April 2023. Well, possibly. Is it possible to redeem Maidenhead ? Just as importantly, is it possible to redeem Wagner ? Mumsnet is in meltdown tonight; Go straight to the foot of the page to hear the latest. The 25 minutes walk from Maidenhead Station to GBG newbie the North Star is as terrifying as… Continue reading A MAIDENHEAD REDEMPTION ?
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I REALISE, WITH TERROR, JUST HOW CLOSE KNOWL HILL IS TO MAIDENHEAD
That’s the thing about Maidenhead. It creeps up on you. One minute you’re in a safe part of the country like Reading Chesham; the next you notice the sign for Pinkney’s Green. The A4 Bath Road escapes west out of the den of iniquity that is Maidenhead and takes you past a string of decent… Continue reading I REALISE, WITH TERROR, JUST HOW CLOSE KNOWL HILL IS TO MAIDENHEAD
PINKNEYS GREEN – MORE EXCITING THAN IT SOUNDS
PARENTAL ADVISORY : CONTAINS MAIDENHEAD I don’t wish to over excite my readers, but you can expect posts from Mrs RM on Maidenhead very shortly. Once she’s had an hour in her luxury Brighton hotel to recover. Spoiler : I will be entirely vindicated. As a teaser to the main event, here’s a post from… Continue reading PINKNEYS GREEN – MORE EXCITING THAN IT SOUNDS
ESCAPING MAIDENHEAD INTACT
People talk about Damacene conversions. Like Saul of Tarsus, and Pete Allen ditching Carling for Bass, and Chukka joining the Greens next week. A real Damascene conversion will be me seeing the light and telling you “Maidenhead is magic” . It’s not. It’s a dump that exists only to make Slough look good, which it… Continue reading ESCAPING MAIDENHEAD INTACT
MAIDENHEAD PROVIDES RELIEF
Once you get to your eighties you need fairly regular comfort breaks, and so it was that I found myself in Maidenhead searching for a lunch stop for my parents today. This was by no means a stop of choice, but the need to park fairly close to the lunch venue overrode the need to stop… Continue reading MAIDENHEAD PROVIDES RELIEF