Month: January 2019

  • Cruising the Dutch Waterways and a visit to the Keukenhof bulb gardens.

    Cruising the Dutch Waterways and a visit to the Keukenhof bulb gardens.

    Three years ago we took a trip on the Dutch waterways from Arnham to Amsterdam aboard an old canal barge.

  • Bob Woodward, founder of Clicsargent

    Bob Woodward, founder of Clicsargent

    I suppose most people in England have heard of Clic Sargent a charity that supports children and young people with cancer. But I wonder how many people know the story of the remarkable man behind its foundation. Robert Woodward was born in 1934 close to where I live in Bristol and was a former pupil…

  • Visiting the Royal Mint at Llantrisant

    Visiting the Royal Mint at Llantrisant

    Croeso I Cymru  Welcome to Wales This week Bill and I went on a coach trip to the royal mint at Llantrisant which is near Cardiff in Wales.  I have been a coin collector for a number of years and was keen to learn a little more about how they were made.  The visitor experience…

  • Christmas lunch at Avon Valley Railway Station

    Christmas lunch at Avon Valley Railway Station

    This year our French group decided to have Christmas lunch at Bitton railway Station. This railway was part of my childhood.  I remember sitting in boring lessons at school and watching trains pass along the line. The Avon valley railway line which was part of the Midland rail network ran from Bristol to Bath and…