The bugle was busy cowering on his sofa, whilst this brave soul took these spectacular photos of the lightning on Wednesday evening.
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Posts Tagged as ‘blackheath common’
August 5, 2008
Flying over Blackheath
Spotted in flickr user awesman72’s album:
It looks so much fun, flying over the heath, I couldn’t resist doing a little bit of photoshopping…
It really is incredible how much lift these modern kites have. I’m sure we could power our houses with it one day.
July 29, 2008
Springheeled Jack – Blackheath’s Bigfoot
Before Jack the Ripper terrorising Blackheath, there was Spring Heeled Jack. Part bogeyman used to scare small children, part mysterious criminal. He was popularised in Penny Dreadfuls – cheap serialised booklets, where he was depicted almost as a comic book anti-hero. Wonderful name, Penny Dreadfuls… I wonder what the modern online equivalent [...]
July 22, 2008
Blackheath Tea Hut Changing Colour?
The Blackheath Tea Hut as always been a pleasing (or not, depending on your point of view) shade of green. It looked like it was getting a makeover today, possibly to change hues… But no, it’s just an undercoat apparently…
July 15, 2008
The definitive route for the Race for Life last weekend
OK, I promise this will be last post about the race for life at Blackheath for a while.
Flickr user Mac Morrison has posted a very cool shot of the race route across Blackheath. Many people came to the Bugle looking for the correct route – sorry I couldn’t pin it down beforehand, but it’s very [...]
July 13, 2008
Race For Life Blackheath – Photos and Video
I was wrong about the weather – it was a lovely morning! Apparently it was the largest Race for Life in the UK. They said they’d raised more than £1 million. Video showing the beginning of the race. Interesting that there was a company handing out antiperspirants, given [...]
July 11, 2008
5 things about the Blackheath Race for Life 2008
The route isn’t set yet – they decide it on the day, in case of fallen trees etc. You’d be amazed how many people are googling “What is the Race for Life route?”, and ending up here.
If you don’t stretch before and after, you’ll have aching legs afterwards… Apparently, if you turn up at 09:30am, [...]
July 2, 2008
Race for Life
There is a Race for Life happening on Blackheath Common in aid of Cancer Research. The event is on Sunday 13th July 2008, and starts at 10:30am. You don’t have to run it – you can jog or stumble if you prefer. (Mrs Bugle is taking part, and will be striding athletically throughout of course…)
There’s [...]
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