Neither the PM nor the future king are good at letting people tell them what they don't want to hear The most telling anecdote I encountered this week was tucked away in a newspaper feature about Prince Charles, or President-elect Glücksburg , as republican readers may prefer to think of him. There was a lesson in the story for all of us, including you, Gordon. What happened was this. The Times...
Aye! It's a small world alright. A few weeks back Shep was left reeling in shock - on more than one count. Firstly a 'phone call from Cornwall, now that's away down south somewhere, not far from Lands End seemingly and they have sheep down there! Apparently some neighbours were holidaying in a farm cottage in Cornwall and the farmer mentioned he was looking for someone to lamb for him, name and 'phone...
These Ghosts are all from Scotland. Wick, Ed, Ted and Fred are a single candle from John o'Groats. Inset, from Inverness, Jasper, Casper and Spooky. Jasper is trying to look like Casper who can scare effortly. Spooky is just down right cute no matter what he does :)
Congratulations to Andy Cullen, who has completed his Land’s End to John O’Groats charity bike ride “despite a hurricane, 30% gradients, dodgy knees, a suicidal badger, and Scotland’s wettest day for sixty years”! Intrigued? Check out Andy’s JustGiving and Flickr sites for more details… Well done, Andy! &… xxx
This is the UK400 Club Rare Bird Alert for Sunday 27 September 2009, issued at 2200 hours and published in association with Rare Bird Alert Pagers (see www.rarebirdalert.com ) and utilising additional information gleaned from the Regional Birdlines, local email groups and websites, individual observers and BirdGuides. The latter half of September 2009 has been an exceptionally busy one rare birdwise...
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a new opinion on www.dooyoo.co.uk about John O Groats in General written by llamass John o' Groats, the famous northerly point in Scotland supposedly takes its name from Jan de Groot, a Dutchman who obtained a grant for the ferry from the Scottish mainland to Orkney, the islands having been recently acquired from Norway, from King ...
Streams fallen in: 1 Midge bites: 519 Andy was driving back to Warrington today so I left my car at our lovely campsite in Middleton and Andy dropped me at Tan Hill to walk back to the tent. The guidebook told me that in bad weather, Sleightholme Moor can be a dangerous place. It’s been a scorcher of a day so I decided to stick with the moor path and not take the bad weather alternative route....
We love Over the Wall 's video for their latest track "Thurso": (Thurso is the last town you come to before you reach John O'Groats at the Northern-most tip of Scotland, by the way!) [via CR Blog ]
I made it to London from John O’ Groats – “Joglon” – a couple of weeks ago, but there was a missing link in the journey. I took an unplanned recovery day on the Edinburgh-Morpeth leg. Having been back up in Scotland for the last week for the Scottish 6 Days orienteering races, I had a [...]
As some of you may know, Malc and his friend Audrey are running the Loch Ness Marathon in just 61 days' time to raise money for the Multiple Sclerosis Society Scotland. I am supposed to be Chief Spin Doctor, er, I mean Publicist for this effort and was conscious that while they have been training hard, I've not done a huge amount for them. They did get some press coverage in Malc's home local paper,...
Lockerbie 28 hours 00 minutes. After over 24hours in the saddle with no sleep James Cracknell and Rebecca Romero plough into Scotland on their tandem bicycle record attempt from Land's End to John O'Groats.
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The Plan On Saturday 25th July 2009 Chris and Mike Hulbert and William Watkins from Stockport, Cheshire, are setting off from John O'groats (Scotland) to Lands End (Cornwall) on a sponsored cycle event for Harley Slack. The plan is to set off early on the Saturday morning and finish 13 days later 900 miles away. For this to be done we will have to travel 70 miles a day for around 6hours for 13 days....
Holiday Home, Rosehall, Lairg, Sutherland. Situated near the pretty village of Rosehall, Inveroykel Lodge, Milton Cottage, Tigh A Rhos and Duchally Lodge offer the perfect retreat for those seeking escape from the pressures of life yet within easy reach of many attractions and activities. Only approximately one hour’s drive north of Inverness (the Highland capital), the lodges and cottages have...
Holiday Home near Cromarty Firth. Swiss Cottage is set amidst the natural splendour of Easter Ross, Balnagown Estate - historic seat of the Clan Ross - is a rich blend of farmland, woodland and heather-clad hills and is just a mere 30 minutes’ drive from Inverness, the Highland Capital and just north of the Cromarty and Moray Firths. Steeped in a history that spans generations, the Estate has...
Old Mill Holiday Cottage, Bonar Bridge, Scotland. Ideally located in a beautiful wooded setting, just 11/2 miles from Bonar Bridge, Migdale Water Mill , a former water mill which dates back to the 1860s, has been completely renovated to a high standard, and still retains many of the original mill features. There is a mill stream just 5 metres from the detached property, with a working mill wheel which...
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