We don’t know much about horses and we know even less about racing, but when an opportunity arose to look round the National Stud, we jumped at the chance to get an insight into a world that we know so little about. Created in 1916 when Lord Wavertree presented his stud and bloodstock to the… Continue reading Horse Play at the National Stud
Author: Andrew Mitchell
Kentish Express: “Muddy trek to see what makes country folk tick”
A Day with a Norfolk Thatcher
We’ve just spent the morning with Dameon Layt, a reed thatcher from Norfolk. Things didn’t go entirely to plan when the job he was supposed to be working on was put back a few weeks because they’d found bats in the roof, but he still kindly agreed to meet us at the barn (thatched, of… Continue reading A Day with a Norfolk Thatcher
Western Mail: “Sisters take mobile cottage on the road”
The Western Mail wrote about Marathon adventures in Wales. Click here to read more.
Hannah’s Country Kitchen
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.
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