I came across these paragliders, down by the coast a couple of weeks ago, and watched in awe as they took off around me. I like to keep my feet firmly on the ground so could only admire them as they jumped off the cliff, with only a big sheet to keep them from crashing into the rocks and sea below!
Once again, on the Epiphany, the Saint Edward Brotherhood Monks returned to my home town of Chertsey for the Great Blessing Of The Waters.
Read More »The Monks Return For The Great BlessingWe were lucky to have two of the London 2012 Olympic events take place in Surrey, and the Men’s Road Race was equally as well supported as the Time Trial. I once again I grabbed my camera, jumped on my bike, this time accompanied by Mrs Doug, and followed the River Wey to Byfleet, where the road race crossed over the M25 (via a bridge.)
Read on to see more photos, and to find out how my wife ended up as “pacesetter” for the Men’s race.
With the Paris Olympics Time Trial starting today (at the time of writing) I thought it apt to revisit the London 2012 Time Trial which started and ended in Hampton Court Palace in Surrey, and which saw Bradley Wiggins win Gold, and Chris Froome the bronze medal.
When I heard that a man was sailing a charity box that he had converted into a boat, from Henley-on-Thames to Shepperton, I just had to grab my camera bag, hop on my bike and go and see what this was all about.
The annual swan upping event on the River Thames took place again in July, where hopes were high for an improved count over last year, when avian flu had badly affected bird numbers. This year, however, the flooding and high river levels will have washed away many nests, although some may be rebuilt later in the season, resulting in a lower count than might be expected, but still improved on last year.
The Saint Edward Brotherhood Monks returned to Chertsey for their annual blessing of the waters, and luckily the water had subsided otherwise I would have been stood in the river! There was a good turn out again as the sun shone to keep us all warm after the sub zero temperatures of late.
Read More »After Last Weeks Floods, Our Waters Are Blessed AgainIt was 10 years ago since Chertsey last saw flooding like this. It was largely the same places that flooded and the same people whose lives were turned upside down again. In the meantime there has been very little progress (none?) in preventing flooding from causing distress and financial hardship for those affected, not to mention the health affects from being exposed to raw sewage, which is routinely dumped in our rivers.
The Royal Tradition of Swan Upping takes place every July on the River Thames, so I got my bike out again, and headed down to Shepperton Lock to meet up with the Swan Uppers, on the first day of Swan Upping of 2023.
Every year in Chertsey the Armistice Day is commemorated on November 11th outside St Peter’s Church. The roads are always closed just prior to the… Read More »Chertsey Armistice Day 2022
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