Hopscotch Grid Earns 10-Year-Old Girl A Police Warning
IN THESE DAYS where children are criticized for not being more active, it came as a surprise to many that a 10-year-old girl was officially warned by police over chalking out a hopscotch grid onto the pavement. Lilly Allen was given the warning by two officers as she played the skipping game outside her home [...]
Police Eject Player From Dublin Chess Tournament
A CHESS tournament in Ireland was forced to call in the police when one player accused another of cheating by using his computer in the loo. Police were called in by Romanian-born Gabriel Mirza, 47, who said he was on his way to winning the Cork Congress Chess Open when he noticed some strange behaviour [...]
Manager Wanted: Must Be Able To Speak ‘Druid’
A GENERAL manager is being sought by English Heritage to take care at Stonehenge and liaise with druids. English Heritage is advertising for a general manager to look after Stonehenge and liaise with druids. It wants “a dynamic and inspirational leader” to look after the prehistoric site in Wiltshire, reported the BBC. Duties for the £65,000-a-year job include [...]
Chelsea Flower Show Celebrates Centenary
The hot ticket (21-25 May) ESTABLISHED IN 1913, on the grounds of the Chelsea Royal Hospital in London,the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, as it’s officially known, has become one of the most celebrated annual events in the world. Since its beginning, the show has grown from 244 exhibitors to over 500 and today the show [...]
Brits, Americans Feud Over Park, Tongues In Cheeks
PORTLAND, Oregon (AP) – The British and the Americans are quarreling – albeit with tongues in cheek – over territory again, this time over who has the world’s smallest park. One, in Portland, Oregon, is essentially a concrete planter, two-feet in diameter, with soil and some vegetation, and the Guinness Book of World Records says [...]
Meals On Wheels Fundraiser In Texas
A BRITISH BAZAAR is being held by the Meals On Wheels programme in Montgomery County, TX early in June. The Friendship Center will host the event which will highlight the British origins of the Meals On Wheels program on June 8, 2013. The day will feature a British Bake Sale, Tea Room, and Family Games. [...]
‘Naked Rambler’ Arrested For Nudity, Again
A MAN who has spent most of the past decade naked – and in jail – was back behind bars last month after defying an order to cover up. Stephen Gough, known as the “Naked Rambler,” was arrested as he left a court in Southampton, southern England, wearing only boots, socks and a knapsack. A [...]
Fashion Fans Maybe ‘Dying’ To See Roadkill Gallery Show
A BIZARRE bridal-design fashion show by a controversial fashion designer will open in May, with the collection being based on road kill Jess Eaton uses “ethically sourced” materials and says no animals are ever harmed in the name of her fashion. The Brighton-based designer said: “I never, ever kill animals for our designs and we [...]
National Tartan Day Parade, April 6
Saturday, April 6, W 44th St At 6th Ave , NY THE 15TH NEW YORK Tartan Day Parade IS upon us, and promises to be the usual blast (possibly literally, with hundreds of pipers playing loudly up Sixth Avenue) of New York Scottishness. Kevin McKidd, actor, musician and can now add director to his resume, [...]
Boxer Tracks Down Twitter Tormentor
BRITISH BOXER Curtis Woodhouse got so mad, he decided to track his Twitter tormentor down. Woodhouse, a former footballer who played with Hull, set off to find the Twitter user who had been abusing him via the social media networking site following his English light-welterweight title fight loss last month. Woodhouse tweeted: “I’ll give £1,000 [...]
