{"id":3150,"date":"2023-09-10T01:31:28","date_gmt":"2023-09-10T01:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/sunday-variety-19\/"},"modified":"2023-09-10T01:31:28","modified_gmt":"2023-09-10T01:31:28","slug":"sunday-variety-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/sunday-variety-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday Variety"},"content":{"rendered":"
Weather Warning!<\/span><\/p>\n But there is an appropriate caff in the town!<\/p>\n Hey,\u00a0 we can always stay at the hotel and enjoy its appurtenances. Here is a delightful view from a younger customer.<\/p>\n fbb will list the trips out (one each day) in tomorrow’s variety blog.<\/p><\/div>\n It’s a bit trendy for the old bloke and …<\/p>\n … he did winder about going for the blue spikey …<\/p>\n … but, in the end, settled for boring convention. Sadly the car ride was too small for fbb’s bulk!<\/p>\n But as your noble blogger toddled thereto he espied a huge mixture of vehicles in said coach park. (click to enlarge to paste-up<\/span>).<\/p>\n The majority were Dartline (that’s GoAhead), including the two red double deckers; but the wonderfully named Crudge Coaches (sounds like something from a Carry On film) is also parked …<\/p>\n … and they sell stamps as well!<\/p><\/div>\n … recently (second handly) acquired and awaiting its full Axe Valley branding. There is a weedy bit at the front.<\/p>\n The bus was previously with Metroline, London …<\/p>\n … and has come via the Ensign (now First Bus) dealership.<\/p><\/div>\n We were told that the former Co-op would re-open as Aldi before Easter (that’s 2023!). It didn’t. But most of the clutter in the car park has gone and black-top has come …<\/p>\n It is hard to imagine that it is the same building. Well, in a way it isn’t; only the steel frame was left untouched and a few bits of wall abd roof.<\/p><\/div>\n It began trundling uselessly round the Milton Park industrial estate …<\/p>\n … but, back in June, it was extended to Didcot Parkway station.<\/p>\n Roger French published a photo of the new timetable, now numbered 002, on his blog …<\/p>\n … but no sign of any on-line times or map.<\/p><\/div>\n … auto is off and the driver drives! Technology proves a huge success yet again.<\/p><\/div>\n And of vourse it is truly wonderful …<\/p>\n … ludicrously expensive to operate and hopelessly impractical<\/span>.<\/p><\/div>\n But the only on-line information announces the Mi 003 as “coming” …<\/p>\n … but only with a map of he original “in-estate” shuttle.<\/p><\/div>\n Ray Stenning (a k a The Bearded Bus Beautifier from the Bush) seems to be spreading his wings in his local community.<\/p>\n If you walk down the road in which he is based (Starfield Road, Shepherds Bush) you will find bus stop SW.<\/p>\n Is this Ray’s work or just his wide ranging influence? Because Streetview shows the stop beautified by a batch of sunflowers.<\/p>\n They look a bit tired and straggly on Streetview – but in a recent “proper” picture …<\/p>\n