Bakewell bake off

Bakewell, the “ancient capital of the Peak District” in the north of England, is home to two pastries- the Bakewell tart and the lesser known Bakewell Pudding. Said to be the result of an incompetent cook’s error, using savoury rather than sweet pastry to make a jam pie for her mistress, the pudding caught on

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Endurance

Why take the ice bucket challenge when you could do the Cold plunge for those in need? This is a charity event to support the homeless run by Glenelg Rotary Club with the Surf Lifesaving Club in August (winter), described by a local newspaper as a “plunge into freezing water.” On the day it was

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