The wedding of Prince Harry and Ms. Meghan Markle
BBQ and drinks in our village to celebrate the wedding of Prince Harry and Ms. Meghan Markle. The sun shone on the good people of our village. … Continue reading →
Tag Archives: Kingswood
Starling being fed in old Rayburn solid fuel cooker
Picture of a Starling chick being fed in an old, disused Rayburn solid fuel cooker which a pair of Starlings were using as a nest. This was the second time Starlings have done this, the previous time being two years ago. I … Continue reading →
Mars, Venus and Jupiter
I have been meaning to see Mars, Venus and Jupiter for the last few days, but been thwarted by not waking up and the clouds. First saw them at 2.00am on Saturday morning, saw two bright objects in the sky, … Continue reading →
Kingswood Firework Display
Saturday we went to our local firework display at Kingswood organised by Ian and Julie and kindly hosted by George and Annie. Ian put on the display. Burgers and sausages cooked and serverd by Duncan, Keith, Karin and Charlotte. Good … Continue reading →
Bird feeding time
Summer is over, though the last few weeks have been sunny and hot. Why do I declare summer over? The bird feeders have been erected, 50 kilos of sunflower hearts, 25 kilos of peanuts and 25 kilos of Niger seed … Continue reading →
The Kingswood Gun Club and Saint Brides Major shoot
This Sunday we had the second leg of the Welsh shoot at Kingswood Gun Club. The shoot was on Pete’s farm and had already been set up by Mark and Graham, all we had to do was load the traps, … Continue reading →
Birds who use our bird feeders
A few pictures taken around our birdfeeders, not birds who feed on our food, but rather birds who feed on the birds feeding on the feeders. So there is a Kestrel, and a regular visitor, a Sparrowhawk. Last year we … Continue reading →
I have rejoined the The Kingswood Gun Club
Its been a very long time since my shot gun has seen daylight. After 4 years of nagging by Jennifer on a Friday night at the P&A I rejoined the Kingswood Gun Club and shot for the first time since, … Continue reading →
Pictures have been added for the Kingswood 2013 BBQ in the village circle
The second Bank Holiday in May treated us to so some nice weather. The tug of war has been delayed to August, so instead a BBQ was organised in the circle. Well attended and fun with the usual suspects, drinking … Continue reading →
Oh I wish it could be Christmas every day
Christmas is over, with the real Boxing Day nearing the end. Family has left and Rosemary and I are left alone to eat our turkey and bread sauce sandwiches. This Christmas has been a white one with snow on the … Continue reading →
There’s a chill in the air, nobody could care.
It was a tad nippy last night. The mercury fell to -11C or in old money 12.2F. That temperature is also 471.87 Rankine, -8.8 Reaumur and 262.15 Kelvin. The Plough and Anchor pub almost caught fire last night. They had … Continue reading →
Baby it’s cold outside
I won’t pretend the weather is a tad nippy at the moment. Last night was the coldest this winter. Managed a ball shrivelling -4 and we are not yet in December. Today we are told that this year is either … Continue reading →
Tug of War
The annual tug of war match between Wotton Underwood and Kingswood was held on May 31st 2010. I have at last loaded the pictures to the website. http://www.blasdale.com/blog/picture-albums/blasdale-picture-gallery-2010/2010-tug-of-war/ … Continue reading →
Lets get broadband campaign
Erected a sign and thermometer at Kingswood crossroads to publicise our broadband campaign.