Category Archives: Achivement

A British Record Broken

Posted on 20 February 2022 by Alan Bell

Back on 11th July last year I proudly announced that my grandson, Sam, had taken the British Powerlifting Record in his category, bench pressing 230kg. Today that record has been beaten, by 32.5kg, by (you guessed it) Sam, with a … Continue reading →

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A British Record

Posted on 11 July 2021 by Alan Bell

Number 1 Grandson, Sam, just got the British record in his age group (under 23), bench pressing 230kg   He is through to the European Powerlifting Championship in August. So proud of him

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Proud Grandfather here

Posted on 3 July 2021 by Alan Bell

Just found out that Number 1 Grandson, Sam, has been invited to train with the England Power Lifting Team – Well done Sam; Very proud of you.

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Vaccination Complete

Posted on 25 April 2021 by Alan Bell

I had my second jab of the AstraZeneca CORVID-19 vaccine yesterday – no side effects with either. The Boss had her second jab two weeks ago with only minor side effects of a bit of an ache at the insertion … Continue reading →

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We Went To Mars With Perseverance

Posted on 26 February 2021 by Alan Bell

Or at least our names did. Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover – NASA Mars A couple of years back Mary and I signed up to the NASA project to send our names to Mars with the Perseverance Rover. These are the … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas Everyone

Posted on 25 December 2020 by Alan Bell

My better half has cooked me Christmas Dinner for the past 50 years; less a few in the early years where we had Christmas day down my parents house. This year it was decided that I would do the job. … Continue reading →

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Another Lockdown Survived

Posted on 15 December 2020 by Alan Bell

Having gone through the big one earlier in the year, the 4 weeks of this one seemed to fly by; but has it done any good? Other than to slow the pace for a couple of weeks. We went in … Continue reading →

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50 Years and Still Going Strong

Posted on 12 September 2020 by Alan Bell

Or at least she hasn’t killed me yet At 12:30 on Saturday the 12th September 1970, I married Mary, the love of my life; although at the time we had only known each other for 6 months. A couple of … Continue reading →

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Crew Dragon docks with ISS

Posted on 31 May 2020 by Alan Bell

Just watched the Crew Dragon docking with the ISS and managed to take some great screen captures                           Doug Hurley, the Crew Dragon commander, was the pilot of STS-135, the final flight of the Space Shuttle program on the … Continue reading →

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NASA–Space X & Crew Dragon

Posted on 30 May 2020 by Alan Bell

Watched the launch of the Space X Demo-2 Falcon carrying NASA Astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley in the Crew Dragon today.                   https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2020/05/30/nasas-spacex-demo-2-launch-a-great-day-for-america/ Back in the early 1960’s we were fortunate to read about and watch mans first exploration … Continue reading →

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