Masterchef 2007 finalist, Hannah Miles, lives in our village and came to wave us off as we began our Muddy Marathon. Here’s a bit about us in her blog.
Month: October 2007
Cupid Could Be Coming to a Village Near You
FIELD DAY: Tim Relf’s quirky news round-up from the countryside
BBC Look East
Local news presenter Jenny Kirk came out to film our Muddy Marathon departure.
Hunting with Harris Hawks
“If you think you might fall, save the bird” This morning we were at the Bird of Prey Centre in Bedfordshire; home to the English School of Falconry and nearly 300 birds. The centre is run by Phil Gooden and his daughter Emma and is nestled into a patch of woodland in the magnificent grounds… Continue reading Hunting with Harris Hawks
Future Radio, Norwich
Whilst tramping through fields with Harris hawks, we stopped to do an interview with Alison Turner from Future Radio, a community station in Norwich.
Muddy Pub Quiz at the St John Arms
The Muddy Marathon got off to a great start with our first ever ‘Muddy Pub Quiz’ at the St John Arms in Melchbourne, Bedfordshire. There was a great mix of people including locals from the surrounding villages and Muddy Matches members that had travelled from a bit further afield. Some of our fishing week competition… Continue reading Muddy Pub Quiz at the St John Arms
Let the Marathon Commence
After months of planning and an inordinate amount of chat about motorhomes, we are finally ‘on the road’. We were greeted with the usual number of problems one gets on important days when you’re trying to leave on time but we didn’t let the odd flat car battery and a complete lack of mobile phone… Continue reading Let the Marathon Commence
We’re on the Road!
We will not be adding any posts to this page until we are back from our Muddy Marathon. Fear not, it’s just Emma and Lucy who have hit the road – the rest of the Muddy Matches team are still in the office so if you have any comments, queries, suggestions…or you just want to… Continue reading We’re on the Road!
NFU Online: “Muddy Matches takes to road”
“Muddy Matches takes to the road” appeared on the National Farmers’ Union website the Friday before we set off on our Muddy Marathon.
Getting Ready for the Off
It’s less than a week now until we set off and we have just spent our first night in the new-look motorhome. We thought we’d better have a practice run and are pleased to announce that we got through the night without any serious problems! In fact, we are trying to spend as much time… Continue reading Getting Ready for the Off