The Strumpet

Stratford upon Avon done itself proud with this weekend’s Food Fayre. There was *nosh from all over the world, beer and a particular favourite of mine, cheese. What was impressive (apart from my friend Ginny stirring her popcorn – see below) was the fact that there were stalls everywhere. Not only that, a carnival-like atmosphere. I've never seen so many smiling people. *nosh = food Whoever planned this event gets... The Ron Lyre Golden Award for Thinking...Read Full Story

I don’t know, but there’s something about living in Stratford upon Avon that switches on all the right ‘Guilt’ buttons and yes that’s my problem. However, like I’ve said many times before, Stratford is a strange place that really has no idea of what it is, or what it is for. Or who it actually belongs to. This is a very difficult concept to explain as you are probably aware by now, but needless to say, I’ve never lived in a place like this before. It’s odd. It’s like the town stands still...Read Full Story

I was just reading about the latest news concerning love him or hate him, ex-mayor and trainee astronaut, Cyril Bennis (below) when I came upon the following story in the Stratford Observer. It seems that villagers in the village of Halford have spent the past twenty years keeping the ‘The Giant Rat of Halford’ happy, by er…throwing cheese into the local river. In a revived custom first started about the year 888 by none other than the Vikings, the Legend states that (it says here) a giant...Read Full Story

Interesting stuff going on in these here parts concerning the UK’S premier Motorcycle event, the Bulldog Bash. To cut a long story short, the police want it banned this year because of last years shooting/murder on the M40. Citing probable gang warfare between the Outlaws and Hell’s Angels, the cops say basically that this year’s event goes ahead over their dead body. Unfortunately for the police, the public-spirited/money-minded? Stratford District Council have, believe it or not granted a...Read Full Story

Day off today. I will wander into town and try and resist the temptation to write about how Stratford upon Avon is going to the dogs. I've done all that before (got the T shirt etc) so I don't want to go down that blog-road again. Mind you it is heartbreaking to see a lot of old yet healthy trees being ripped up all in the name of progress and the Phillistines who belong to 'World Class Stratford'. It's also quite surprising to see the number of people protesting about the destruction in the...Read Full Story