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It's all 'Gravy' in Lancashire this Bank Holiday Weekend!

For the third year running the World Gravy Wrestling Championships took place yesterday, 31st August 09, at the 'Rose and Bowl' pub in Lancashire.

The event was recently awarded first place in the '10 best silly events in Britain' in the Wacky Nation book.

Sadly I didn't get to spectate but this video footage sums up the crazyness that took place!  

Joel Hicks, a 30-year-old barrister (wrestling name of Stone Cold Steve Bisto) won the contest along with Emma Slater who won it for the women dressed as Mother Christmas.

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Camping in Colne

I’ve had a great staycation this month - not only a holiday in this country, in my own county, but also less than 20 miles from home! A camping holiday in an area at the heart of the Lancashire cotton industry might not sound exciting but just a few miles outside Colne in the East of the county is some surprisingly lush countryside.

Blackpool at its very best!

As we awaited a tram to take us into Blackpool we could see it was busy! Three trams passed, full to capacity so eventually settled for a bus to get us to the Promenade. This was going to be a busy day – and it was too. As we approached the main stretch of the Promenade we literally saw a sea of faces. Never in all my years have I seen Blackpool Promenade so busy and the reason, the airshow.

A glorious day, a fantastic vantage point on the new Promenade and a good line up of display aircraft too – looks like everyone else had the same idea. So we settled down on the Promenade Spanish steps between central and south pier to watch two hours of flying displays and what an afternoon it was.

Jason & the Argonauts in Williamson Park

 

Tuesday evening saw Anna and I heading up to Lancaster for the Dukes Promenade theatre production of Jason and the Argonauts in Williamson Park. The volatile British weather had turned from midsummer heat wave the week before to torrential down pours but that didn’t stop us theatre goers donning our cagoules and heading to the park for an evening of outdoor theatre.

 

Down on the farm

Sunday 7th June was Open Farm Sunday. This national initiative is a fantastic opportunity for everyone, young and old to enjoy the living, vibrant countryside. Take time to listen to the birds, soak up the scenery, experience the smells of the farmyard and really get in touch with the land that feeds us. Discover at first hand what it means to be a farmer and taste the produce. 

Gone Ape

 I didn’t really give it much thought when Kate and I booked to try out the recently opened Go Ape at Rivington – I’ll give anything a try (once). As I stood at the edge of a tree top platform gripping tightly to the rope swing and willing myself to swing out towards the distant cargo net I was beginning to have doubts!

A hole in one for Blackpool

My weird and slightly childish love of crazy golf saw me trying out the new adventure golf course at the Pleasure Beach over the weekend. In glorious Blackpool sunshine we tried out this newly opened 12 hole course, complete with water obstacles, astro-turf and frustrating hurdles.