6M - and people laugh when we still try to teach kids in school to be able to read OS maps and Atlases correctly…. 🗺🤪

Thanks, Meadow. Interestink, vessy vessy interestink. Love a bit of talent like that.

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Jason Heppenstall. I've just found his website and his work is stunning. Avast AV thinks it's a dodgy website..

Regarding Cornwall and using the satnav to find places to visit, I totally agree it is unhelpful. It thinks all A roads are the same and makes no distinction between the equivalent of a bridleway and something akin to the A3. I went to Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens near Penzance and squeezing past cars to get there having to literally drive into hedges and verges to do so is not something I would want to repeat. Even going to the Cornwall Seal Sanctuary in Gweek was an ordeal. I found myself trying to drive a lot further to avoid these narrow lanes but there is not much you can do if that is the only road to get to them. I've driven a lot in the Lake District and Cornwall was much worse. At least the lakes it was just the end point where you had to negotiate tricky lanes. In Cornwall it is most of the county other than the A30, when it is not closed after another accident.

Alan - no, they don’t retire, they just die… My dad worked right up until his condition was too bad for him to be able to draw (or attend theatres), and produced his final drawing just a few weeks before his death at 76. I have no doubt whatsoever that he’d have continued working well into his 80s if he had survived his illness.

nick - Understood.

Pete I have loads of pictures but not allowed to share until after it’s unveiled as they don’t want the same thing that happened with the carving

J.Happenstall. Thanks nick. Won't be able to get there for the event, so hoping someone will post a pic or two.

For the possible hatrick. Did you know that when woodcarving something like the one at PL, there is a right and wrong way up before you start? If you get it wrong you halve the life of the carving. The trunk has to be inverted.

Do artist retire?

J Happenstall is the man who built the speedway bike Pete. It’s built from recycled metal including the fence from the speedway track I think it is very clever

Thinking about it, no, can't be Mark. He'd be long retired by now.

Who is the metal sculptor? Seems odd he/she isn't named or maybe I missed it. Mark Deleta perhaps, from Wandsworth workshops? Never found out who did the wood carving either. Genuine question, as I'm interested in such things.

WTID - three course breakfast? Yoghurt to start, toast and jam for your main and Frosties for desert

Tempted to attend being an old speedway fan,although Ronnie moore was well before my era ( 79 to 91) let's hope they play this as the statue is revealed [Link]

It’s all happening down at the Dons tomorrow. [Link]

AIOW surely Splat Bottomed Girls

New Womble Coefficient Pod out, belatedly looking back at Wembley and last season. Spotify: [Link] Apple: [Link]

Yep WTID it’s not too far from Wiggle Cliff.

Rob, not only that they'll be enjoying their brief encounter under the clock in Waterloo Station

Happy Independence Day for all you septic lovers on here

Have I wandered onto Womble Grindr by mistake this morning?

Portwrinkle? Pretty sure you can get antibiotics for that!

Spit, when we meet, I will buy some red trousers and wear them just for you