British Summer Time ends: clocks go back – Why? The clocks will go back by one hour at 2.00 am on Sunday 30 October. At 2.00 am, the clocks will return to 1.00 am as British Summer Time ends for another year. British Summer Time British Summer Time (BST) starts each year on the [...]
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BST (British Stupid Time) Why change the clocks ?
Posted in british history, British Summer time, BST, England facts, english culture, Funny, History on October 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Its just not cricket!
Posted in british history, England facts, Funny, History, UK Tourism updates on November 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A gentleman’s disagreement The contest for cricket’s Ashes is being fought again. Mike Cronin and Richard Holt consider the place of the Bodyline Series, in the context of its times (see bottom of blog for ‘The rules of cricket) This winter, cricket fans in Australia and in England will be captivated by cricketing battles between [...]
Pope’s UK visit September 2010 – Souvenir time!
Posted in british history, England facts, Funny, History, Salisbury Cathedral, UK Tourism updates on September 4, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Pope Benedict will soon be arriving in the UK. I am surprised at the lack of tacky Papal souvenirs for sale on the streets of Britain. Past Papal visits in other countries have produced such wonders as this Pope Soap on Rope So in the spirit of his arrival, I offer you simple instructions on [...]
Brits Given Tips On How To Treat Foreigners – Olympics 2012
Posted in England facts, Funny, London Olympics 2010, sightseeing tours, UK Tourism updates on August 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Worlds gone mad………………….. The ‘quango’ VisitBritain has issued a guide book aimed at the British on how to treat overseas visitors during the Olympics. Unbelievable ??? Please take the time to read some of the advice below, this is not one of my hoax blogs – its completely true! The ironic thing is that [...]
Oh my God! Jesus images ‘crops up’ beside motorway: Religious images spotted in fields by the M4
Posted in Funny, sightseeing tours, stone circle, wessex, Wiltshire Crop Circles on August 6, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Drivers speed along one of Britain’s busiest motorways completely oblivious to the Holy presence that surrounds them. For two crop circles depicting the face of Jesus Christ have appeared on either side of the M4 near Hungerford in Berkshire. The two almost identical circles, both 250ft in diameter, seem to portray Jesus Christ in an [...]
What have the Romans ever done for us ?
Posted in british history, England facts, Funny, History, UK Tourism updates, Wiltshire on July 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
For the ‘Monty Python’ fans…………………… This scene still bring tears to my eyes. Life of Brian (1979) (aka Monty Python’s Life of Brian) is a satirical film by the Monty Python comedy troupe about a man who is born at the same time as (and next door to) Jesus, and whose life parallels his. Reg: [...]
The Warminster Triangle – UFO Mystery
Posted in Funny, sightseeing tours, Stonehenge, wessex, Wiltshire, Wiltshire Crop Circles on July 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
For those who have been on tour with me recently talking about the mysterious ‘warminster triangle’ - thought you may find this intersesting. Watch this – Pie in the Sky, a BBC TV programme from 1966 presented by Kenneth Hudson, which investigated the mysterious objects seen above Warminster Warminster’s long and controversial UFO history began early [...]
3-D Crop Circle, Silbury Hill – Wiltshire
Posted in Funny, Stonehenge, Wiltshire, Wiltshire Crop Circles on July 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A floor of chequered tiles stretches down a long, high-ceilinged corridor with doors leading off each side. And the art of crop circles reaches a new height of sophistication. The astonishing three-dimensional design, 200ft in diameter, has been created in a wheat field at Silbury Hill, Wiltshire. Only yards away are the 5,000-year-old West Kennet [...]
(Not so much) peace and love: Farmer’s fury as crop circle appears next to heart-shaped wood on Summer Solstice
Posted in England facts, Funny, Stonehenge, Wiltshire, Wiltshire Crop Circles on June 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The summer solstice is traditionally a time of peace and love. So it was particularly fitting that this crop circle should appear in a field in Wiltshire yesterday – right next to a heart-shaped wood. But the sentiment wasn’t exactly shared by the farmer whose land the circle appeared on. He blasted the design an [...]
Amazing crop circle in Wiltshire – 2010
Posted in Funny, Salisbury Cathedral, sightseeing tours, Stonehenge private tours, Wiltshire, Wiltshire Crop Circles on June 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This fantastic formation lies in a beautiful location adjacent to Wilton Windmill. An extremely picturesque and quiet part of the Wiltshire countryside, the calm and tranquil atmosphere was accentuated on the still summers evening when we visited. With only the odd car driving past the field and a couple of late evening explorers, this really [...]
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