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The Æthelberht Autumn 2020 Competition

18th October 2020 Swiss Bob 1856 Comments

In memory of Æthelberht who sadly passed away last year. I am pleased to announce the Æthelberht Autumn 2020 Competition. All Articles published from the 26th October until the 22nd November will be eligible. I’m [more…]

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The Tank Museum, Bovington

15th October 2020 Swiss Bob 3370 Comments

Last week a GP crew visited The Tank Museum, Bovington. Even with the short notice given we were a group of eight two groups of four. It was a pleasure to meet some new puffins. [more…]

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Brewery Bash 2020 – Post Mortem

19th July 2020 Going Postal 1092 Comments

A big thank you to all those who contributed to making the bash what it was this year, to those who came and those who couldn’t make it but supported the event anyway. I believe [more…]

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Fleet Air Arm Museum

14th February 2020 Swiss Bob 3694 Comments

End of January I had a trip down to the Fleet Air Arm Museum at RNAS Yeovilton with a couple of fellow Postaliers. Don’t arrive after 11 am if you want breakfast in the cafeteria. [more…]

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Nominations for Wankpuffin of the Year 2019

12th December 2019 Swiss Bob 14714 Comments

For the third year running I am pleased to present the WOTYs. 2018’s nominations. Vote early, vote often, vote as many times as you like. Enter the name of your choice, use full names, duplicates [more…]

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Johnson v Corbyn: The ITV Debate

19th November 2019 Swiss Bob 2385 Comments

8 pm on ITV. Not sure it really makes any difference which of these puppet clowns is elected. The fact is that it’s the EU that rules the UK so any grand claims such as [more…]

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The Final Betrayal?

19th October 2019 Swiss Bob 3467 Comments

Parliamentary session to discuss the Surrender Act starts at 9.30 am. Right click to open Parliament TV I’ll add a live feed and agenda when they become available. Crossword later today. Swiss Bob Update: Ministerial [more…]

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Bash Post-Mortem & June Summer Competition

22nd September 2019 Swiss Bob 1877 Comments

Sadly no photos of the bash. Thursday started off well, a little too well. Managing to restrain myself ever so slightly I was still up at 7 am the next day, other puffins somewhat later. [more…]

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March For Leave – Day 5

25th March 2019 James Dalton 20443 Comments

I  am convinced that there is nothing in the world more glorious than a sunny day in gods own county. On a day that will be marked in history as the day the mighty British [more…]

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