A Great North Run With A Sting

Well, I did it! What a day it was. The sun shone, the red arrows did their bit, and 50,000 or so runners/walkers/ limpers negotiated the 13.1 miles from Newcastle to the coast. This is my 6th or 7th GNR, and I am always humbled and delighted in equal measure by the immense effort put [...]

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Sir Bobby Robson – A Class Act

I was very sorry to hear about the death of Sir Bobby Robson. I can imagine that right now St Peter is going to be on the receiving end of the full details of the offside rule, and the merits of a 4-4-2 formation compared to a 4-3-3! What a character. What a great football [...]

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Up Into The Wii Small Hours – Graeme Urwin

Happy New Year. I hope you had a good Xmas, and I wonder if we held a quick poll, how many of you would possess a Nintendo Wii? I suspect quite a few of you who have children will do, and this Xmas we weakened, and Santa brought Chalk (our daughter) a Wii. She loves [...]

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