#OTD 20May1823
200yrs ago today in front of 30,000 spectators Tom Spring defeats Bill Neate in 8rds & 37min for the Championship of England in a field opposite The Queen Charlotte Inn on the London Road 1 mile from #Andover (£200 a-side)
#HarryHolt #Holt #Genealogy #Bareknuckle #Boxing #Pugilist #Regency #Georgian #C18th #C19th #History
#otd #Andover #HarryHolt #Holt #genealogy #bareknuckle #boxing #Pugilist #Regency #Georgian #c18th #C19th #history
"“The Edinburgh festival has had its time, why not do a festival in Nether Wallop?” – a village name plucked out of the ether purely for its quirkiness."
#Salisbury #Andover #ComicRelief
Comic Relief’s outlandish origin story – inside Nether Wallop festival
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/mar/17/comic-relief-nether-wallop-festival?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
#Salisbury #Andover #comicrelief
A great win for ex-Dave Rayner Fdn -funded rider Millie Couzens at today’s #Andover supercross event
#CX #DaveRaynerFdn #Cycling #wielrennen #cyclisme
Full results
https://www.velouk.net/2022/11/19/cx-result-andover-supercross/
#Andover #cx #DaveRaynerFdn #cycling #wielrennen #cyclisme
Back from a walk around Rooksbury Mill #Andover. Lovely sunny autumn afternoon but incredibly mild for the time of year. Shouldn't really be out in November wearing a t-shirt.
Lots of gadwalls on the lakes, and saw a pochard there for the first time.
#wildlife #photography #nature #Andover
⚠️ #Hampshire, UK. IT problems caused by construction workers cutting fibre cabling is causing significant IT issues at #Andover and #Winchester Royal County Hospitals, negatively affecting appointments.
#winchester #Andover #hampshire