Tag: Lancashire
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Put a Pin on it
#socs #pin Someone once told me – you never really leave the scouts In a sense – i guess they were right. Why? i hear you ask – because of some little things picked up along the way back when i was a cub scout (yeah! i am that old) when we went on expeditions […]
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Element
#WWP #Element Food stuffs have funny names They usually come from where they first were made but in some cases – you can get away with it Lancashire Hotpot can be made in Edinburgh Yorkshire pudding can be served up in Cardiff but Meat pie – needs Meat in its core.
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The Lancashire Elf
The Lancashire Elf A Christmas Tale for readers of the Inkwell Happy Christmas Everybody! Inky. Up there in Lapland,where its Christmas all daya strange kind of elf,has decided to play Santa’s perplexed, as he’s really quite tallbut the other elves round him are having a ball!When reaching up high, they call for his aid,and putting […]
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Wondering….
In response to the prompt Amble My Home town has plenty of green space to go at… Two canals, a river network that runs up northern tributaries to Lancashire, and south towards Cheshire These canals and rivers meet up near the old dock at Salford Quays, formerly “Manchester Docks”, I walk that way when I […]
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Cricket
Sunday 6th August 2017 Salford Via Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester (a tale of a cricket match…by inky) A summers day a Pavilion tea watching the locals its 100 for 3 The bowler holds the ball of cork in his hand Field placement set – his tactics all planned And Batsman on Green waits for […]
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Well worn Blanket
Salford 16th May 2017 Blanket Back in Nineteen eighty two – i started taking this long woolly blanket to camp Like many other scouts i stuck it at the end of my tents sleeping bag, and As it got cold, i wrapped it round me to keep warm Now, each camp i went to – […]
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Blackpool
There were lots of acrobats, and juggling and trapeze acts at this show, and plenty of clowning around…and lots of laughter.
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A Cat-astrophe
Plop 6th September 2016 The scene Blackpool promenade – a local fish and chip emporium family of four – Mum,Dad and two boys eating , outside in the summer sun – what else but fish? – haddock and chips the two lads are asked would they like an ice cream they say yes – meanwhile in […]
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Puddings from my backyard
In response to the prompt Local Flavor Salford, 26th June 2016 You mention the word pudding to me and i’ll ask you a basic question Sweet or Savoury ? You see, regular readers of this blog know I hail from that part of North West England known as Greater Manchester – or if you’re post […]
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A Busman’s Holiday (with a Lancastrian Twist)
Bury , 22nd June 2016 Today I took my camera on the tram to Bury, and met up with fellow Imperial War Museum (North) volunteers at the regimental museum of the Lancashire Fusiliers. The Lancashire Fusiliers fought in battles all over the world during their time as a regiment in the United Kingdom, and this […]
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