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
Author: Andrew Mitchell
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
Muddy matches has worked wonderfully well…
“Muddy matches has worked wonderfully well, I’m now with someone that I first met through the site and am no longer “available”.” Dave
Our Home Away from Home
The time has come to reveal where Emma and Lucy will be living for the next couple of months. Ladies and gentlemen, may we present the much talked about (here anyway) Muddy Marathon motorhome: Look out for us on a road near you!
Welcome to the Muddy Marathon Blog
With just over a week to go before we set off on our Muddy Marathon on the 22nd October, things are beginning to fall into place and it’s all getting a bit exciting. For those of you who don’t know what the Marathon is about, we’re hitting the road on a two-month journey around rural… Continue reading Welcome to the Muddy Marathon Blog
Our First Cartoon!
We’re a bit excited by our first ever cartoon, which featured in Country Life on 11th October 2007 in a piece about our Muddy Marathon. Click here to read the full story.
Country Life: “Matchmakers seek best of British”
On the day the Muddy Marathon pages went live, this piece came out about our trip in Country Life‘s ‘Town & Country’ section.
Muddy Matches Fishing Week
For those of you who haven’t been with us from the very beginning, here’s a quick Muddy Matches history lesson: We came up with the idea for the site in the pub back in May 2006 and in December 2006 we launched to our friends and friends of friends (and friends of our friends’ friends!). … Continue reading Muddy Matches Fishing Week