#Words and #PictureOfTheDay: 31/Mar/22

Tomorrow brings the first day of April, known in many lands as ‘all fools’ day’ or ‘April Fools’ Day’. It’s a strange custom, making fools of people, but there have been memorable instances of mass foolings here in the UK. Our renowned public broadcaster, the BBC once convinced most of the nation that spaghetti grows …

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A New Memorial is Unveiled.

Last weekend a new monument was unveiled in the Forest of Dean, at a location we often visit on our walks. We’ve been watching the construction over the months, and discovered it’s now complete.This is the Waterloo Colliery disaster monument. The mine had two shafts, 70m (230 feet) deep. The main shaft had an inclined …

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