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Category Archives: Tewkesbury
Cheltenham revisited
Yesterday I had to go through to the hospital in Cheltenham for a renal scan. It is the first time in ages that I have visited the city, and it would be interesting to see how the coronavirus has affected … Continue reading
Posted in Cheltenham, Churches and Cathedrals, coronavirus, Gloucestershire, Personal, Photo Essay, Tewkesbury
Tagged Bus, Cheltenham, coronavirus, lockdown, public art, Tewkesbury
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Ye Festivale That Nevere Wasse
Round about this time of year Tewkesbury would hold it’s world-famous Medival Festival. It is one of the 3 things the town is famous for and unfortunately this year it never happened. In fact almost nothing happened here between March … Continue reading
Posted in Gloucestershire, Heritage, Hobbies and Interests, Personal, Photo Essay, Retrospective, Tewkesbury, United Kingdom
Tagged Battle of Tewkesbury, Tewkesbury, Tewkesbury Medieval Festival
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Call An Ambulance!
This past week has seen some scary developments in my life, and an incident that was frightening and interesting at the same time. I have been ill with what appeared to be a UTI related complaint and it started last … Continue reading
Posted in coronavirus, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, Personal, Tewkesbury, United Kingdom
Tagged Covid19, emergency, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, hospital, sick
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Unlocking Lockdown
It has been quite some time since my last mutter about Coronavirus and lockdown, and quite a few things have changed. For starters some of the shops have re-opened and that was good news, however the inconvenience is considerable what … Continue reading
Posted in coronavirus, Gloucestershire, Personal, South Africa, Tewkesbury, United Kingdom
Tagged Corona Virus, Covid19, lockdown, Pandemic, South Africa, Spanish Flu, Tewkesbury
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ANZAC Day 2020
ANZAC: soldiers from the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. Today is Anzac Day and it is probably a very subdued one given the state of the world at this point in time. It is a national day of remembrance … Continue reading
Posted in Cemetery, CWGC, Gloucestershire, Heritage, Hobbies and Interests, Military, On This Day, Personal, Retrospective, South Africa, Tewkesbury, United Kingdom, War Grave, War Memorial, World War 1, World War 2
Tagged ANZAC, Australia, Gallipoli, Lives of the First World War, New Zealand, Remembrance Day, World War
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