The Machine Gun Corps

The Machine Gun Corps was formed in 1915 and disbanded a hundred years ago. Not because a machine gun was like a bow and arrow but because the machine gunners were absorbed into other units.

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Promises

We have an election here on Thursday 5th May. There have been some boundary changes but don’t let’s get bogged down in detail. Fifty candidates are standing to be councillors.

Young Mungo

Going from Angela’s Ashes to Young Mungo is like going from gin and tonic to crack. I didn’t expect to read anything more depressing about life in a tenement than AA. Now I have.

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We Have a Chick!

“We have a chick! It must have hatched around 4.45am. It was revealed a few minutes ago when Azina had to go deal with an intruder that Tom couldn’t chase off.” (Nathalie Mahieu, 16th April 2022)  

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Easter Eggs

Yesterday was the 33rd day the peregrines have been incubating their eggs. It is likely they will hatch today or tomorrow.