Local Music…

One of our local pubs, Bertram Bees (B&Bs) hosted Charlie Giles recently, a local singer, who made the most of being cooped up in the corner of a packed bar and sang his heart out. 

2000th 2000AD…

It was a milestone edition for a great British comic with the 2000^th issue of the cult 2000AD and I had to buy a copy. It was still as good as I remember back when I first started reading it when it came out in the 1970’s. 

Board games, Beer and Music...

Recently I got together with a few friends as part of our semi-regular face-to-face gaming days. Here we played a few varied games including:

Pandemic: The Cure

Table Tantrums

Zombicide: Black Plague

Istanbul

In the evening I went to catch up with Sue and Debs and found them in one of the pubs in Dorking’s West Street that were having their own Westival.

They were watching the talented Cellar Door play at the Old House. After this we wander across the road to watch Daytona Rocks at the King’s Arms, and then it was back to the Old House for a bite to eat while we listened to a Blues duo performing for the wedding guests in the garden. We strolled over to The Star to listen to Radio City and ended up back at the Old House grooving to the eclectic sounds of the fabulous Still Moving DJ’s.

Come fly with me…

It has been a year of celebrations for my 50^th birthday and recently I turned in a voucher given to me by my Uncle for a glider flight at the London Gliding Club located at Dunstable. It was delay some time due to the fog and low cloud, but eventually it cleared up enough for me to go up towed behind an aeroplane to a few thousand feet and then let loose. As a passenger of the dual control gliders you get the front seat with magnificent views for miles around. I was given a few basic lessons on the controls and allowed to make a couple of turns before the pilot took over and landed back on the field about 15 minutes later. It was a great experience but perhaps not something I really need to do again.

  

After this we went to a nearby pub where the Aldbury Morris were due to arrive as part of their annual bike ride event to perform and have lunch. By now the sun was out and we enjoyed the entertainment before returning home. 

WESTfest…

Our local village fete was postponed after bad weather earlier in the year and they ended up with a lovely day for the event when it happened recently out on the Cradhurst Recreation Ground with a good number of people enjoying the atmosphere.