Now I guess we’ve all heard about the Ice Bucket Challenge. Whether or not you accept that only around 7% of what money is raised actually funds research with the majority paying for admin, one Belgian photographer living in Spain put himself for the stunt in a big way. He arranged for a friend to dump water on him from a firefighting aircraft. Unfortunately someone miscalculated the amount of water to be used, and he was knocked senseless when 400 gallons was dropped on him from a great height. As a result instead of helping the sick, he ended up being airlifted to hospital himself!

It was rather a sad day today as, at least for the time being, we had the final ESSEX TALE from Carl Merry. For his final offering we
heard all about Matilda Fitzwalter – probably better known as Maid Marion of Robin Hood fame. Now I guess most people would associate her with Sherwood Forest and Nottingham, rather than Essex but to learn more about her Essex connections listen again to the story by clicking on the link below: –

Right I’ll see you again next week when we’ll have a ghost story from Margaret Mills.
Scott