Many of London 2012's sustainability measures were given the thumbs up by UN Under-Secretary General and UN Environment Programme Executive Director Achim Steiner as he toured final preparations for the summer Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The weather was scorching and the competition was even hotter at the Hurstpierpoint College National Schools and Pony Club Jumping Championships, Hickstead. It was a closely-fought competition but in the end the Senior Schools Individual Championship went to Millie Singleton, a pupil from Hurstpierpoint College. Millie, from Washington near Pulborough, put in a superlative performance to beat nearly 150 other riders to the title.
I am sure that plenty of us are more than happy to see the sun make its appearance this week, after the dreadful floods and down-pouring of rain we have had so far this summer in the UK - but spare a thought for your pets, especially your dogs, as the temperature rises and the humidity soars. Many pet owners have seen their furry friends start to moult and grow a new thicker coat as their bodies became confused with the unusually cold and wet weather of the last few month - and now the sudden turn in conditions has left a lot of dogs sporting a slightly thicker summer coat in the middle of a mini heat wave. It is in your dogs best interest to try to keep exercise to a minimum throughout the heat of the day - and make the most of the light early mornings and late evenings when the sun is not so high in the sky. Some good advice and early warning signs can be found at AgilityNet and pets.webmd.com
Louis Pearl, The Amazing Bubble Man has been thrilling audiences around the world for nearly 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles. This August he returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for the 6th successive year with his brand new show. Louis Pearl, The Amazing Bubble Man will perform at Assembly George Square from Wednesday 1st until Monday 27th August 2012.
A Grand Day Out is a fun charity dog walk organised by Wallace & Gromit's Children's Foundation and the Kennel Club Charitable Trust and has been created to help sick children and make a difference to dogs across the UK. Three organised sponsored walks will be taking place across the country in 2012, with the first taking place at Tyntesfield National Trust House near Bristol on the 29th July.
This year during the Edinburgh Fringe at The Space on the Mile you can catch the General Silliness Productions new adaptation of ‘A Servant to Two Masters’ by Carlo Goldoni. Running from the 3rd to11th August at 12:30pm this performance, based on the same classic play as the very successful National Theatre production, One Man Two Guvnors, A Servant to Two Masters goes back to its 18th Century Venetian roots.
