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Firepower Museum Woolwich
Now that that the Docklands Light Railway goes under the Thames to Woolwich, the bus journey from the O2 is gone and all the better for it. Top Tip, get an Oyster Card, it makes life much easier.
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| If you want Firepower. | Not sure but a bit scary. | |
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| And up close. | The museum entrance. | |
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| Gate guardian. | Honest John. | |
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| The main hall. | Thunderbird and mobile Rapier. | |
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| Truck mounted Bofors. | Sexton. | |
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| Abbott 105mm. | Light guns. | |
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| 6 and 17 pounder anti tank guns. | And the big guns. | |
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| Big from the rear. | Where it all started. | |
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| Anti aircraft. | Up and down. | |
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| The second hall – FV432. | What they do for anti aircraft. | |
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| What we do for anti aircraft. | And what we used to do for anti aircraft. | |
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| And the Gunners love this. It tracks birds. | Centurion. | |
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| Cold and Big. | Never made it into service. | |
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| AS90 | 105mm light gun. |
And thanks to the two RA Gunners who showed me through the second hall.
The To Potter Video
Warning, lots of ale
And rain too!
Dream Team Updates–06 November 2013
Updates from 05 November 2013
| Pos | Team | Manager | Points |
| 1 | Fergies11 | Richard Evans | 537 |
| 2 | Mighty midgies | Kyran Thomas | 524 |
| 3 | Not going to Asia | Dai Malatynski | 506 |
| 4 | Margoals XI | Sarah Dixon | 505 |
| 5 | VICtory | Victoria Page | 502 |
| 6 | Fibre Powered | Roger Nash | 493 |
| 7 | max’s millions | Carl Price | 488 |
| 7 | Caitlins 11 | Caitlin Lane-Jones | 488 |
| 9 | SaS Boys | Sarah Pritchard | 467 |
| 10 | doigs lads | jane doig | 459 |
| 11 | Marching on Together | Ian page | 451 |
| 12 | The Glory Boys | Mark Lonney | 444 |
| 12 | Neil’s Redbirds! | Neil Lintern | 444 |
| 14 | UpTheCoed | Chris Vardon | 440 |
| 15 | David and Dai | Dave Barnes | 438 |
| 16 | Gabalfa Rangers | Russell Calderwood | 435 |
| 16 | Echo XI | Steve Lane | 435 |
| 18 | Water boys | Daniel Roberts | 432 |
| 19 | seren | ainsley Murphy | 430 |
| 20 | THE WINNERS | frances Page | 424 |
| 21 | Lennox101207 | Neil Page | 412 |
| 22 | Riyadh All Stars | Colin Davies | 404 |
| 23 | little troopers | Leslie Withers | 393 |
| 24 | Big Col’s Saudi XI | Colin Davies | 389 |
| 25 | JP United | Jennifer Price | 386 |
| 26 | Neath United | Mike Simonson | 381 |
| 27 | Living liberty loca | Joanne Jones | 379 |
| 28 | Pitbull is coming for | Robin Gibbs | 378 |
| 29 | The Price is right | Gareth Price | 371 |
| 30 | Gawsh 11 | Paul jones | 366 |
| 30 | The Untouchables | Mark Begley | 366 |
| 32 | Arise Sir Moyes | Mark Jones | 365 |
| 33 | No3 is short enough | Lee Hutchings | 364 |
| 34 | iTeam | Gareth Harley-Yeo | 355 |
| 34 | Blackwood Bluebirds | Alec Withers | 355 |
| 36 | elite eleven | Michael Roberts | 351 |
| 37 | Lokomotiv Caerphilly | Jon Lintern | 337 |
| 38 | Sauders Valve | Dale Parker | 326 |
| 39 | brents boys | brent parry | 321 |
| 40 | Swansea City Gold7 | gemma jones | 292 |
From Rain to Potter
This is the third year in a row, I have done Belgium in November. This year it’s via a two day stop in London and the Eurostar. It started on Bonfire Night morning in the pouring South Wales rain. The John Wallace Linton in Newport. A FGW 125 to Paddington. A pint of 5 AM Saint in the Beer House at Paddington. On the the Hammersmith and City line to Kings Cross and a quick visit to Fullers – The Parcel Yard.
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| The Merry John Wallace Linton in Newport | Some left over Festival ales. | |
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| Should be MTP but is rather wet DPM | Newport International | |
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| Where they have trains | FGW 125 TV coach to London | |
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| Rather expensive FGW cheese and onion sarnie | London – Paddington | |
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| The Beer House | Where they serve Scottish craft ale. | |
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| The bar – free Wifi | Kings Cross | |
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| Quality Pubbage | With lots of Fullers brews |
Garden – November 2013
In the cold, wind and rain
Still a lot to do
Titanium
November and 15 TOG
And the Spoons Beer Fest is over too
Music This Month – October 2013
Cry of Achilles – Alter Bridge
A New Day Yesterday / Starship Trooper / Wurm – Joe Bonamassa
Constant Craving – K D Lang
The Ballad of Tom Jones – Space
Fire Woman – The Cult
Livin’ on the Edge – Aerosmith
Knights of Cydonia – Muse
It must be Love – Madness
The Unforgiven – Metallica
October 2013
The month of:-
Leaves and PowerPoint
Brown eyed girl
T-shirt
Molly leaves CNET
10.5
New Paperwhite
Autumn finally arrives
No cask ale
Since March and Tap House
Keys again
Sachets gone I tell you!
GW Leaves
No Jab, new eyes
NOD32 leaves
Festing
The week of Firewalls
Pen & Wig, the future?
The storm that wasn’t
Frost
Snow shovel
Coming in November 2013
Belgium
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