Went to Ringmer school (as did Wendy James from Transvision Vamp) too but got expelled. Lives in Heathfield but is often around Uckfield where he used to live.
Certain explosives (jelignite for example (scuse spelling) smells of almonds and used to be used to train the dogs. Things have probably changed a lot in the last 40 years though.
My dad was a dog handler for Sussex Police and one of two handlers to have an explosives dog. They were only told to search Thatcher's room on the build up to the conference. I remember, as an 18 year old still living at home, the phone going at around 2.30am and dad being told that they'd...
As many of you know, we lost one of the "Preston twins" a few years ago in Preston park.
The old, felled English Elm was probably the oldest in the world. It has now been turned into a gilded sculpture and is up for a prestigious award.
Love it or hate it (I personally love it) i'm sure...
Over the last 25 years of looking after the Rockery, i've always tried to encourage as much wildlife as possible into the garden. I've built up slowly and now, with the planting and re-wilding areas, we're starting to get a lovely diverse amount of insects, birds and mammals.
I couldn't of...
First time in 40 years that I haven't bought a rod license.
Would really like to get into river fishing....short rod, centre pin and trot with the flow.
Sold my carp stuff, got fed up with sitting behind a bite alarm and catching the occasional 5lb carp on a 3.5lb test curve rod, 18lb...