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Cabot Tower and Brandon Hill

5th August 2024 Going Postal 3385 Comments

Recently I had to drop Master Reggie off at the Bristol Royal Infirmary for a hospital appointment and had a couple of hours to kill so I decided to revisit some places I hadn’t been [more…]

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A mini problem

19th February 2024 Going Postal 2124 Comments

In 1984 I bought my first car and like many teenagers at that time a mini was an ideal way to gain independence and freedom of the road. My father and brother both worked as [more…]

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Book Review: The Last Dance by Mark Billingham

12th February 2024 Going Postal 2310 Comments

Mark Billingham will be familiar to many Puffins as the author and creator of the DI Thorne series of novels (which Sky One based their “Thorne” series on). As a keen reader of crime fiction [more…]

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Postcard from Berkeley Castle

5th February 2024 Going Postal 2781 Comments

Berkeley Castle is located in the town of Berkeley in Gloucestershire and just a few miles from Reggie Towers.  It’s a place I’ve visited a number of times and most recently when my brother stayed [more…]

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No More Heroes Any More?

25th January 2024 Going Postal 2674 Comments

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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A Postcard from Tewkesbury

22nd January 2024 Going Postal 1884 Comments

Finding ourselves at a loose end a few weeks ago Mrs Reggie and I decided it was time for us to have a day trip to somewhere we haven’t been to previously.  Tewkesbury is less [more…]

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Crash of Bristol 175 Britannia 101– 4th February 1954

15th January 2024 Going Postal 2094 Comments

On the morning of February 4, 1954, G-ALRX took off from Filton on a test flight, with Captain A.J. ‘Bill’ Pegg at the controls. Flight Engineers for the trip were Ken Fitzgerald and Gareth Jones. [more…]

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A Few of My Favourite Things – Part 2

8th January 2024 Going Postal 1928 Comments

Part 1 of this series featured 3 glass pieces of art from my collection. In the second part I take a look at some other forms of art, the first of which is a print [more…]

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A Few of My Favourite Things – Part 1

1st January 2024 Going Postal 2701 Comments

It’s been a while since I last did an article about art and thought I would take a few pictures of some of my best and most treasured items. The first is our most recent [more…]

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