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Happy National Library Day

February 7, 2015 Mark Leave a comment Family & Friends
The Carnegie Library, Larne

Today – 7th February 2015 – is National Library Day.  Libraries in the UK have become a point of contention, with funding for them cut in this time of austerity, and their use having declined somewhat.  For me, however, the library was such an important part of my childhood that it often felt like a […]

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Happy 25th Birthday, Larne Grammar School Conservation and Environmental Society

November 12, 2014 Mark Leave a comment Family & Friends, History
Larne Grammar School Conservation and Environmental Society, June 1990

As the signs of autumn grow towards winter and the leaves turn from green to a carpet of crisp oranges and golds around me, I am reminded of the same season twenty five years ago, which was one of those times that had a major impact on my life, but as is often the case […]

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Welcome to Donington, Formula E

April 10, 2014September 17, 2014 Mark Leave a comment Family & Friends, Formula E, Motor Racing
Formula E at Donington Park

Formula E is the new class of motor racing from FIA, featuring electrically powered cars, hence the name.  Formula E will be based at my local circuit, Lecestershire’s Donington Park in Castle Donington.  The complex that will house the new formula is currently being built, and I took a trip along this evening to see […]

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Mooove along: Some unexpected visitors

August 10, 2013January 21, 2014 Mark Leave a comment Family & Friends, Randomness
Moove along

I do live in quite a rural part of the country, so farm animals are a relatively common sight.  That said, they are normally in, or in transit between, fields.  They certainly do not pop around for dinner on a frequent basis.  Last night, I went out to put some rubbish in the bin, and […]

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