Brandon Country Park Mushroom Quest

On the walk on Thursday (see here) Ian showed us some photos he had taken of mushrooms at Brandon Country Park, so this morning Dawn and I went to see for ourselves.

Felsham Walk

It is the first Thursday of the Month and time for the U3A Bury St Edmunds Longer Walks Group monthly walk. Today it was Sheila's turn to lead and she took us on  a circular walk from Felsham via Cockfield.

Bulmer Brick and Tile Visit

Today we had a visit to Bulmer Brick and Tile Company, but parked at Wickham St. Paul so as to include a walk there and back.

Clare to Bury Walk - Part 2

Today we completed our walk from Clare to Bury, started last week (see here).

Weekend Quick Cryptic 167 - Solution

Phil Jordan, Sawbill and I are continuing to produce our series of Weekend Quick Cryptic crosswords. We take turns, publishing one a fortnight, and this week it's Phil's turn. 

You can find a link to the crossword here and the answers below.  Feel free to leave any comments or questions here as you would do on  TfTT .  You can find an index to the complete series of crosswords here. 

Weekend Quick Cryptic 167 - by Phil Jordan

Phil Jordan, Sawbill and I are continuing to produce our series of Weekend Quick Cryptic crosswords. We take turns, publishing one a fortnight, and this week it is Phil's turn. It is number 167 in the series. 

You can try and solve the crossword interactively here on MyCrossword or here on crossword.info. As usual you can download a PDF to print which you can find here. Alternatively you can copy and print the image below. Comments and queries are welcome with the solution post (which also gives tips on some of the clues).  I will react to any comments or queries there as soon as I can. You can find an index to the complete series of crosswords here.

Norwich Beer Festival

This was a first for me. Today I took a trip to Norwich by train to go to the 47th Norwich Beer Festival.

Thornton-le-Dale

Yesterday we visited Sarah and Ethan and went with them to visit the lovely Yorkshire village of Thornton-le-Dale, which is on the edge of the North Yorkshire moors, just a few miles from where they live in Malton.

Sloggers and Betters York 2026

 

This weekend we had another great Sloggers & Betters event in York.

Clare to Bury Walk - Part 1

Today we had a linear walk from Clare to Somerton - the first of a two-part walk of the waymarked Bury to Clare Walk (but in the opposite direction).