In 2018 I decided to expand on my annual trip to the theatre on New Years Eve by having ‘A Year of Theatre’. I’d started to see more theatre in 2018 but expanded things this year. It’s been such an amazing experience I won’t be stopping in 2019. I really wish I’d written about each … More A Year of Theatre
I’m in the middle of writing about my year of theatre in 2018, I saw 60 live performances so it’s taking me some time. For 2019 I’m going to write a little about each play/show I watch. This was my fourth visit to the theatre to watch this series of Pinter plays. Pinter 6 comprised … More Pinter 6 – The Harold Pinter Theatre
I lived no more than 10 minutes from Hyde Hall for over 25 years and never visited. I put that right this summer and joined the RHS, a complete bargain at just over £45 for the year. The membership gives entrance to Hyde Hall, Wisley in Surrey, Harlow Carr in Yorkshire and Rosemoor in Devon … More Hyde Hall in November
With a day to spare to get home from Trent Bridge and get to the Essex Cricket County ground my friend Tina and I headed to the Wimpole Estate, just South of Cambridge it was well placed for a stop. Their website is Here We’d had a decent breakfast at our very basic accommodation at the … More Cricket Travels 2018 – Part 4
I booked myself tickets to watch England play Australia in a white ball series, the first game for me was in London so that was just a train ride. The rest were a bit further away. Nottingham, Durham, Manchester then a T20 in Birmingham. That gave me plenty of time to visit National Trust … More Cricket Travels 2018 -Part 3
With the cricket at Headingley over in 3 days I had a day to chill before I headed home from Leeds. Before I left I checked out my National Trust stop off and decided on Clumber Park in Sherwood Forest. Just off the A1 it was perfect! Rather than rewrite the outline of this stunning … More Cricket Travels 2018 – 2
During my rugby travels last year I decided I rather liked visiting National Trust properties, so, on a visit to Cardiff I joined up. It cost me £5.40 a month in the first year and this coming year is I believe £5.75 a month, amazing value! . I drive all over the country watching sport, … More Cricket Travels 2018
Director – Zack Snyder Main Cast Ben Affleck Gal Gadot Jason Momoa Ezra Miller Henry Cavill Amy Adams Ray Fisher Jeremy Irons The more comic book movies I see, the more I lean towards favouring the Marvel stable. While I did enjoy the film it was slow at times, an unusual feeling for one … More Justice League – Film 60 – 120 minutes – 12A
Director – Paul King Main Cast Michael Gambon (Uncle Pastuzo) Imelda Staunton (Aunt Lucy) Ben Whishaw (Paddington) Madeleine Harris Samuel Joslin Sally Dawkins Hugh Bonneville Julie Walters Marie-France Alvarez Sanjeev Bhaskar Ben Miller Jessica Hynes Jim Broadbent Tom Conti Hugh Grant Peter Capaldi Meera Syal Richard Ayoade Tom Davis Aaron Neil Joanna Lumley Brendan Gleeson … More Paddington 2 – Film 59 – 106 minutes – PG
Director – Kenneth Branagh Main Cast Kenneth Branagh Daisy Ridley Lesley Odom Jr Penelope Cruz Josh Gad Johnny Depp Derek Jacobi Lucy Boynton Michelle Pfeiffer Judi Dench Olivia Colman Willem Dafoe A long cast list full of stars! I do like an Agatha Christie mystery, this did drag a little for me, but I did … More Murder on The Orient Express – Film 58 – 114 minutes – 12A
365 Happy Days 