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All the talk about the helicopters as well as car and ground traffic for the Silverstone event reminded me of a video I watched some months ago on TV coverage of the Tour De France. The logistics behind moving all those people from...

I lived in a small town called Brackley near Silverstone for 17 years. During the first part of that time every year when the British Grand Prix was on, just 6 miles down the road, the main road through town and town centre came to a...

That was the source of my confusion, newfangled measuring system. Had me thinking the country was a few hundred miles longer than it is. :)

My mistake the distance is about 540 miles, I was looking in Km

In the UK Rick

https://www.postcardfinder.co.uk/sarah-thomas-of-worzel-gummidge-with-postman-pat-hand-signed-photo-172676-p.asp

just look at her postmark!

Watch out Barry, he's a big fella:oops:

Are these place names also names in another country that happen to be 800 miles apart?

Very nice, enjoy!

Lovely day today here in Cheshire and I’ve got a 5 day weekend so off across the fields early this morning with the dogs.Off to Shropshire tomorrow.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/c5y7p6pw5gyt

Yes, Clegg fell for that one as well!

When the kids were little I dragged them around many castles at the weekend Criccieth, Harlech, Beaumaris, Caernarfon, Conway, Flint, Beeston, Penrith. As a child I got dragged around many stately homes which at that age I found a bit...

The age of him here gives an illuminating glimpse of Bill had he been cast as 'young Compo' in First of the Summer Wine :D