Just realised we're not on the official list!!!

Can you squeeze in two more please, Sam and I are keen to join you all. How/when do we need to get the deposit money to you Susie?

Cheers,

Gibster.

Haha, we haven't even seen the finished article yet. We had several interviews via email whilst walking ever northwards but we certainly didn't realise we were getting the centre spread!!! How cool is THAT!!! 8) Hopefully it will generate a whole heapload more donations. The justgiving site is curre...

Just posting to keep this thread on the homepage! If you've never been before it's an AMAZING experience. £4 for adults, £2 for kids. Can't be bad

PS - it can get pretty warm in the halls, could be a good idea to bring a small bottle of water, saves queuing up to buy one!

Cheers,

Gibster.

It's definitely a cranefly, and a female too (pointy tip to the abdomen) - possibly the very common Tipula paludosa . Certainly the wing length looks shorter than the abdomen length, which seems right for the species. But there are quite a few of them so don't take that as a definitive ID! Cheers, G...

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