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Snow Fun!

Much of the UK is in the grip of a deep cold spell at the moment, but despite the upsetting weather I snapped these two young guys making the best of it on the slopes of Dunstable Downs in Bedfordshire…

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A Great Christmas Fayre…

Well, it was a really cold day when the family visited the Leighton Buzzard Christmas Fayre in Bedfordshire, but we all had great fun… The market town had closed its doors to traffic and a fun fair had been set … Continue reading

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The Family at Santa Pod…

It was nice to get out to Santa Pod Monster Truck Venue, near Bedford UK on Saturday evening for a Fab show and Fireworks to round off the season… But ‘I Curumba’ – the cold weather! fair froze us… Anyway, … Continue reading

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A World That Time Forgot…

Tuesday found Marilyn and me making a well overdue visit to the fantastic Natural History Museum at Tring in Hertfordshire England. Built in 1889 to house the private natural history collection of Walter Rothschild, the Natural History Museum at Tring … Continue reading

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The Natural History Museum and the Science Museum…

This time the family made a visit to South Kensington for the Natural History Museum and the Science Museum, both situated close to one another. Impressive buildings with impressive interiors and displays. Thousands visit the museums every day of the … Continue reading

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The Leighton Buzzard Motorcycle Rally…

Saturday and the family made a welcome return to Leighton Buzzard in Bedfordshire for the yearly Motorcycle Rally. The Rally attracts Bikers from all over the UK with hundreds of stylish motorcycles to be gazed upon, ridden upon, or just … Continue reading

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A Family Outing…

The Callaghan family enjoying a recent walk along the banks of the Grand Union Canal. Mentioned in an earlier blog was Leighton Buzzard in Bedfordshire UK, and that brings me to some interesting facts. The Grand Union Canal which ran the length … Continue reading

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The Leighton Buzzard Railway…

It was a great ‘day out’ when the family visited the Leighton Buzzard narrow-gauge railway in Bedfordshire UK recently. Built back in 1919, from materials surplus from the First World War battlefields railways, to carry sand from the quarries around … Continue reading

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