Royal Bath and West Show May 27th to the 30th.

Human Cannonball David Smith Jnr is one of the must see acts at the Royal Bath and West show this year.

He gets fired by his wife Audrey at 60mph to a height of 75 feet across the arena landing in what looks like a small net.

  

  

 

Bristol Rovers in Bath.

In 1987 Bristol Rovers left its Eastville Ground and moved its home games to Bath.
The move to Bath brought problems, I was watching Twerton High Street for trouble when this mounted police man trotted by holding a trouble maker by the scruff of his neck.

 

Though it did bring a better level of football to Bath giving me the chance to go to Anfield in 1992 where Liverpool beat Rovers 2, 1.
 

British Television

 

Tucked away at 33 Market Street in Wells is the Britelly.com shop which stocks almost everything to do with classic British television.

Radstock Museum

It was Wendy’s Birthday today, so we really splashed out and went to Radstock Museum.
I must say it’s a really excellent museum, spacious yet filled with excellent displays.

 

The workshop of Radstock carpenter 

Walter Phillips.

 

  

  

    

A full scale mine working.

 

Wendy in the CRS shop shows the Virol she took as a child.

 

The School Room.

 

A miners cottage kitchen

Penny for your thoughts!

John Major and David Cameron

Pictures Sam Farr

Thomas the Tank Engine.

Reverend W. Awdry (15 June 1911 – 21 March 1997) who was best known as the author of The Railway Series of books.
Signing  Thomas the Tank Engine books for fans in a Bath shop.

Todays pictures of the girls.

Dog Show

Claverton Dog Show 2005

Bear at the door!

 

It’s sad to say I don’t remember much about this picture which is about 25 years old.
I think the lady had won a large toy bear and I thought it would be fun to pretend she was frightened by it, she acted that out well didn’t she!
I don’t think the picture was ever printed as the bear was very over exposed and she was very under exposed, its only due to the wonders of digital editing it can now be printed.

Central Electricity Board Line Crew in the 1980s

This group of tough workers turned out in all weathers

to maintain and repair the power lines and transmission towers.

Whoops!

A British Heart Foundation volunteer opens a book bank.
It is cleared once a week!

I’ve got my eye on you!

I’ve got my eye on you!

Time for security!

The Bath Abbey Clock reflected in a security van!

Jensen Button autographs a car!

 

Jensen Button autographs a car for a young fan!

 

 Frome racing driver Jensen on a visit to Bath Wellsway BMW.

Duke of Edinburgh

Now Duke of Edinburgh has become the longest-ever serving consort of a British sovereign, I thought I should share a few thoughts about him.
In the 1970s I was a City Councillor for a while, during that time the Queen and Duke visited Bath.
As a very new councillor I was stuck in the back row as the Queen and Duke walked down the line being introduced the important people in the front row.
Wendy and I were standing about 5 rows back beside Fred Gilbert a labour councillor who seemed old at the time, but was probably 60.
As the Duke drew level with us he stopped and pointed to Fred in the back row, and said “I remember that face”
Fred said “I was a bandsman on The Royal Yacht Britannia”.
Fred was very pleased and we were amazed that considering how many face the Duke see’s every day he remembered Fred.

The day the Duke became the only Royal to speak to me in 25years.

I was at Lackham College for a Duke of Edinburgh awards function, and after spending an hour looking for someone from our circulation area, found two girls in the line-up to meet the Duke.
Now the line-up was arranged in a half circle and I couldn’t risk missing the picture if someone moved out of line.
So I went to the girls about three spaces down and explained I would stick the camera through the gap between them and take a picture.

 All went well till the duke heard the motor winder fire about six pictures and he looked at me and said “Slow down slow down I’m here for ages yet”.
I was so surprised I said “I’m sorry sir I needed a picture of these girls”

 Glen Philips from the Wiltshire Times caught my surprised look!