"James Watt, I never saw such an idle boy; take a book or employ yourself usefully; for the last hour you have not spoken a word, but taken off the lid of that kettle and put it on again, holding now a cup and now a silver spoon over the steam, watching how it rises from the spout, and catching the drops of water it turns into. Are you not ashamed to spend your time in this way?"
In this series I’ve sought out the great and the good, and happily this month I investigate one of the very best. He’s a personal hero too, and so I’m very happy that my research has only reaffirmed to me what a truly Great Briton Herbert George Wells was. Let’s delve more deeply into the life of the man they call the Father of Science Fiction.
So 5 of our Prestige-ers got lured into doing something called a ‘Tough Mudder’.
And what exactly IS one of those ? Coz it sounded to me like the type of organisation/event that no-one other than some horrible cliquey gang of possessed gym bunnies or mental squaddies would ever want to belong to, let alone partake of. And actually, that proved to be about the size of it.
Anyway, I asked the girls to tell me about their most memorable moments...so here we go!
I love Rugby. The camaraderie, the brutality, the gentlemen players, the bounce of the oval ball, the smell of Deep Heat in the changing room, playing in the mud and rain…in short I love everything about the great game.
Having a Rugby World Cup coming to our shores is the best thing ever! So for those of you who are still uninitiated into this great game, I’ve put together a Beginners Guide to the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
Sir Steve Redgrave is one of Britain’s greatest ever sportsmen. He’s famous for having won 5 Olympic gold medals in his chosen sport of Rowing in 5 consecutive Olympic Games over a 20 year period.
But he’s loved and revered for his down-to-earthness, his humility, his courage and his niceness despite all of that success. He has transcended his sport and become one of Britain’s most recognizable and respected ambassadors. Let’s take a look at what makes him tick.