Crapfield
THE AMERICANS love to blow their own trumpet (or vuvuzelas in this case).
After the draw with England on Saturday, their press took their own stance on the result.
The New York Post ran with the headline ‘USA wins 1-1 - World Cup match ends with the greatest tie with the British since Bunker Hill’.
Made us laugh anyway.
Tuesday, June 15
THE dissident youth of Cranfield is making itself heard.
Nipping off the M1 at junction 14 and taking the back road to Bedford, I approach the said village.
Before me is a road junction with a sign that used to say Cranfield but some wag has turned the ‘n’ into a ‘p’ (see picture above).
Wednesday, June 16
LEICESTER brewery Everards, which recently reopened the Albion pub in Ampthill under a deal with local brewers Banks and Taylor’s, seems to be unsure just where it is. For their website says that the pub is in Dunstable Street, Shefford. Perhaps they should be forgiven. After downing a few pints of B&T’s excellent Dragonslayer in the Albion last week, I wasn’t too sure where I was either.
Thursday, June 17
BOS staff have gone to the dogs, quite literally.
Henlow provides a pleasant evening for most, some of whom like to think they have left the bookies crying in their beer.
However, one of our lot – who I have agreed would be nameless (the editor) – decides he is sticking with the dog in the blue (his favourite colour) trap all night. After eight losses, to great cheers, the mighty No2 blue dog finally races home in first place… sheepishly he admits, crestfallen, he changed to the red! Doh!
Friday, June 18
THE wheels of justice wait for no one. Or do they? Our reporter goes down to the local magistrates’ court nice and early to catch the swan killer being sentenced for his crime.
The case is all ready to go ahead but the bench decides to wait… for all the other press to arrive as it’s not listed to be heard until 11am. How very courteous of them.