British troops educating the Iraqis

Ah - makes yer proud !

UK Trip - update

Well it;s only about 10 days til we fly over to the UK and it's looking like there may be a few pints and pies featuring in the trip.

Here's the itinerary so far:
Sun Apr 1- Tue Apr 3 -we'll be in Formby if anyone is around. We plan to go to the Maritime Museum in Liverpool and hit the great charity shops in Southport.

Wed Apr 04 - Head off to Sheffield via M/cr and Eyam in the Peaks ( Andrew is fascinated by the Black Death and there is a museum there as the village was decimated by it ) to see Paul(from my STA days) and Val. Paul got in touch via Friends Reunited last year and we have lots of catching up to do.

Thu Apr 05 - National Coal Museum Wakefield and Pontefract castle for Andrew's medieval studies -stay at Stu's.Piss up with Carole and Daz too.

Fri Apr 06 Hoping to see Julie and Maurad in Manchester for brunch then the kids are enrolled for a 2 hour coaching session at MCFC Academy with the Academy coaches. Race over to Eastlands for the relegation 6 pointer v Charlton - hopefully meet up with my old mate Julian at the ground for a pint or 2 then back to Formby Fri nt after football -arr time dependent on size of protest outside ground.

SAT -SUN APR 07 08 -Formby

If anyone is around in the N West over theis time frame we'd love to meet up for a bevvy or 3.