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A love of Roy Orbison...and George Harrison...and Neil Diamond 16 Aug 2013 | 01:48 am
Anyone who knows me, knows that I am fanatical about my music. Indeed, any regular reader of this blog will have struggled to have failed to notice the many blog posts dedicated to my musical loves. ...
Guest Blog: Happy Birthday Tom Hanks! 10 Jul 2013 | 02:14 am
I have been approached many times by requests to write guest posts for my blog but this time, I've agreed. The request came from Chicago to celebrate the birthday today of a screen icon, Tom Hanks. I...
The greatest British sporting weekend?! 7 Jul 2013 | 10:23 pm
I have mentioned the long wait for a British Wimbledon champion in this blog many times. I also mentioned last December how 2012 was surely the greatest year for British sport and that it will surely...
The Eagle Has Landed! My 13,000ft Sky Dive Experience... 21 May 2013 | 12:46 am
It was a gorgeously sunny and calm day yesterday afternoon on the south west coast of Wales. 13,000ft above sea level, somewhere above Swansea Airport, I was sitting hunched up in a 'plane, ready to f...
Going, Going, GONE! Goodbye to Cardigan Castle's Stanchions! 16 Apr 2013 | 06:24 pm
Back here on March 8th, I wrote about the removal of the first of the 3 stanchions from Cardigan Castle. Those horrible buttresses had been apparently propping up the Castle at the gate-way to the to...
Why I'm jumping 12,000ft for the British Heart Foundation 8 Apr 2013 | 12:53 am
Last month, I mentioned here in my blog about my decision to try and raise over £2,000 for the British Heart Foundation by undertaking a 12,000ft Parachute Jump. Dad and Mam being given a BHF Wall Pl...
Cardigan makes The Sunday Times 'Top 10 Places in Wales to Live' list 18 Mar 2013 | 11:26 pm
It doesn't surprise me, but it is nevertheless very pleasant to see some national coverage of what is a well known fact in these here parts - that Cardigan is a beautiful, up-and-coming town with so m...
One small stanchion for man, One large stanchion for Cardigan! 8 Mar 2013 | 10:08 pm
Today was THE day. After 38 years of waiting, the first of the 3 stanchions/buttresses that have apparently been holding Cardigan Castle together were removed this lunchtime in an event supported by ...
A 12,000ft Parachute Jump in Memory of my Father, Lance Cole 3 Mar 2013 | 06:58 pm
I'm not keen on heights and I'm not keen on confined spaces. So combine the two and for me, you get a very uncomfortable environment. Yet, those who know me may be surprised to read that I have for s...
'You be hanged by the neck until you are dead' - The Tragic Story of My Ancestor Mary Prout 14 Feb 2013 | 01:57 am
My family research has taken on a life of its own since I finally made the long-delayed leap into researching my own history a few weeks ago. As I mentioned in my last blog post, I made a start on th...
