A good night's sleep and almost two hours of tennis and no senile snooze in the afternoon...hooray.
On the way to tennis, I turned the radio up and once again on Radio Norfolk they were interviewing somebody I know. Last time it was Ben Handford and I wonder how his marathon walk is going. Today it was the CEO of Inspiration Trust Gareth Stevens.
I came across Gareth regularly when he was Principal at Hethersett Academy. He was always hugely approachable and friendly and had a great pride in the school. This time he was talking about the setting up of a new sixth form in Great Yarmouth and I enjoyed the answer to one question. When asked if another sixth form is needed when one already exists at nearby Gorleston he said something along the lines of: "Well you've just answered the question. The sixth form is at Gorleston. Don't you think that the young people of Great Yarmouth deserve one as well?"
I'm not sure how it is that every time I turn on Radio Norfolk I hear somebody I know. Perhaps I just know more people than I thought.
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Regular readers will know that I love quizzes and watch lots on TV. I am in awe of the knowledge shown on University Challenge and Only Connect, but disappointed that Mastermind seems to have dumbed down somewhat. Then there are ones that I enjoy but which make me cringe - the most obvious being Tipping Point where the stupidity of some of the contestants is just amazing.
A few days ago we had a teacher facing the following question:
Which of the following were part of the Axis Power in the Second World War. The three alternatives were I believe France, Japan and China.
Now this teacher started with a confident ploy "Oh I'm teaching the Second World War at school," she said before deciding that she didn't know the answer and it was a choice between China and Japan. "I'm just going to have to have a guess and go for Japan," she eventually said.
Of course the answer was correct but the fact that somebody teaching the subject were not immediately aware that Japan was fighting the Allies in the war is a little bit more than worrying.
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The Norfolk Heritage events are slowly drawing to a close although we still have three to attend. On Saturday we are going to the Ex-Servicemen's Club at Wymondham which for many years was the Regal Cinema. They are running a film about the Regal and it will be a delight to re-live the days of my mate Les King and all he did for film in the town (amongst many things).
On Sunday it's a walk around the Norwich Cathedral area of the city to discover where a myriad of public houses existed and then everything will be rounded off on Sunday afternoon with a guided tour of the Rosary Cemetery. This was the first non denominational cemetery in the country and I have a number of ancestors buried there, including my 3x great uncle Britiffe Dew who was the first superintendent of the cemetery.
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Finally, I quite liked the attached photo taken six years ago when we went on a tour of the Wimbledon Tennis Championship arena. The photograph was taken in the press conference room where the players answer Media questions after matches.