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Friday 3rd February 2012

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Ripleyâ€s Believe It Or Not

As I step through the front doors of Ripleyâ€s Believe It Or Not, Londonâ€s only Odditorium, Iâ€m greeted by a woman gingerly fingering a shutter that bears a stark warning â€" â€Open At Your Own Riskâ€ She picks at its edge nervously and then, with some encouragement from a friend, opens it suddenly to release a peal of blood curdling screams. Not hers. Theyâ€re coming from the cupboard.

Friday 27th January 2012

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Blacksmithing

Smith, one of Britainâ€s most popular surnames, means Metal Worker and time once had it that every village in the land had its own resident Blacksmith. Not anymore. Nowadays there are only 600 registered. â€Weâ€re almost extinct,â€ says Aaron Petersen, the Blacksmith I have come to train with today.

Friday 13th January 2012

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

The Curious Case of Jon Spira

I get into spats on Twitter all the time. Every single time I stick my head above the parapet and have an opinion, I will often find myself embroiled in a heated exchange. This is par for the course. I choose to engage with people who are following me and try to reply to as many people as possible(to wit: please see number of tweets tweeted) Not everyone who follows me is going to agree with what I think. Thatâ€s fine. I donâ€t expect everyone to agree with me.

Friday 30th December 2011

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Ice Sculpting

Whenever I think of ice sculpting, the image of Johnny Depp as Edward Scissorhands, speedily carving an effigy of Winona Ryder, pops into my mind. Itâ€s a statue that can never last for a love that can never be. Ice flakes fill the air and even though his heart is breaking, we can be sure that romance is not dead.

Sunday 25th December 2011

Sun, 25 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Games Weekend

The Bailiffscourt Hotel and Spa has the air of a small medieval village. Itâ€s all golden sandstone, ancient oak doors and polite windows latticed with lead. So Iâ€m surprised to learn that it was built as late as 1927.

Friday 16th December 2011

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Racing Driving and Super Skids

Thereâ€s a saying at Silverstone, â€Thereâ€s those that have. And those who are going to.â€ It refers to crashing. Iâ€m here to have a go on a Ferrari F430. Iâ€ve never crashed a car in my life. In fact Iâ€ve never even been involved in a minor prang. This all bodes well. I ask Mike, the ex pro driver whoâ€s giving me my safety briefing whether heâ€s ever crashed a car.