Saturday, April 26, 2014
SLADNOR'S LIGHTNING TREE
Saturday, April 19, 2014
IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A LEGENDARY WHISKY TASTING!
£950 for a litre bottle of Lagavulin 1979 - A 'legendary' bottling. |
A few months ago, I looked for the bottle online and mistakenly thought it was valued at around £240 and was prepared to take it to local resident Ziggy Austin's whisky tasting last December as part of his birthday celebration.
I was (now seen as fortunately rather than the opposite I relayed to Ziggy) unwell at the time and could not attend. I think that I would have been even more unwell if I had gone ahead ...
Saturday, April 12, 2014
GONE FOR A BURTON!
Single deck halfcab outside Brunel Manor |
Thursday, April 10, 2014
AN UNWELCOME SIGHT
Once renowned as the 'Wonder of Maidencombe', the original twin cataract was sealed in the late sixties after raw sewage was seen coming over the falls.
Wednesday, April 09, 2014
A DOT ON THE HORIZON UNTIL ...
A much closer look with the staggering 200 X zoom of my Sony HX300 ....
Saturday, April 05, 2014
THE FRAGILITY OF THE CIRL BUNTING POPULATION IN MAIDENCOMBE
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Cirl bunting - heavily protected |
Torbay has an estimated 60 breeding pairs in total with 19 of those pairs residing within the Maidencombe coastal strip. A further 5 pairs are known to be located within the RSPB reserve at Labrador Bay, though this number is expected to rise considerably when appropriate habitat improvements are undertaken.
Thursday, April 03, 2014
MAIDENCOMBE TIMELINE
Village elder Alan Hunt studies the Timeline with Fiona Bruckin |
Tuesday, April 01, 2014
APRIL FIRST JOKE (AGAIN!)
A few residents will probably be looking for an 'April Fool' posting on our gentle site today but will be disappointed. After our celebrated (by most) 'Wind Farm for Maidencombe' spoof last year, there was a long-running 'saga' as a committee member of the Maidencombe Residents Association sought to apportion blame and discredit the author of the light-hearted exercise.
So, reluctantly, the two authors of this website have decided that the traditional English pastime should not be attempted this year.
Our regret is that some seek to achieve their dubious aims this way.
So, reluctantly, the two authors of this website have decided that the traditional English pastime should not be attempted this year.
Our regret is that some seek to achieve their dubious aims this way.
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