Sunday, 8 March 2015

Boy George And Culture Club: Karma To Calamity - BBC4, 9pm

Boy George And Culture Club: Karma To Calamity - BBC4, 9pm IN the early 1980s, Culture Club were one of the biggest bands in the world. What with them and Bonnie Tyler, it was a musical pinnacle never since reached. Being part of Band Aid cemented them as stalwarts of the Eighties, a band that broke down barriers. For me personally they made it acceptable to wear lipstick in maths. But by the time disbanded in 1986 they were a band with a troubled past. Boy George had an affair with drummer Jon Moss and, when they acrimoniously split, the group fell apart, the singer descending into heroin addiction. This documentary charts the outfit's recent revival, following the members from initial recording sessions through to live performances as they attempt to overcome their tempestuous history. Read more: http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/John-Woodhouse-TV-Preview-Boy-George-Culture-Club/story-26125963-detail/story.html#ixboy georgezz3TogjnW2x Follow us: @SentinelStaffs on Twitter | sentinelstaffs on Facebook

Saturday, 7 March 2015

RARE DANDY COMIC FIND

I wish i had this find in my kitchen .pboard in A rare first edition of THE DANDY was found in a kitchen cupboard in GLASGOW  after spending 40 years in it ,sold for £3,000.

HOLY CROC

A holy crocodile -100 years old who was hand fed by worshippers has died of obesity in BANGLADESH.

SEX PISTOLS STILL SELL?

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN-SEX PISTOLS a rare copy -one of nine surviving discs out of 25,000 copies pressed by label-A&M RECORDS.This sold for £ 6,000 in a auction,many a fan knows SEX PISTOLS were dropped 6 days after signing  in 1977 due to hell - raising behaviour.

VIDEO-Hunting big cats in the UK-NOT THE VIEWS OF MYSTERYCATS BLOG .

UPDATE-Nasa's Dawn probe achieves orbit around Ceres

The US space agency's Dawn probe has gone into orbit around Ceres, the largest object in the Solar System between Mars and Jupiter. A signal from the satellite confirming its status was received by ground stations at 13:36 GMT. Ceres is the first of the dwarf planets to be visited by a spacecraft. Scientists hope to glean information from the object that can tell them about the Solar System's beginnings, four and a half billion years ago. Dawn has taken 7.5 years to reach its destination. Its arrival has seen it pass behind the dwarf to its "dark side". Over the next month, controllers will re-shape the orbit to get it ready to begin the prime science phase in late April. Over time, the intention is to progressively lower the orbit until the probe is just a few hundred km above the surface. By that stage, it will be returning very high resolution pictures. "We feel exhilarated," said Chris Russell, the mission's principal investigator from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). "We have much to do over the next year and a half, but we are now on station with ample reserves, and a robust plan to obtain our science objectives." Similar narrative The satellite has turned up at Ceres having previously visited asteroid READ MORE-http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-31754586

Sunday, 1 March 2015

WESTWARD HO FISH FESTIVAL A PROMO

Westward Ho! Fish Festival is all about celebrating and enjoying North Devon's fishing heritage, our local catch, culture and our marine environment. With a little FLAG funding and a lot of community spirit and massive support from local traders, we hope that this will be the first of many such events. We will be having children's workshops including carnival crafts, fish cookery, marine litter craft and pottery (with Tarka Pottery). There will be a mermaid storyteller, face painting and a big spring beach clean (in conjunction with Surfers Against Sewage and AONB). There will be all kinds of fishy traders cooking and selling fresh fish dishes to tempt you and a craft sale with our best local crafters showing off their products. Evening workshops include a chef demonstrations, talk about edible seaweed (with samples to try) a kite-making workshop and a fish supper on Good Friday. The festival finishes off on Easter Saturday at 3pm with a big fishy family walking carnival/parade around the village with everyone welcome to join in. The brighter the costume the better. There will be drums, shakers, whistles and bells to celebrate this first ever fish festival in the village. If you are coming on holiday, please pack some fancy dress and come and join us in the parade! Most workshops are free and will run on a drop-in basis but the fish cookery and pottery ones are priced and bookable due to limited space being available and the cost of materials/ingredients involved. If you would like further information about any of the workshops please message us or call in at the Happy Cafe. A full publicity leaflet will be produced shortly and a festival itinerary will be posted on here once everything is finalised. Hope to see you there -SUNDAY 29TH MARCH TO SATURDAY 4TH APRIL -WESTWARD HO-HAPPY CAFE BE THERE OR BE SQUARE-https://www.facebook.com/westwardhofishfestival?fref=ts

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