A council which was duped into paying £440,000 for a fake Egyptian statuette said that it hopes to put the sculpture on display in a local museum. Bolton Council bought the 20-inch Princess Amarna in 2003 after it was authenticated as 3,300 years old by the Egyptology department at Christie’s and the British Museum. In… Continue reading Fake Egyptian Statue made in Shed to go on display
Month: January 2009
Sheddies keep crocodile in their shed
All the serious papers have picked up on this today. The metro, http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article2182423.ece, Daily mail, and the not so serious ones the telegraph. Most neighbours have a pet dog or cat – but not Siouxsie Gillett and Mark Amey. The animal mad couple have got an entire zoo their back garden complete with a crocodile,… Continue reading Sheddies keep crocodile in their shed
Win a copy of Brew your own British Ale
Our friends at Camra of course the people that are Campaigning for Real Ale, Pubs and Drinkers’, like us sheddies! Has given us a copy of the 3rd edition of the excellent Brew Your Own British Real Ale You can win a copy here.
Want an Eco-Straw house? go to Lincolnshire
Not a shed story but we have had a few sheds built by this natural wossname, so read on. Council tenants are being offered houses built of straw in a British first. Four straw-bale semi-detached homes are due to be built by North Kesteven District Council, in Lincolnshire, as part of its drive to provide… Continue reading Want an Eco-Straw house? go to Lincolnshire
Readersheds is an “internet phenomenon”!
Mike over at findaproperty blog had written something nice about readersheds Took a ramble over to readersheds.co.uk a few days ago, and my how they’ve grown! What began as a bit of fun at the end of the garden has mushroomed into an internet phenomenon with forums, blogs, celebrity involvement, merchandising, flickr groups, and, I… Continue reading Readersheds is an “internet phenomenon”!