Brassed Off

Everyone is a bit brassed off down at Dawdle Hall. Read here how a titanic struggle to save the liquid of life caused an outpouring of grief and left more than one poor soul all washed up.

Divine Wind

A major storm has broken over Dawdle Hall! Read here how attempts to harness some amazing stuff called ‘electric wind’ have caused a real flap.

Hats Off to:

The bees bearing little electronic backpacks helping farmers keep an eye on the weather.

Also the robot builders making bionic arms that can be 3D printed around the world.

Plus the engineers who came up with the idea of blowing bubbles out of the bottoms of ships so they can surf on the air mattress and save fuel.

And finally the vet who dressed up as a giant mouse to calm a nervous dog.

Election Fever

Election fever has gripped Dawdle Hall! Read how a bid for local political power by a ‘character candidate’ unleashed hustings hell.

Drawing by Ian Sciacaluga

Hats Off to:

Community Repaint who are brightening up the UK by reselling unwanted pots and helping cut the 50m litres or so that go to waste every year.

Also Charity Bank that lends to charities and social enterprises like the Holne Community Shop and Tea Room in Dartmoor.

Plus top actor Martin Clunes who has had a bespoke wagonette made in Germany which he drives with the help of two horsepower – Clydesdales Ronnie and Bruce

 

 

Mind boggled Lord Dawdle here. Read how canine chaos thwarted my dramatic, bearded hi-tec bid to boost the old brainwaves.

 

 

Hats Off To:

American pigeon fancier and artist Duke Riley who straps lights to the feet of his flock so they can perform amazing illuminated aerial ballets in the night sky.

Nasa’s zero gravity 3D printer which is big enough to produce structures in space and could soon mean factories floating in the eternal void.

The boffins at Oxford University who are working on a phone app that detects nearby mosquitoes and may soon be able to warn of the ones carrying malaria.

Whim set to burst Bitcoin Bubble

Hot on the heels of Bitcoin comes a new cryptocurrency The Whim. Read how teething troubles at Dawdle Hall marred the birth of the sensational computer generated cash bonanza.

Hats Off to:

Expandable shoes charity Because International helping poor children walk safely to school as they grow.

 

 

 

At last! After many years, due to popular demand, Lord Dawdle opens his heart to his public. Learn here about his thrilling roller coaster ride from life on a humble houseboat to master of the seas and all he surveys from the steps of his ancestral pile. Updated regularly.

Swanning around!

We have been swanning around big time at Dawdle Hall. Learn how a mutineer and pedalo pirates almost scuppered a bid to stem the tide of seaborne rubbish.

Hats Off to:

Art from Guantanomo Bay

 

A new kind of House music is about to burst forth from Dawdle Hall. Find out here how the sound of vacuum cleaners, floor polishers and even vegetables brought the Ballroom to life and Whimsy the dog to distraction!

Hats Off to:

Giving advent calendars that help the needy

And

Tesla’s big battery helping Australia keep the lights on

 

McMarbleous!

 

 

We are having a McMarbleous time at Dawdle Hall. Hear how plans were put on paws after a trip to bonny Scotland triggered a Carrara cavalcade.

Hats Off to:

The Titanic of the Mountains about to rise from the depths of despair

And all conkering Chelsea pensioner John Riley

 

 

Going Bananas!

Palm tree potty Lord Horatio here once more. Read how we are going red banana barmy down at Dawdle Hall and, despite the odd “paws” in growth thanks to Whimsy the dog, looking forward to the new wonder fruit gaining mass appeal.

 

 

Have a peek at Hats Off too and meet:

Opera singer Heather Main who serenades her winning racehorses

Rising stone skimming star Charlotte Greenway

Plus engineer Ray Middlesworth who saved London’s secret underground Mail Rail

And the team at Ohio University who have come with a tiny machine that repairs the body.