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Come Inside... => The Snug => Topic started by: Nick on June 26, 2012, 04:12:19 PM

Title: The all new days out in the summer thread
Post by: Nick on June 26, 2012, 04:12:19 PM

http://www.waddingtonairshow.co.uk/ (http://www.waddingtonairshow.co.uk/)   rubschin:

Title: Re: The all new days out in the summer thread
Post by: Pastis on June 26, 2012, 04:18:39 PM

I had one on Saturday. http://www.colf.org/events/Tours/1369-Tours--Bank-of-England-Open-Day.cfm (http://www.colf.org/events/Tours/1369-Tours--Bank-of-England-Open-Day.cfm)

Fascinating. I lifted nearly half a million quid too   8)

Title: Re: The all new days out in the summer thread
Post by: Nick on June 26, 2012, 04:24:27 PM

Lend us 100000 quid, like

Title: Re: The all new days out in the summer thread
Post by: Pastis on June 26, 2012, 04:29:12 PM

I said lifted; it was a gold bar and sadly I couldn't manage to extricate it from the display   sad32:

(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bankofengland.co.uk%2Feducation%2FPublishingImages%2Fmuseum%2Fimages%2Fevents2009%2Fgoldbar.jpg&hash=59ebdc73b4c7a112cff934533b013e08e1fe4823)

Title: Re: The all new days out in the summer thread
Post by: Marley's Ghost (Imbiber of Spirits) on June 26, 2012, 05:51:42 PM

Waddington! That brings back some memories!

Spent a pleasant couple of years at Scampton - sister station to Waddo! Both had Vulcans back then!

Sadly Scampers mothballed now AFAIK

Title: Re: The all new days out in the summer thread
Post by: Snoopy on June 27, 2012, 01:27:50 PM

Scampton is still used for Red Arrows practice but most of it is indeed mothballed.

Title: Re: The all new days out in the summer thread
Post by: Tipsy Gipsy on June 27, 2012, 09:28:52 PM

Part of this was on my bike route tonight. 

http://www.monarchsway.50megs.com/about.html (http://www.monarchsway.50megs.com/about.html)

Title: Re: The all new days out in the summer thread
Post by: Just One More on June 28, 2012, 06:11:11 AM

I never knew of this route. Charles II obviously liked the pretty route. On the places to visit they missed the Smiths Arms near the Corfe Giant (smallest pub in Englend allegedly). Great little pub like (if it's still open)  confused: