National Ploughing Contest in Kent

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Sue H. Posts: 3322 Joined: 29th Jun 2007 Location: USA	quotePosted at 22:51 on 11th October 2008 Now this is the kind of contest I would love to go and watch. Right up my street this is. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/kent/7665351.stm I hope I can get this link to work, as it's a super picture. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/08/uk_enl_1223731234/html/1.stm What kind of local and not so local events do you like to attend?
Wolf Posts: 3270 Joined: 9th Jul 2008 Location: Australia	quotePosted at 22:59 on 11th October 2008 That would be so interesting Sue, more so probably for us country yokels
Paul Hilton Posts: 827 Joined: 21st Nov 2004 Location: United Kingdom	quotePosted at 23:03 on 11th October 2008 We also have tractor plouging ( plowing) contests here in West Berkshire too. Also in September is Newbury Show, a major agricultrual show with assorted other exhibitions as well. On the showground just north of Newbury, I've seen shows there for Land Rover owners, and never seen so many Land Rovers of all shapes and sizes in my life!
Paul Hilton Posts: 827 Joined: 21st Nov 2004 Location: United Kingdom	quotePosted at 23:12 on 11th October 2008 What I missed yesterday was the Cunard liner QE 2 sailing from her home port of Southampton for the last time, en-route to New York, and thence to her new home in Dubai.
Andy Edwards Posts: 1660 Joined: 14th Mar 2008 Location: United Kingdom	quotePosted at 10:38 on 12th October 2008 I wonder if anyone here managed to get a picture or two. As a Portsmouth lad, the QE2 was a sight I never tired of.
Lyn G Posts: 5530 Joined: 10th Jun 2004 Location: United Kingdom	quotePosted at 14:52 on 12th October 2008 I don't know about the QE2 Andy, but i will be putting in some old photos I have here of the Queen Mary when they've been scanned onto my computer, my uncle used to be the Customs Officer on it. What an elegant liner she was. We used to have when we were kids, a couple of wall lamps over our beds that used to be on there. If only I knew what had happened to them they could be worth a fortune now!
Sue H. Posts: 3322 Joined: 29th Jun 2007 Location: USA	quotePosted at 16:38 on 12th October 2008 I gleaned this from BBC News. It's a great night shot of the QE2. http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/45092000/jpg/_45092281_9_10_qe2tyne.jpg
Denzil Tregallion Posts: 1552 Joined: 26th May 2008 Location: United Kingdom	quotePosted at 11:06 on 13th October 2008 andy says thanks and all
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