Blogs from Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 9

South Yorkshire Motorcycle Egg Run in aid of Sheffield children’s Hospital The Egg Run started in 2000 to raise enough money to buy 300 chocolate Easter eggs for Sheffield Children’s Hospital, with the help of South Yorkshire Police Motorcycle section, and a few other motorcycle clubs in the area, this has now grown into an annual event with around 200 motorcycles taking part each year The South Yorkshire Motorcycle Egg Run in aid of Sheffield Children’s Hospital took place with the motorcade of 200 motorcycles departing from the police operation centre, (wait for it) Letsby Avenue (believe me, try it in your Sat Nav!!!), Catcliffe, Sheffield at 10am. This was the 8th Egg Run on behalf of the Sheffield Children’s hospital but the first time I’d been part of it. Having walked the dog, I left ... read more

The Decision has been taken, tickets bought and parents told - that Angel and I are finally fulfilling our dream of seeing a bit more of the World. How exciting! It is planned to leave on the 23rd January 2007, for 5 1/2 months, starting in Australia, followed by New Zealand in a caravan, Thailand by foot and finally China, returning to Germany on the 16th July 2007. Preparations are running wild, injections are given, e-bay bidding for backpacks, mosquito nets, travel towals etc., the search continues to find tenants for our flat and worries start to make their way into our thoughts: what if we do the wrong thing, what is afterwards? One thing we know for sure, it will be an adventure that we can tell our kids (however small they might be), a ... read more

Back here in Blighty and surfing between couches. Slept on three different ones the last three nights. So it's time to find a bed to call my own. Up this morning at 6am to go to the Labour Ready agency. Had to fill out forms and bring in documentation and sit a test. Got 100% in the test so I think I might be accepted into the labour ready community. The other employables who were registering this morning inexplicably failed to get all the answers correct, there is a very real chance that I may be working with fools. Those who turned up for work who were already registered were being sent to Asda and required black trousers for this highly respectable employer. That's another drain on my rapidly dissipating funds, I need to buy trousers ... read more

Yes, tomorrow I take to the wing again to fly to Munich, Germany to meet up with Lisa (see the Romanian entries..). Not sure what's going to happen out there, I have a flight back on the 4th November (in time for Bonfire Night), but if I can manage to get jobs I may stay on the road a few months and work my way back overland. This time I PROMISE to write and not neglect my duties to those readers who said they enjoyed my blog. It's a grey day here in Sheffield and hopefully not as bleak and cold and drizzly out there in Bavaria. And if any readers out there in Germany or France or someplace nearby want a hired hand get in touch! RAB ... read more

Sheer laziness is what brought me to send Suresh a text yesterday, asking to have dinner at his house. Laziness, and to be honest, a desire to ensure I had a satisfying meal. Really, it's not that hard to defrost some meat and cook it at a reasonable time, even if one does finish at 5pm (and I could've texted my housemates asking them to take care of it for me...). But he's just such a damn good cook. Those were some really nice meatballs, and the pasta sauce was excellent. Yong Chen's fish soup was also a treat. Besides, practical things and a love of well-made food aside, I guess I just take any excuse to see him (Suresh, that is). The excursion to the pub afterwards was nice as well - the Hallamshire House, ... read more