Rutland to Melton CiCLE Challenge

Glorious weather for the Rutland to Melton CiCLE Challenge 2011 sponsored this year by Tescos. Reputed to be one of the toughest road races in the calender in this country with cyclists from all over the world entering.
This year the race was started by the Rt Hon Alan Duncan MP and the new High Sheriff for Rutland, Peter Lawson.

Belvoir Half Marathon

Beautiful crisp,sunny morning at Hose last Sunday for the Belvoir Half Marathon when over 580 runners turned up to take part. Winner was Chris Southam from Stilton Striders in a time of 1.13.

Runners Setting Off at the Start

Winner Chris Southam from the Stilton Striders in Melton Mowbray

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RAF Cottesmore Marches Through Oakham for the Last Time

Sad day in Oakham on Thursday. Royal Air Force Cottesmore marched through Oakham in Rutland for the very last time. Before they marched through the town to the Rutland Museum for a reception a service was held at All Saints church in the town.
It really is the end of an era

Army Benevolent Fund-ABF-Annual Curry Lunch at St George's Barracks

On Sunday, 13th March, the Annual Curry Lunch organised to raise money for the Army Benevolent Fund-The Soldiers Charity-was held at St George's Barracks, Edith Weston.
As with every other year the event was very well supported, may it long continue.

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Cottesmore Hunt Meet at Pickwell Manor

Had a great morning out photographing the Cottesmore Hunt meet at Pickwell Manor on Tuesday 2nd Feb. The time of the meet was changed from 11am to 12 noon presumably because of the possibility of ice.

 

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HRH Prince Charles Visits Launde Abbey

Had a great day yesterday photographing HRH Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, during his visit to Launde Abbey. The atmosphere was relaxed and there wasn't any pushing and shoving trying to get the best picture due to the fact there were very few photographers vying for best position there. All in all a great afternoon. You can see the pictures I took by logging on to www.jimharrisonphotographer.photoshelter.com

Oakham from the Air

Have found some images I took whilst flying over Oakham in Rutland. They are really interesting. If you want to see all of the images, and I hope you do, you will need to log on to www.jimharrison.photoshelter.com

Cottesmore Hunt Meet at the Kennels, Ashwell, Oakham, Rutland

Despite the damp,grey weather there was a good turnout for the Cottesmore Hunt meet held at the kennels in Ashwell near Oakham, Rutland. 

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CRB Check This Councillor

How can it be right that an Oakham Town Councillor puts on display pornographic images in an official Oakham Town Council notice board, is subsequently arrested and is then seen taking photographs at Royce Playing fields where there are children present when the new equipment was officially opened. Should a man who obviously has a penchant for displaying pornographic images on a public notice board be allowed anywhere near children? I THINK NOT! As a councillor he may be visiting other establishments where there are children present AND THAT CANNOT BE RIGHT. Perhaps he ought to undergo a CRB check before being allowed anywhere near children again. He certainly needs to be watched very closely.

Steam Nostalgia

A steam train passing through Oakham in Rutland

A Lonely Figure

Brookes cutting a lonely figure on Saturday morning (17th April 2010) as he stood outside the Victoria Halls hoping some poor unsuspecting soul would speak to him during his surgery. Didn't even see his puppet master turn up to speak to him, how sad is that.

Spring is sprung

To all who wish to know the real reason why I resigned as an Oakham Town Councillor see the original letter sent to the Chair printed below


Dear Chair

On Wednesday 17th February 2010 a new councillor will be sitting in the Council Chamber. Allegedly, this new councillor has made repeated personal attacks on various members of this council including myself either verbally or on his web based sites. You will know about this more than any of us as you have had to put up with alleged constant harrassment from this man to the point it made you ill and threatened to ruin what should have been one of the highlights of you being an Oakham Town Councillor.

He has also allegedly attacked the credibility of the Oakham Town Council on numerous occasions and made accusations that the Oakham Town Council was conspiring against him. Similarly, he has allegedly done the same to RCC and also made personal attacks on some members of that council as well.

I fail to understand why a man who appears to hate the Oakham Town Council and some of its members so much would want to be a member of that council.

I am unable to sit around a table with this man and discuss policy matters and other matters appertaining to the town and so on a matter of principle feel that the only course of action open to me is to regrettfully resign my post as an Oakham Town Councillor.

Jim Harrison

16th February 2010