So friday was comic relief. I organised a little night of fun and games for the kids of my local village. We did it it 2 years ago and i was sponsored to be gunged which was really messy. That wasn't a possibility this year with my arm strapped up.
They had a good time though. Malteser racing was particularly entertaining although i couldn't get some adults together for a grown up version. We raised £66 in total which wasn't bad considering the numbers that came and the prices we were charging. Anyway every little helps.
Last night in a moment of madness i bid on the Ruby Wax twit relief on Ebay. I was expecting to be outbid quite quickly. That didn't happen so i woke up this morning to find out i was the winning bidder. That'll learn me. Part of me wanted to win it but part of me thinks it's a lot of money. At the end of the day it's for a good cause and i'm sure that Comic Relief will make much better use of it than i will.
So i shall be going to watch Ruby Wax getting botox and going to see her show, oh and she will be following me on twitter. A little random to say the least.
Sunday, 20 March 2011
Monday, 7 March 2011
Oxford Castle
I went to Oxford Castle today which was interesting.
It was more a tour of the old prison than the castle to be honest but that is what i was interested in anyway.
First stop was an Anglo Saxon tower which we had to walk up the smallest spiral staircase ever. It was a treacherous walk to say the least but the view from the top was fantastic. Getting back down was hideous.
Then we went down into a haunted Norman crypt which scared the shit out of me.
Then up to a corridor riddled with cells. They were tiny and sometimes held 30 people. There were only 8 of us and it was cosy!
We made our way through a series of corridors with cells going off them and finally up another spiral staircase. This was less hazardous than the previous one. This led us to a room with bits of interactive things in it. I took the opportunity to dress up like a prisoner and prison officer. There was also a stepper thing which prisoners had to climb 19,000ft on. It move 10cm with every step! Then there was the solid metal bed which didn't look particularly comfortable.
Another thing we came across was a couple of cameras which took your mug shot which we eventually realised put your pictures on a screen for everyone to see!
The hospital wing left something to be desired and i wasn't taken with the solitary confinement cell which was tiny.
When we had finished we walked up the Mott (Oxford Castle).
The best part for me was going into Malmaison. The TV show Bad Girls was filmed there and the hotel is what was G Wing in the show. I made an excuse i wanted a menu to take away just to get in then asked if i could have a look. It looked just like G Wing! A little posher but i was on the set! The old staricases and walkways are still there and the cell doors are the room doors. I was absolutely taken aback. I was very surprised at how narrow the place was. It was quite long and high but very narrow. I would love to stay there for a night just to experience it as the rooms are the old cells. That had to be the highlight standing in G Wing.
It was more a tour of the old prison than the castle to be honest but that is what i was interested in anyway.
First stop was an Anglo Saxon tower which we had to walk up the smallest spiral staircase ever. It was a treacherous walk to say the least but the view from the top was fantastic. Getting back down was hideous.
Then we went down into a haunted Norman crypt which scared the shit out of me.
Then up to a corridor riddled with cells. They were tiny and sometimes held 30 people. There were only 8 of us and it was cosy!
We made our way through a series of corridors with cells going off them and finally up another spiral staircase. This was less hazardous than the previous one. This led us to a room with bits of interactive things in it. I took the opportunity to dress up like a prisoner and prison officer. There was also a stepper thing which prisoners had to climb 19,000ft on. It move 10cm with every step! Then there was the solid metal bed which didn't look particularly comfortable.
Another thing we came across was a couple of cameras which took your mug shot which we eventually realised put your pictures on a screen for everyone to see!
The hospital wing left something to be desired and i wasn't taken with the solitary confinement cell which was tiny.
When we had finished we walked up the Mott (Oxford Castle).
The best part for me was going into Malmaison. The TV show Bad Girls was filmed there and the hotel is what was G Wing in the show. I made an excuse i wanted a menu to take away just to get in then asked if i could have a look. It looked just like G Wing! A little posher but i was on the set! The old staricases and walkways are still there and the cell doors are the room doors. I was absolutely taken aback. I was very surprised at how narrow the place was. It was quite long and high but very narrow. I would love to stay there for a night just to experience it as the rooms are the old cells. That had to be the highlight standing in G Wing.
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