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Local Artists and Their Masterpieces at Upfest in Bristol
My camera roll for July is mainly South Bristol Street art. If I was having coffee with you, I would tell you about our second visit to Upfest. one of the largest street art festivals in Europe took place in Bedminster and Southville in Bristol in May. It attracted over 300 artists and about 50,000…
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Exploring Weymouth: An old fashioned seaside town on the Jurassic coast
Weymouth in Dorset is an old fashioned seaside resort on the Jurassic coast. It is roughly halfway on the long distance Jurassic coast path. It has a sheltered harbour and a very safe sandy beach. For Natalie’s weekend coffee share and Thursday doors this week I am inviting you to join me and Bill at…
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Cary Grant: From Bristol Childhood to Hollywood Stardom
Cary Grant was a Hollywood heartthrob who starred in Hitchcock films such as North by Northwest and Notorious. He was even Ian Fleming’s first choice to play James Bond but he turned the part down. Some people think he would have been excellent as Bond but his own background was very different from the fictional…
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Upfest 2024 a colourful celebration of street art in Bristol
Upfest began in 2008 with about 50 graffiti artists in Bristol. It has rapidly grown to become one of the largest and most popular festivals of street art in Europe. This year over 300 artists took part and the festival attracted about 50,000 visitors over 17 days. The community of south Bristol were heavily involved…
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Unveiling Bristol’s Printing Treasures: The Clayton Hotel and Beyond
The Clayton is one of Bristol’s newest luxury four star boutique hotels situated on Broad Street in the heart of the old city. It is close to the harbourside, theatres and shops. I have not been inside yet but the facade makes it one of my favourite buildings in Bristol. This week for Thursday doors…
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Shaftesbury a stroll down Gold Hill
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A visit to Westminster Abbey and an old door
I returned to London last weekend to visit my son and take a tour of Westminster Abbey. I am always interested to discover how other people started blogging. After I retired, I did some mystery shopping. One of my jobs was to visit local National Trust properties. I discovered that I enjoyed writing the sometimes…
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Postcard from Dartmouth Devon
