World Pooh sticks championships, Oxfordshire

A couple of years ago the World Pooh Sticks Championships was voted by Countryfile magazine readers as Britain’s favourite quirky event. Now in its 31st year, it attracts competitors from all over the world and raises several thousand pounds for charity. This year (unlike last) the weather was gorgeous so it seemed the perfect way to spend a lazy Sunday.

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Wow!How? Family Science Fair, Oxford

Last weekend we visited the Wow!How? science fair at the Museum of Natural History and Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford. This is the 10th year of the event, which forms part of the Oxfordshire Science Festival. We’ve been a couple of times before but this year it seemed bigger and better than ever!

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