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The Holly and the Ivy – King’s College Cambridge 2008

15th December 2017 OldTrout 2,452

The words of the carol occur in three broadsides published in Birmingham in the early nineteenth century. An early mention of the carol’s title occurs in William Hone’s 1823 work Ancient Mysteries Described, which includes [more…]

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Polis Sco’lan – Equalities visit to Strathbolloch Primary School

15th December 2017 DH 1,534

Mrs McRoper, class teacher, addresses the wide-eyed youngsters in the assembly hall. “…and as you all know, diversity is at the heart of all we do here at Strathbolloch Primary. Through our visits to Glasgow [more…]

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Wankpuffin of the Year 2017

14th December 2017 Swiss Bob 1,902

The WOTYs 2017 Add your own nominations, or vote for existing entries. Voting closes in one week. Currently we are having a Wankpuffin award handcrafted by 3D printer which will then be gilded. [polldaddy poll=”9897748″] [more…]

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Shunting Puzzle, Part Two

14th December 2017 Sweaty Dave 1,755

Shunting on A fortnight ago I outlined a plan for a winter project – both explaining and justifying it to myself and the esteemed audience of wankpuffins. Since then a lot of money has changed [more…]

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Pheasant and Leek Pie with Filo Crust

13th December 2017 Colin Cross 2,204

GP’s 2017 Advent Calendar of Cuisine If you are lucky enough to have access to pheasants this recipe is well worth a try. Makes a great meal and looks good enough for Boxing Day lunch [more…]

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The Relevance of Christianity – Part One

10th December 2017 Jonathon Davies 2,006

The State of Affairs According to the 2011 census, Christians make up 59.5% of the UK population. Those with no religion make up 25.7%. Then you have Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism, Judaism and Buddhism. Anglicans make [more…]

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Gmbd, Perfect

9th December 2017 Gmbd 1,320

My second wife said to her friend at the reception something like “he is a perfectionist and I am not” “OOh that will not last” Well it didn’t but what does these days ? What [more…]

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The EU – In Their Own Words

8th December 2017 Jonathon Davies 2,890

This should act as a warning and a red pill to anyone who supports the EU. Sometimes you don’t have to say anything. These people are openly telling us what they are doing.  Here is [more…]

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EU directive – General Data Protection Regulations

7th December 2017 Sweaty Dave 1,800

You may be wondering why recently you have been getting post from banks, utilities and financial institutions amending Terms and Conditions. A new set of rules are coming into force in May next year, which [more…]

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