Some time ago we heard about the Graffiti Project at Kelburn Castle in Fairlie, Ayrshire, and decided that we had to stop off there on our Muddy Marathon. To put you in the picture, Kelburn Castle is home to the tenth Earl of Glasgow and is said to be the oldest castle in Scotland to… Continue reading The Graffiti Project
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Flat Caps and Bonfires
Taken at the Palmer Marlborough Beagles Bonfire and BBQ.
Eco-Friendly Tourism in the New Forest
Although it is England’s smallest National Park at 57,000 hectares, the New Forest prides itself on being the greenest and, with all the chat about carbon footprints and doing your bit for the environment, we headed down to Brockenhurst – the Forest’s largest settlement – to find out how one goes about having a low… Continue reading Eco-Friendly Tourism in the New Forest
Out in the Woods with the BTCV
BTCV (formerly the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers) is a charity that gives volunteers the opportunity to engage in ‘hands on’ conservation work in the rural and urban environment. One of our members, Keith, works for them part-time and kindly suggested that we pay them a visit at the Forestry Commission Site, near Eartham in… Continue reading Out in the Woods with the BTCV
Radio Masts at Dawn
A man from BBC Essex Radio came to interview us at about 7am in the farmyard we had parked in the night before. He had trouble finding us and was slightly disgruntled to find there were so many overhead wires. We couldn’t understand what the problem was until we finally found a wire-free area and… Continue reading Radio Masts at Dawn
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