October 2025. Yarwell. Northamptonshire. Another day, another hitherto unexplored bit of “just off the A1“. I’d driven within yards of Yarwell, I guess, a thousand times or more times (fifty this year alone) and never stopped. Ditto Wansford. Another bit of ‘lil ol’ England that Mrs RM can include in her forthcoming “Can’t afford the… Continue reading AN ANGEL IN YARWELL
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TESTING OUT THE NEW A14
After the re-opening of my travels (to an extent) and the local Chinese takeaway, more good news today. Great job, congratulations to everyone on the @A14C2H team 👍#A14open https://t.co/mPE1XWEj03 — Martin Taylor (@NHS_Martin) May 14, 2020 Let’s celebrate good news while we can, the new A14 will knock 20 minutes off my journey north,… Continue reading TESTING OUT THE NEW A14
GRAFHAM HAILS THE A14 HUNTINGDON BYPASS
Regular readers will be familiar with my weekly journeys along the A14 to proper towns. The toughest section is the first bit. Even at 21:44 tonight, it would take me 1hr 39 to get to Rugby, for instance, missing last orders at the Half Moon. Fifteen years ago that would have taken 1hr 10. I… Continue reading GRAFHAM HAILS THE A14 HUNTINGDON BYPASS
THE BRAPA HUNT(S) VOL 1 – THE BROMSWOLD
When I started this blogging lark I never dreamed it would lead me to meet such legends as Mr Protz, Tom Irvin, or Citra, a bloke who casually drops his heart attack into his latest pub review. But the biggest prize of all is the privilege of driving BRAPA and his green pen around rural… Continue reading THE BRAPA HUNT(S) VOL 1 – THE BROMSWOLD
A PURPLE MOOSE IN FENSTANTON
I’m enjoying Pint & Pubs blog posts (here) detailing his almost daily visits to Cambridge’s pubs, which really get to the heart of 2017 pub life (often too quiet). Clearly a wise man, he often skips the slow moving cask for a Punk or a Pilsner, an option clearly not available to GBG tickers. I… Continue reading A PURPLE MOOSE IN FENSTANTON
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