Return to ‘The Old Bridge’
Since I suffered my hand injury on 22nd December, we’re still playing ‘catch-up’ with my social diary! Today was another of those days as we met Steve & Helen at The Old Bridge in Huntingdon! We were last here as a foursome back in October, 2023 where we were so impressed, a planned return was …
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Catchup: Nick & Celina
Today was a (very) belated catch-up with friends, Nick & Celina (originally pencilled in for the 22nd of December, last year!). As regular readers will already know, this was postponed because I was in hospital being treated for a severe slicing to my left pinkie brought about by an ‘argument’ on the day with a …
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Mexican: Possible 3!
We invited John & Trish around tonight for a Mexican meal and a movie night! On the menu? Unsurprisingly, it all went down a treat! 👍👍 The choice of tonight’s Film was easy! Trish, even though she likes Tom Cruise, hadn’t seen Mission Impossible – Dead Reckoning (Part 1) – sorted! It was probably our …
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Friday Night at the Olde Vic
Those who know us, know that this is our fave Local! Somewhat strange then, that in all the years we’ve lived here, we’ve hardly EVER been there on a Friday night! 😕. Well, tonight we put that right! We picked up mates, Bev and Jules, and headed to our booked table. On arrival, looking at …
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Film: Dune – Part Two (2024)
Off to the local Odeon with Janet and Jo (freshly returned from their holiday in the USA) to see the follow-up to the first instalment – Dune. This one is imaginatively titled: Dune – Part Two. Catchy huh! 😉 Having seen Dune back in October 2021, this was an easy decision, having given it a …
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Return to the Red Lion
A return to the Red Lion in Cranford today. It’s right on our doorstep and the only reason we’ve not been there more often is that it’s a tad pricey. Still, it was good to catch-up with long-time mates Mick & Jane. The last time we were here was with Nicki back in July, last …
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Concert: Rick Wakeman (2024)
I took the train over to Birmingham tonight to see Rick Wakeman in concert. I met up ex-business partner, good mate – and fellow prog-rocker, Ian, and we headed for the venue – Symphony Hall – for what is rumoured to be RW’s last batch of live tours! 😕 Well, I’ve heard that one before …
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Play: The Vicar of Dibley!
In aid of Comic Relief, we drove over to Rothwell Methodist Church to see their production of the iconic ‘The Vicar of Dibley’. Rothwell Methodist Players were the stars of the evening – all local ‘Rowellians’ including Andrew Farrington, the resident Vicar who also produced and directed things. As the curtain went up at 7.30 …
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First Visit: The Wharf Inn, Welford
We headed off to Welford today – it was our first visit to The Wharf Inn. We met up with fellow ‘Northants Nutters’ – Paul & Sue and Richard and Nicki – for lunch. It was already buzzing when we arrived just before 1pm. After getting some drinks from the Bar we were shown to …
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Catch up: Chris and Gill – Castle Ashby
We headed for The Deli at Castle Ashby today for Breakfast and an overdue catch-up with long-time mates: Chris & Gill. Quiet when we arrived, it was absolutely packed by the time we left – it was clearly a popular destination! 👍 And we could see why! The food was delicious with great service too! …
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Return to The Bell, Alderminster
Today was a welcome return to The Bell in Alderminster to meet up with long-time mates Ian & Ann and Alan & Mags for a long Lunch. We were last all together here back in August, last year – and we were so impressed, we felt they deserved a repeat visit! 👍👍 Given the driving …
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Pantomime (Adults Only!)
Off to the local Lighthouse Theatre to see the ‘adult’ Panto: Jack and the Beanstalk! We’ve not been to an ‘adult’ Panto before, and this one promised that it was ‘very rude’, ‘full of innuendo’ and with ‘plenty of audience participation’! 🤔. With the ‘audience participation’ part ringing VERY uncomfortably in our ears, we realised …
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Holiday: Fuerteventura
Due to my hand injury, it was just too much effort to record a daily Post for this holiday – our first trip to Fuerteventura. Instead, below is a short summary. Gosh! It was an early start. We were up at 4.15am.. yes AM!!! and on the road to Paul & Sue’s just before 5.30! …
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