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The Dave Lucas Memorial 10k
The Dave Lucas Memorial 10k (formerly Blaisdon 10k) is an annual race in the small village of Blaisdon in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. Organised by Forest of Dean AC, it takes…
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The Family Friend by Claire Douglas
I bought The Family Friend by Claire Douglas on the paperback publication date in Sainsbury’s. I’d recently enjoyed her novel The Wrong Sister, so I was looking forward to reading this one….
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Hetty the very good girl
Hetty, our four-year-old cockapoo, is a very good girl. She is joyful and loving, with just the right amount of mischief. But one thing she has never been very good at is…
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The Wrong Sister by Claire Douglas
I picked up The Wrong Sister by Claire Douglas in our free village bus stop library. It’s full of rubbish most of the time, but I have read a few good books…
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The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
The Correspondent by Virginia Evans is the winner of the Women’s Prize for Fiction. It was published in paperback in June. I’d read a review of it at some point and had…
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The Dave Lucas Memorial 10k
The Dave Lucas Memorial 10k (formerly Blaisdon 10k) is an annual race in the small…
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Hetty the very good girl
Hetty, our four-year-old cockapoo, is a very good girl. She is joyful and loving, with…
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Cotswold Way Relay 2026 (Leg 10)
My husband and I recently took part in Cotswold Way Relay for the second time….
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The Padstow double holiday
Every year, we go on holiday to Padstow in Cornwall. It’s a real home from…
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Parkrun tourism: Trelissick parkrun
My husband and I, along with Hetty our cockapoo, recently did some parkrun tourism at…
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Parkrun tourism: The Lost Gardens of Heligan parkrun
My husband, younger son and I recently did some parkrun tourism at The Lost Gardens…
