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Sunrise Walk…

Saturday, February 21, 2009

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Each year I organise a walk and overnight camp in the Lake District. It’s called the Sunrise Walk because the idea is to spend the first day getting to just below the summit of one of the higher mountains, then camping for the night, so that we can get up to the top to [...]

Nambodia…charity bike ride update…

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

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The boys have chosen the name Nambodia (Vietnam to Cambodia) as their team name, which I think is pretty neat. They’ve sent letters to lots of businesses to sell advertising space on their bike shirts, and have raised £2,500 so far - a great start, given their overall target is £15,000. Please leave [...]

Ukrainian knees-up…

Sunday, February 1, 2009

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We have some Ukranian friends, and recently attended a wedding, and last night were at another Ukrainian party, celebrating an 18th birthday. They are terrific events. There is always live Ukrainian folk music, and spectacular Ukrainian folk dancing. On both occasions the dancing was completely spontaneous: as the band moved into its [...]