More from the archives, and the answer to the Eternal Question; “Where is Stockport ?” As the photo credit implies, it’s in Manchester. Cookie knows. us lot in the "campaign that stockport is in manchester regardless of what people claim" spend a lot of time editing wiki articles. — Cooking Lager👁️ is drinking a can… Continue reading FROM PRAGUE TO STOCKPORT
THE CAMBOURNE IDENTITY
More 90 minute walks in South Cambridgeshire without a pub at the end, but at least Mrs RM had a gorgeous lasagne waiting for me when I got home, which made a change from my usual atrocities. “Cambourne has been used by government departments and in school geography lessons, as it provides a useful case… Continue reading THE CAMBOURNE IDENTITY
SLALOM LAGER IN WORKINGTON
Back to the ’70s. Contrary to popular belief, Workington and Cambridge weren’t wearing flares and bell-bottoms on the pitch in that magical year of 1975*. I wonder how many United fans made the short journey to the western Lakes ? I never made it to Borough Park before they lost their league place to nasty… Continue reading SLALOM LAGER IN WORKINGTON
“I don’t know where else I can go, Over, Over”
An easing of Lockdown to allow me to to stay overnight in Carluke and Caersws can’t come soon enough; the appeal of Huntingdonshire is wearing thin. That’s not to say little Over is without charm, even for this Charming Man. Over is Proper Fen Edge, a mile out from the slowly-emerging New Town of Northstowe.… Continue reading “I don’t know where else I can go, Over, Over”
COLD BLOODED IN CAMBRIDGE
On a whim, we decided to observe how Cambridge was observing Lockdown in Cambridge yesterday. To be honest, I got to the Barton junction on the M11 and couldn’t think of anywhere south I wanted to go, so figured the colleges were worth a look, now most of the pesky students have gone home. My… Continue reading COLD BLOODED IN CAMBRIDGE
BRAMPTON (S)HUT
Not since 1972 when a hardy bunch of CAMRAs travelled the A604 drinking halves of Manns to get entries for the first Beer Guide has anyone focused on Huntingdonshire pubs as much as I have this Lockdown. For folk who like to live in the past, here’s the county’s 7 entries in the first… Continue reading BRAMPTON (S)HUT
MAY ’20 STOCKTAKE + JUNE PREVIEW
This post is brought to you by contractual obligation. THE STATS Let me check my spreadsheet…………………………………oh, zero pubs in May. So the world map of GBG ticks STILL looks like this. But other folk have real problems, so I count my blessings. At least in mid-May I got to drive again, visiting all that Fen… Continue reading MAY ’20 STOCKTAKE + JUNE PREVIEW
STOWMARKET – WHO ARE YOU ?
Hard to keep up with the blog now, as I’m managing at least one trip out a day and I still have 377 football programmes to analyse in painstaking detail for you. It’s getting tougher by the day to find decent sized places that I’m not bored to tears by, but Stowmarket fits the bill… Continue reading STOWMARKET – WHO ARE YOU ?
50 SHADES OF HEMINGFORD GREY
Shameless clickbait for a genteel Huntingdonshire post that does at least feature sausage rolls, a Cock and several bushes. These publess walks are getting a bit wearing now, but at least the 3 miles from Houghton Mill through the Hemingfords back to St Ives were without Social Distancing drama. The tiny Houghton Tea Rooms… Continue reading 50 SHADES OF HEMINGFORD GREY
SOCIAL DISTANCING THRIVES, IN THE OTHER ST. IVES
Closer to home, our St Ives is now a mere 22 minutes away. I reckon it would have been twice that before the A14 upgrade. The Cornish version doesn’t want you at the moment, and I guess Huntingdonshire’s St Ives isn’t welcoming tourists, either. But there’s worse places to get your unlimited exercise, and a… Continue reading SOCIAL DISTANCING THRIVES, IN THE OTHER ST. IVES
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