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When We Was Fab – The Sydney Cricket Ground in the 1980s

17th June 2026 Going Postal 0

40 or 50 years ago the SCG was probably the best place in the world to watch cricket. Sure Lord’s was more dignified and places like the MCG and Eden Gardens were bigger but this [more…]

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When We Was Fab – That Annual Cricket Dinner

1st June 2026 Going Postal 0

The cricket club I played for in Oz was part of a much larger sporting society. Netball, football, tennis, hockey and Aussie rules were all part of this rich tapestry. The cricket section was managed [more…]

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At Home With The Reality TV Influencers

23rd May 2026 Always Worth Saying 0

At Home with the Furys is a Netflix reality documentary series following the life of Morecambe-based heavyweight boxer Tyson Fury and his family. The show offers a behind-the-scenes look at Fury’s life outside the ring, [more…]

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Footballs’s Race to Play The Race Card

29th August 2025 Always Worth Saying 0

The first game of the Premier League campaign kicked off on Friday, 15th August in front of 60,315 fans on the red side of Stanley Park. As Liverpool took on Bournemouth, the first goal of [more…]

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Gary Lineker: Parallel Lives

7th June 2025 Always Worth Saying 0

I only saw Gary Lineker play once. Our local eleven were away to Leicester City in a fourth-round FA Cup tie. This was 1985 – a mere 40 years ago. The game ended in a [more…]

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Postcard From Birmingham, Part Five

21st September 2024 Always Worth Saying 0

There are two schools of thought, volunteer for everything, never volunteer for anything. I knew a chap sent to the South Atlantic. At Mount Pleasant airfield in what the Guinness Book of Records describes as [more…]

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About Little Women

23rd August 2024 Always Worth Saying 0

We play a game at work with girls’ heights. There is a reason for this. Colleagues are going to build a tunnel to the shop next door and steal their toys. To confuse the local [more…]

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How to fit convert an old pedal bike to electric

25th March 2024 Going Postal 0

How to fit convert an old pedal bike to electric I’ve been keen on getting an electric bike for some time now. I used to do quite a bit of off-roading, but with advancing years, [more…]

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No More Heroes Any More?

25th January 2024 Going Postal 0

The recent death of JPR spurred me on to complete an article I started a few months ago on the subject of childhood heroes.  I know for many JPR was a proper hero in the [more…]

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