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Something I posted elsewhere ten years ago - thought I'd copy it here: Growing up in Southam, a piece of local lore I'm familiar with is that the English Civil War began not at Edge Hill on 23 October 1642, but at Southam on 23 August, where there was a 'skirmish' in which some soldiers… Continue reading ► THE BATTLE OF SOUTHAM.
A proper 'run' over the Wrekin today. 35 minutes up, 14 down, the 2.57 miles/4.14 km in 46:11. Some interesting obstacles - fallen trees to jump or clamber over - on the way up. Beyond me to keep a continuous running pace with a 1:3 slope in places. I managed about a quarter of it,… Continue reading ► THE WREKIN AGAIN.
Some time ago, 2017 in fact, I created a list of one thousand 'random points' (RPs) scattered across Britain and the Isle of Man, a sort of antidote to all the lists of hills, mountains, trig points, etc. out there. The locations were chosen using computer-enerategd random numbers converted to geographic coordinates, applying certain modifying… Continue reading ► 1000 RANDOM POINTS.
Managed 59 miles along the West Highland Way, including a night walk, a night in a bothy, a wild(ish) camp and a pitch in holiday park with a very welcome shower. I don't think I'll ever go to Scotland again in the summer. I thought I knew how to cope with midges, but I got… Continue reading ► GLOW-WORMS ON THE WEST HIGHLAND WAY (18-20 June 2024).
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