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Watching This Morning on ITV has never been something I’ve had much time for, but imagine my surprise when today I discovered something through the shockwaves made by that very program that can stop people from snoring, for just £12.99 - that something goes by the name of Megavent Stop Snoring, and was endorsed by [...]

Happy Solstice to all the Sun-loving hippies out there. Best wishes to all the 30,000 people who gathered around a drizzly Stonehenge for the Litha festival. The British summer solstice this year was on 20th June at 23:59. The Stonehenge stones are aligned with the rising Sun of the morning of the solstice. This marks [...]

Great news for all you Sturday horse racing fans - you can find free Royal Ascot tips for today’s racing (21st June 2008) over at systemlays. Simply click the link below:

Free Royal Ascot Saturday Tips

Its great when you can get something for nothing - after yesterday’s 1st and 2nd in the first race at [...]

The order of racing for Royal Ascot this week:
FIRST DAY TUESDAY
17 th JUNE
BBC1 2.30 pm The Queen Anne Stakes (Group 1) 4+ £250,000 One Mile
BBC1 3.05 pm The King’s Stand Stakes (Group 1) 3+ £250,000 Five furlongs
BBC2 3.45 pm The St James’s Palace Stakes (Group 1) 3 colts £250,000 Old mile
BBC2 4.20 pm The Coventry [...]

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Royal Ascot is the flagship racing and social event of the British summer. As it approaches its tercentenary in 2011, Royal Ascot is opening with three Group One races - ensuring top quality international racing.
Coverage
In 2007, BBC Breakfast was based at Ascot attracting more than 4 [...]

Wednesday 11th June was the annual North Riding Dales LVA Charity Bike Ride through Wensleydale which took place in characteristic spirit. The idea is to cycle between Leyburn and Hawes in order to raise money for good causes. The participants cycle updale and downdale on alternate years. This year was the more difficult uphill struggle [...]

Living in Wensleydale we see a lot of sheep. Behind our house there are some very tame texels meaning that we can get some fairly decent close-ups. The little lambs are taking it easy these days - the sheep equivalent of teenagers. Lazing around in the balmy sunshine - a welcome break after their introduction [...]

Hardraw waterfall is the tallest single drop, above ground, waterfall in England. It is also the waterfall under which Kevin Costner’s bum double swam in front of Maid Marion in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. The naked swim scene is famed for being the moment when Maid Marion first sees her future husband. The waterfall [...]

Rievaulx Abbey is hidden away between the North York Moors and Cleveland Hills near Sutton Bank. It is extortionate to get in so take some cash with you or plan to walk to the abbey. (£10.50 per car I seem to remember). We did get the audio tape tour to take with us though.
The abbey [...]

This is just a short note to all about the Vodafone Epsom Derby 2008 - over at Systemlays, you can get free horse racing tips and selections. This year’s Epsom Derby is no different: click this link and you can get free tips for the Epsom Derby 2008! Just click the link. Amaze your friends [...]