This Great Spotted Woodpecker is high in the trees and busy using its powerful beak to hammer holes in the tree bark, probably to extract beetle larvae with its long, flexible tongue.
Monthly Archives: January 2022
How’s Our Green?
Our volunteer greenkeepers have been hard at work during the winter to make sure that our next season is as good as, if not better, than the last one. Click Here to read Ian’s update.
Occasional Item #10 Rules of the Game
9.9 If, during the course of a game, it becomes so dark that the jack cannot be seen distinctly from the footer, the player may request to have a light exhibited at the jack, or may appeal to the Referee, whose decision shall be final, for the game to be suspended. 9.10 In the eventContinue reading “Occasional Item #10 Rules of the Game”
Mountain Biking
North Wales is a great place for mountain biking. Why not dust yours off and head to Antur Stiniog at Llechwedd in Blaenau Ffestiniog.
Beach Bowls
Even when you are on a beach holiday with your family, you can keep up your bowls practice by playing Beach Bowls. This is similar to French Boules but you use a beach pebble as the target and each player uses three other pebbles to throw towards the jack in order to be the nearest.Continue reading “Beach Bowls”
The Ayes Have It
Question: When are eyes not eyes? Answer: When the wind makes them water. Another Victorian Riddle from the book: “A Thousand and One Riddles – With a Few Thrown In”, published by George Routledge and Sons, Limited, London.
Irish Jig
John C gets in some Irish dancing practice. He’s using a perfect technique to keep his upper body completely still and his arms straight whilst his legs operate at a really fast-pace below.
Sci-Fi
Who said they thought that Bob might be controlled from outer space?
HM Coastguard
The 15th January 2022 was the 200th Anniversary of the establishment of HM Coastguard to look after the shores around the UK, to search, rescue and save. Locally, they have a team in Llandudno. If you are a keen listener to the daily Shipping Forecast on the radio (and who isn’t?), you will also knowContinue reading “HM Coastguard”
Made of Tough Stuff
Yes – it’s back – the Winter Bowling League. Vardre’s team will be playing on 26th January 2022 at 10:30am. Good luck to everyone for the second half of the season.