Cumbria | Going Postal

Postcard From Cumbria; Silloth and Abbeytown

13th February 2020 Colin Cross 0

Mention Cumbria to most people and they generally think “Lake District”. This isn’t always the case, mention Cumbria to a paid up member of the Urban “wokerati” and all you’ll get in response is a [more…]

In Praise of Mono-Culturalism

27th November 2019 Colin Cross 0

What is “monoculturalism”? Take a trip around the internet and you’ll find out that monoculturalism is defined as “the cultivation of a single crop in a given area”. That’s all well and good and the [more…]

The Wrong Way to Put Out a Fire

8th June 2018 0

When I left the Royal Fleet Auxiliary in 2015 I joined a shipping company operating out of Barrow-in-Furness. It was a very small outfit which specialised in carrying nuclear cargo between Europe, the US and [more...]
Shunting Prototypes

13th March 2018 0

Work on the layout has slowed a little with the recent weather disruptions affecting routines. The successful completion of the cyclists/ Sweeney run was also the closing of a chapter. As you can see Wiggins [more...]
The Unseen Path – Part Seventy One

29th August 2018 0

Later that evening when she relayed his thoughts on Sam to Martha, the older woman broke down, confessing her fears for her adoptive son: the soul tarnishing effect of killing for any cause, the girl’s [more...]
Throwing apples at scientists…

29th January 2020 0

In part one we covered the basics of motion, some definitions, a few useful equations, units of measurement and similar governing constant linear acceleration. This time we are going to look at Newton’s three laws [more...]
Going Postal with Question Time

19th November 2019 0

Graphic EJ – Updated by Sam. Fiona Bruce presents a Question Time Leaders Special from Peterborough with the leader of the Brexit Party, Nigel Farage. Thirty minutes of questions and debate from a selected audience [more...]