Yesterday I was at Penton Hook Marina Surrey, to photograph the relaunch of a boat that had been restored to it’s former glory. and took some pictures on my phone whilst waiting for the official launch. It is a very nice part of the country.
It was such a beautiful day for the relaunch and also so interesting to see how it was all done
I also managed to capture some video of the relaunch.
What a wonderful day we had on Sunday for my beautiful granddaughter’s christening
it was a most fantastic time and every one who attended had a fabulous day.
The marquee was a great success and well worth buying. We had so many people in attendance
we filled one side of the church by ourselves. Sienna was certainly a super star.
This weekend just gone my son and myself accompanied a good friend and his son
to the Wilton car show near Salisbury in Wiltshire. It has been the country seat
of the Earls of Pembroke for over 400 years, the grounds are spectacular and worth a visit.
This year’s Wilton Classic & Supercar show has been hailed as a huge success after 15,000 visitors flocked to see more than 500 of the world’s most impressive, exciting and expensive cars.
Bugattis, McLarens and Aston Martins lined up together with historic F1 cars in the grounds of Wilton House with warm, sunny weather providing the perfect backdrop for the weekend.
The crowds also enjoyed motorcycle stunt displays, steam engines, new car launches and live music at the two day show in Wiltshire.
The 10th anniversary of the Bugatti Veyron was celebrated in style with the most impressive Bugatti collection ever assembled and the first appearance together of the McLaren of Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost’s Ferrari since they famously crashed in the Japanese Grand Prix 25 years ago.
Highlights also included the Castrol Power Paddock, Wilton College providing interactive displays and the Bolddog FMX team.
Lord Pembroke, who hosts the event, said he was thrilled to welcome so many cars and spectators to the event which has expanded from one to two days this year.
Had a fantastic week away in the Algarve, Portugal.
The people are so friendly and the scenery is beautiful.
There are so many places to explore 1 week is not enough.
I will definitely go back soon for another visit. The food was super
The fish so fresh and the steak so juicy, like the oranges.
Check out some of the shots from my trip.
Flight Lieutenant Jon Egging was a team player and gifted aviator, colleagues said. Photograph: MoD/PA
A witness has spoken of the moment rescuers searching for a crashed Red Arrows jet found the pilot’s body in a river.
Flight Lieutenant Jon Egging’s Hawk T1 aircraft came down near Bournemouth airport in Dorset on Saturday, after a display over the town’s seafront. The pilot was discovered with his parachute open, but he apparently was not in his ejection seat.
John Dugdale said he had not heard the crash but was soon at the scene when a rescue helicopter starting hovering above. “Somebody ran past me saying: ‘One of the reds has gone down.’ I ran over and there was a small group of people and you could see part of the wreckage of the aircraft on the riverbank,” he said.
“At least one of the group had entered the water and was looking in the river for the pilot. One then shouted out he could see a parachute and then he shouted out he had got him [the pilot] and someone said: ‘Is he dead?’ and the man in the water replied: ‘Yes.’
“There were a lot of bushes on the bank and he was found just away from me in a bend of the river. I did not see him.”
Dugdale said he thought the ejection seat was found away from the body. “Soon there were emergency services everywhere and the helicopter landed and we began to be cleared away. I went straight back home because it was extremely upsetting.”
Tributes have been paid to Egging, who is said to have guided the plane away from houses and people before it crashed into a field and came to a standstill with its nose in the river Stour near the village of Throop.
His wife, Emma, said she had been “the proudest I’ve ever been” after watching the display over Bournemouth before the crash.
“Jon was everything to those that knew him, and he was the best friend and husband I could ever have wished for,” she said. “There was nothing bad about Jon. He loved his job and was an exemplary pilot. Watching him today, I was the proudest I’ve ever been. I loved everything about him, and he will be missed.”
Colleagues described the 33-year-old pilot as a “true team player” and “gifted aviator”. Group Captain Simon Blake, commandant of the RAF’s central flying school, said: “Throughout his winter training and the display season to date, his professionalism, skill and humility have shone through. In such a close-knit team, this tragedy will be keenly felt by his fellow team members, the Reds, and all of the engineering and support staff, the Blues.”
He told the BBC the MoD had grounded the Hawk team Mk 1 “temporarily until its safety can be assured”. “As for the rest of the season, it is too early to speculate as to when the Red Arrows will be back on the public circuit, but suffice to say in the short term they will not be able to perform in public.”
An MoD spokesman said: “A full service inquiry into the details of the crash has been initiated. It would be inappropriate to speculate on the causes of the incident at this time.”
One witness said the plane skidded for several hundred metres along the riverbank after it crashed. Mark Grogan said: “I heard a sound like a car backfiring. Within five minutes the helicopters arrived, there were at least five helicopters including the police and two from the coastguard.”
Nicholas Gore, 22, who was walking close to the river when he saw all nine Red Arrows overhead, said: “There were quite a few people watching and we saw them go over but one seemed quite low. They then disappeared behind trees and I heard a crack – not an explosion, just a crack – and we got further down and I saw the plane with its red tail in the air and its nose in the river.”
Wayne Kent, 30, the assistant manager at the nearby Broadway Pub, said some of his customers had seen the incident, and that the pilot guided the plane away from houses in the village and from people walking near the riverbank.
This morning about 6.45 my daughter got the neighbours from their burning house
and brought them to safety to our house. She also had to awaken the old lady
next door to the house on fire,
she had problems alerting the old lady who is in her ninety’s and lives alone.
After repeatedly banging on her door and getting no response
she was prepared to force the door.
The lady appeared at the window.
It was then that the neighbour next to the old lady
said she had a key safe and she had the number,
so together they got the old lady to safety.
After my daughter had called 999 five fire engines turned up to fight the fire 
the road had to be blocked off at both ends.
Now the hardest bit to believe is I and the neighbour who took these pictures
slept through the hole incident, and only woke after all the hard work had been done.
I am so proud of my daughter
It certainly was a great day for a white wedding
A great day was had by all
I wish the Bride & Groom a wonderful life together
Enjoy a few pictures from the day
HARROW COUNCIL
Giving something back to the residences and tax payers of the borough
what a fantastic idea just like they have been doing in other countries
for many years. I do hope the people of Harrow will appreciate and respect
this lovely new equipment, then everyone can get use from it for many years
I met some fabulous people at this wonderful CHARITY event
Two of the most humble people I have met in such a long time
were Ethne Woldman and Colin Black for The Targu Mures Trust
This world could do with a lot more loving and warm people just
like them. It was a real privilege to meet them and all the others
who were also there to support their family and friends as they took
to the red hot ashes. Hats off to them all
Well Done
