Went ringing tonight for the first time in ages (barring 20 mins in Cambridge on St James' day ( Read more... )

Back in May it was suggested that shipmates who were bell-ringers should get together to ring a quarter peal in honour of the fifth anniversary of the new boards.* The 22nd July was suggested as the Saturday nearest St Simeon's Day (21st). One of those who volunteered, although living in Norwich, had connections in the Bedford area so organised a ( Read more... )

Well, I'd not been doing that much ringing of late as I've been working into the evenings, but I've done more recently.

( Details. Probably will be Greek to the non-ringers on my f'list^ )

I need more user pics. Over recent days I've found myself wanting a geeky one (specifically computer geeky), a ringing one and a Methodist one. Any suggestions? And a general ish one. I've been using the Welsh alphabet for that, but in someways I want to reserve that to Welsh specific.

That was very silly ( Read more... )

Well, two idiot drivers in one trip to StAG is impressive. First of all, there was the yellow car at the Tex lights. I'd been cycling along towards the traffic lights and was approaching the point where the straight on/right cycle lane crosses the left hand car lane (or the left hand car lane crosses the cycle lane). I looked and cycled right to ( Read more... )