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
Author: Andrew Mitchell
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
Code of Good Shooting Practice
To mark the start of the pheasant shooting season in the UK we thought we’d remind you of the Code of Good Shooting Practice. Click here to see the full works, as published on the BASC website, but here’s a quick reminder of the Five Golden Rules: The safe conduct of shooting must show respect… Continue reading Code of Good Shooting Practice
Pheasant’s On
To mark the beginning of the pheasant shooting season, we wanted to find a yummy pheasant recipe. This one, taken from the Game’s On page of the BASC website, certainly lives up to that and is also very quick and easy. For more delicious game recipes, for everything from hare to woodcock, visit Game’s On.… Continue reading Pheasant’s On
The Countryman’s Weekly: “Is your countryside experience much to write home about?”
Our Muddy Marathon featured on page 2 of The Countryman’s Weekly.