London Marathon 2010 sets lots of new records
April 28, 2010
The London Marathon draws a huge amount of runners, a well as thousands of people to turn up and cheer on those people who have the guts and muscle to give it a go.
There were plenty of fancy dress records broken this weekend, including Emmerdale actor, Tony Audenshaw who managed to finish the marathon as the fastest ever person to do so dressed as a baby.
Princess Beatrice ran with a troupe of 34 who were all joined together by bungee cord. She was the first royal to cross the line, and they were the largest interconnected group to have ever run the London marathon.
There were 41 record attempts, and those successful included David Ross, an accounts manager, who managed to be the fastest ever cartoon character, and police officer Jill Christie, who wore a superwoman outfit, who succeeded in becoming the quickest female superhero.
Nissan Publicity stunt brightened up Notting Hill
April 26, 2010
It wasn’t very well broadcast in the news at the time, but I rather liked it, so here it is:
Nissan stopped people in their tracks in Notting Hill in February with a bizarrely bright publicity stunt.
They lined the street with a row of parked cars all covered in bright paint. One car, however, did not have paint on it: a Nissan Qashqai.
One poor traffic warden didn’t know what to do about it, so cordoned off the area and was left trying to figure out the next step to take.
The cars were covered with red, yellow and blue paint, and made a relatively grey street lit up with colour and people, as they hung around to see what was going on.
I wish someone would paint all the cars on my street. Then they might look as fun as mine!
Stars ashen faced as the Volcanic clouds cause worldwide delays
April 19, 2010
Celebrities might think that they are above natural, normal, every day trivia, like train cancellations, traffic jams and pedestrian crossings, but Volcano Eyjafjallajokull has proved otherwise.
Chris Moyles, the controversial Radio One Breakfast Show presenter, has been stranded in New York and unable to return to London to host his 6.30-10 am show.
Katie Price, thank goodness, is stuck in Egypt, about 3000 miles away – so we may get a bit of peace.
Whitney Houston was forced to get a ferry to Ireland instead of a plane on her tour, and the Culture Shock festival in NYC is looking a little thin on the ground.
So, for those of you unable to go on holiday, or forced to stay in another country for an extra week, don’t worry; at least those will millions of pounds can’t get around it either.
And imagining Katie Price’s tantrum about this can only be a source of entertainment, knowing that she cannot put her foot down and get her own way. It’s a volcano, Katie. No, we can’t put a plug in it or blow away the cloud. No, you can’t just fly a bit lower. No, you can’t fly a bit higher. We could always get the train back to London? No?
Girls Aloud back in the papers?
April 14, 2010
Given the five luscious ladies have all been promoting their own cause for the last year, it’s relatively intriguing that they’re in the papers as a group. Having said that, the only reason they’re in the papers is because Nadine Coyle – the Irish beauty – has apparently not spoken to the other band members for months.
Nicola Roberts (the Liverpudlian redhead who has been campaigning for skin cancer awareness) has said that they rest of the band haven’t spoken to Nadine for seven months.
With Cheryl Cole taking the world by storm, and Nadine planning a solo album, it’s going to be interesting to see how the next Girls Aloud album will be structured. If, that is, the contract is seen through.
Britain’s worst kept secret finally made official
April 7, 2010
Gordon Brown has officially announced the date of the general election to be on May 6th 2010.
This date has long been suspected, and parties have been secretly preparing for this date for months. Now that it is official, the election campaigns will start, as the government will dissolve on Monday 12th April.
The Labour party, headed by Gordon Brown, has fierce competition from the Conservatives, run by David Cameron. Mr Brown has said that he thinks the Conservatives are going to be a “one-man band”, whereas he is not “a team of one” but rather “one of a team”.
The leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, wants to make it clear that his party is the only party in the running who listen to the people and who are not out to protect the secrecy and injustice of the current political system.
This could easily be the most interesting and close election campaign and result in a generation.
