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Category: Holiday, trips and events

Holiday, trips and events

  • Week 279 – July 12th – Horton Kirby v Speldhurst 

    Another warm summer afternoon and thankfully Chris won the toss, and we batted, but apart from the skipper solid knock of 68, no one else reached double fingers, until number 10 Sam Poytner (21*) and my good self (12), put on 33 for the last wicket. 

    In reply we never really troubled Horton Kirby despite a good spell from Rakesh Krishnakumar 2-36 from his 9 overs and brilliant run out by Ted Bell we lost by 7 wickets. 

    Speldhurst 136 of 38 Overs (Chris Pannell 68) lost to Horton Kirby 140-3 of 27 Overs (Bob Graham 30*, Ben Holman 30*) by 7 wickets. 

  • Week 279 – July 9th – New glasses for cricket

    This morning, I picked up my new glasses for cricket, when I put them on, they were at an angle, at first, I thought it was me, but when I tried to correct this, they still stayed at an angle. 

    The optician looked at them and took them off and looked at them and then gave them back to me, but again they were on at an angle. 

    She took them from me and went into the back office.  

    A little while later she came back out and this time they sat perfectly on me.  

    Though she wasn’t happy with the frame, she said I could take them with me but would order another frame for them. 

    Afterwards I drove up and saw mum, as it was a lovely day she was sitting outside getting the sun rays in. Considering the loss of dad, she was doing OK. 

  • Week 279 – July 7th – Formula 1 

    So, after the wonderful news, see previous blog posts, we had already decided to go to the cinema to see the film Formula 1. 

    Let’s just say it was much better than we both thought it would be, it obviously helped that there had been a lot of input from the current formula 1 stars and management. 

    You also saw a lot of the current drivers and managers in the film. 

    If you’re a formula 1 fan, this is a must see. 

  • Week 279 – July 7th – 20 years on and weren’t expecting that

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  • Week 278 – July 2nd – Arsenal football you are rubbish

    I raised this safety query on the 9th of June after the Robbie Williams concert at the Arsenal Emirates Stadium. 

    I had to chase several times by phone calls, and this was the response. 

    “Dear Michael.  

     Thank you for taking the time to contact us. I am sorry for the delay in responding to you during this busy time. Additionally, we’re sorry to hear about the issues you experienced at the recent Robbie Williams concert. 

     As a matter of caution, we’ve shared your feedback with our Stewarding Manager for review, particularly in relation to how the queueing system was implemented and of course your comments around the interactions you had with members of our stewarding team. Our aim is always to ensure that queuing is managed as comfortably as possible for attendees, while still adhering to our security policies. 

     For both nights of the Robbie Williams concerts, the promoter requested that certain turnstiles be designated for early access, specifically for those with tickets to enter the golden circle, for instance. Given the unpredictable timing of when fans chose to queue, and the fact that turnstiles would remain open for an extended duration, it was determined that fencing would not be necessary in this case. Naturally, our Event Safety team is reviewing this situation in preparation for any upcoming non-football events, and we will convey your feedback and experiences. 

     Should you wish to enquire further with Live Nation regarding timings from the concert they can be contacted via: Live Nation UK 

     Thank you again for your feedback.” 

    Just a joke, they didn’t answer the question and mentioned something that I didn’t ask about and then passed the buck. 

    Arsenal you are rubbish. 

  • Week 278 – July 1st – Kent v Northamptonshire – Part 4

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  • Week 278 – July 1st – Kent v Northamptonshire – Part 3

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  • Week 278 – July 1st – Kent v Northamptonshire – Part 2

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  • Week 278 – July 1st – Kent v Northamptonshire – Part 1

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  • Week 277 – June 29th – Surrey v Durham – Part 10

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