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“Right lad, “ said Captain Mannering to Private Jones  (a seasoned member of the local bomb squad) “At just before midnight,  the shell landed on old McCarthy’s workshop.” Whispered the Captain.  “We know this time to be accurate as the shockwaves created by the bomb entering the house, stopped the clock on the wall.  What we don’t know is if it is still primed or a dud and that’s why the Warden’s sent us in” ...

Cereal Partners UK have had a long association with Welwyn Garden City through the presence of their Shredded Wheat factory near the town centre. The Club is grateful to Cereal Partners UK for their sponsorship over a number of years, and wanted to recognise this by holding a special competition for members with the set topic "Cereal Partners". This event was held at the Club's regular Tuesday meeting on 9th...

It wasn't as if we were strangers to deserts. Whether the Sahara, high altitude deserts in the Himalayas, or the deserts of India and the North West frontier. But here we were at 4,500 feet up on the Paria Plateau , in Arizona, right in the heart of Navajo territory, with the mountains of the Escalante Grand Staircase shimmering in the 105 degree heat.We had just set up the tents and I was digging the hole for...

I joined the club at the start of this year, attended most of the (weekly) sessions and, even, entered some competitions. I was impressed by the standard of speakers, engaged by the club, and one in particular, Chris Burfoot, came across very well. Other club-members may remember that Chris spoke about portrait-photography and, also, he mentioned the fact that he runs courses, in Wiltshire, on this subject. Discount...

If you go down into the woods today (or at least in the next week)  you sure to be greeted by the one thing that does bring joy to the spirits at this time of the year ...a mass of bluebells.  That's just what Barry Whitlock and I having been doing this week in one of Barry's rare breaks from work.  At 73 I don't have to find an excuse for having the time to do as I wish. So armed with our trusty Canons (cameras t...