Thought Id start this one going because its rather dead on this board at the moment and I suppose all my usual muckers are either at the Stella tennis event watching Dim Tim (lose again) or at Henly Regatta eating cucumber sandwiches (they wish,...NOT).

Anyway please feel free to just talk to yourself blast away and let it go on any company or subject you wish. Just wish Id thought of this one before.

cheers GF.

Sir Patrick Moore has passed away......will be sadly missed...wonderful person !....

I wonder if he is amongst the stars.

Very nice words from Brian May -

Queen guitarist Brian May paid tribute to a "dear friend and a kind of father figure to me".

He said: "Patrick will be mourned by the many to whom he was a caring uncle, and by all who loved the delightful wit and clarity of his writings, or enjoyed his fearlessly eccentric persona in public life.

"Patrick is irreplaceable. There will never be another Patrick Moore. But we were lucky enough to get one."

Tanker, if your still drinking in there then no wonder your always in a bad mood when posting on here, sounds as if it's gone down hill. http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/20/20361/Peacock_Inn/Shrewsbury

stan i only ever have a drink when i pass out of town.
i do like the abbey pub

What's it called?

Tinker,

How often do you pass out in town?

the abbey up the monkmore road big white building very nice to have a drink .

Oh that one, In the GBG but not tried it.

stan it is very nice place to take a lady
and be away from ever one
go in and take alook have not been in for over 14 months

Just checked and it's no longer in the guide.

I remember getting one oh his bikes for Christmas.

Small-wheeled bicycle inventor Dr Alex Moulton dies

A leading engineer and inventor who pioneered the small-wheeled bicycle in the 1960s has died at the age of 92.

Dr Alex Moulton CBE specialised in suspension design and his bicycle is recognised as a "design classic" by industrial designer Sir James Dyson.

He is also known for revolutionising the suspension system of British cars most notably the Mini on which he worked with Sir Alec Issigonis.

Described as an inspiration, he died at home near Bradford-on-Avon on Sunday.

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I don't think so.

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I'm a Bickerton man myself.

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Stan,

Does that make Tinker a Piltdown Man ?

The most common birthplaces outside of the UK for residents are India, Poland and Pakistan. The number of ethnic white British has dropped by 7%.

A total of 13% of usual residents were born outside the UK; up nearly three million in 10 years.

About half of these migrants have arrived since 2001.

The number of residents who stated that their religion was Christian in 2011 fell 13 percentage points to 59% (33.2 million) in 2011 from 72% (37.3 million) in 2001.

The number of those who said they had no religious affiliation increased by 10 percentage points from 15% (7.7 million) in 2001 to 25% (14.1 million) in 2011.

The census also shows that, while fewer people own their own home, more people own it outright. Just under 15 million households owned their own home in 2011, either with a mortgage or loan, or outright - a decrease of four percentage points since 2001 breeding out of control

Three men arrested in Libor probe

Three men have been arrested in connection with continuing investigations into the manipulation of the Libor inter-bank lending rate.

The three men - aged 33, 41 and 47 - have been taken to a London police station for interview.

The Serious Fraud Office has issued search warrants for three properties in the South East England - one in Surrey and two in Essex.

All three men are British nationals living in the UK, a statement said.