This year we went to Hunters Quay Holiday Village with Sun £9.50 Holidays. This is in Dunoon, Scotland. We went on the August Bank Holiday – which isn’t a Bank Holiday in Scotland. Of course this is our school summer holidays and getting a break away can be rather expensive. Here is information on our … Read more
This is my experience of Swim Serpentine 2023 as a slow swimmer. Regular readers will know that the Swim Serpentine was cancelled in 2022 due to the tragic passing of HRH Queen Elizabeth II. Then we had the option to refund or defer in 2023 due to blue algae. This actually made things a bit … Read more
When it came to changing HRT again I was a bit nervous. Last time the doctor had told me that if it didn’t work out then I would have to accept that possibly I wasn’t perimenopausal. This also triggered the idea that blood tests would be needed – and I have a needle phobia! The … Read more
Babbs Mill parkrun event 144, just 4 miles from Birmingham Airport and the NEC
Following on from “Spider-Man: Into the Spider Verse” comes Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse! Our youngest went to the cinema to see it with his dad, Nan and Granddad, but the rest of us hadn’t seen it so were pleased to hear that it is now available to buy & rent on Digital, 4K Ultra HD, … Read more
For those who do not know Swim Serpentine is part of the London Classics, along with running the London Marathon (even virtually) and Ride London (100). However, you have to do the 2 mile distance to qualify. One of my friends had looked at previous results and declared that we could do it quicker than … Read more
The day of Swim Serpentine had arrived after various setbacks. Seven us of had a coach booked with National Express because I felt that it was the best, most stress-free way to travel. This was even before the train strikes. How wrong was I! I will begin by saying that National Express have offered us … Read more
We headed on over to Ross-on-Wye parkrun for their event 121. Some of you may realise that this was also a square-number event. It was a last minute decision as we were initially going to go further away but decided that it wasn’t a good idea to do so. Ross-on-Wye Parkrun Course Course A is … Read more
As part of our Parkrun Tourism we headed along to Stratford Park parkrun in Stroud. Here are my thoughts and information. About Stratford Park parkrun Stroud Obviously, as the name would suggested this is run around the stunning Stratford Park. If you mention this parkrun to anyone I bet you that what they will mention … Read more
Berkeley Green Parkrun celebrated its 100th event and so we went along to find out what it was like there. About Berkeley Green Parkrun Berkeley Green Parkrun is located at a decommissioned nuclear power station site. Situated just outside of the Cotswolds and along the River Severn. It is great if you’re looking for a … Read more