Fake Egyptian Statue made in Shed to go on display

A council which was duped into paying £440,000 for a fake Egyptian statuette said that it hopes to put the sculpture on display in a local museum. Bolton Council bought the 20-inch Princess Amarna in 2003 after it was authenticated as 3,300 years old by the Egyptology department at Christie’s and the British Museum. In… Continue reading Fake Egyptian Statue made in Shed to go on display

Sheddies keep crocodile in their shed

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All the serious papers have picked up on this today. The metro, http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article2182423.ece, Daily mail, and the not so serious ones the telegraph. Most neighbours have a pet dog or cat – but not Siouxsie Gillett and Mark Amey. The animal mad couple have got an entire zoo their back garden complete with a crocodile,… Continue reading Sheddies keep crocodile in their shed

Sinclair C5 Stolen from Shed

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THE nephew of the Sinclair C5’s inventor is appealing for the return of his own C5 mini electric vehicle after it was stolen from a garden shed so say the Oxford Times Andrew Bryson, who kept his battery-powered vehicle in his shed at his Faringdon home, discovered last week that his prize possession had vanished.… Continue reading Sinclair C5 Stolen from Shed

Dad’s buried under the shed

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The scarborough evening news this morning! reports A son beat the credit crunch by burying his dad under a shed in the back garden. Now officials at East Riding of Yorkshire Council are hoping to persuade Bridlington man Philip Pilling, 57, to agree to an “alternative” burial arrangement for dad Aubrey, who died just before… Continue reading Dad’s buried under the shed

Shed Cushion – lovely

The very talented Lou-EB has made a wonderful Hand embroidered shed on cotton canvas cushion. You can view more of her great crafty products here including some Doggy Crafts… I would love one of these for Mrs Uncle Wilco’s Summerhouse/shed/womenshed (hint hint)

School that started in shed, opens its doors

The Illford recorder reports A PRIMARY school which started as a classroom in a garden shed has flung open its doors as a fully-fledged school. Rows of smiling faces greeted dozens of guests specially invited to the official opening of Apex Primary School, Argyle Road, Ilford. The opening last Monday signalled the end of more… Continue reading School that started in shed, opens its doors