Life in Beckworth » Hugh Grant http://visitbeckworth.co.uk/life-in-beckworth Bringing you the (almost) everyday comings and goings of the residents of Beckworth, a typical English market town. Informing you about their lives through the mediums of words, images, an interactive map and stereophonic sound recordings Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:56:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Local Tourist Attraction Re-Opens http://visitbeckworth.co.uk/life-in-beckworth/tourist-information/local-tourist-attraction-re-opens/ http://visitbeckworth.co.uk/life-in-beckworth/tourist-information/local-tourist-attraction-re-opens/#comments Thu, 11 Jun 2015 13:17:24 +0000 a resident of Beckworth http://visitbeckworth.co.uk/life-in-beckworth/?p=5142 Continue reading →]]> Dear all. Just a reminder that the town is expecting an influx of tourists next week when Beckworth’s premier attraction Derek Peculiar’s House Of Peculiarities reopens after a five-year £155 refurb. Mr Derek’s nephew, Hugh Grant, will reopen his dead Uncle’s life work on Monday, with free entry for the first two punters. So he’s execting quite a queue. Welder and amateur psychic Mr Peculiar originally opened the “museum of the strange” in 1975 to share his collection of odd things from around the world with the public. The repainted wooden house will once again give pride of place to showcasing his unique collection of scale models made from elastic bands. I can’t wait to visit on Monday. Or another day if I’m busy watching day time telly. Yours Natalie Clifton, Tourist Information

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(Above) Hugh Grant looks forward to reopening his Uncle’s World famous House Of Peculiarities next week

]]> http://visitbeckworth.co.uk/life-in-beckworth/tourist-information/local-tourist-attraction-re-opens/feed/ 0 Astrologers Descend On Beckworth http://visitbeckworth.co.uk/life-in-beckworth/christine-batley/astrologers-descend-on-beckworth/ http://visitbeckworth.co.uk/life-in-beckworth/christine-batley/astrologers-descend-on-beckworth/#comments Sat, 09 Aug 2014 14:05:00 +0000 a resident of Beckworth http://visitbeckworth.co.uk/life-in-beckworth/?p=3971 Continue reading →]]> Great news just in. Some of the World’s greatest astrologers are spending the next few days camped out on Beckworth’s sports field in the hope of seeing a meteorite storm, or something starry, in the night sky. Famed astrology brothers Hugh and Russell Grant have arranged the “field trip” and even laid on tents and sleeping bags for the skyward looking nerdy experts. Russell explained to me over skinny latte and biscuits that “if the clouds clear tomorrow night we’ll see the Moon at it’s biggest and brightest as it will be in it’s closest position to earth.” I’m sorry to say I started to nod off as he carried on “And for the next few nights and Jupiter is rising in Uranus then Beckworth will probably have one of the best views in the Northern Hemisphere of a large meteor storm crashing to earth” I stirred and said that sounded scary but brother Hugh calmed my nerves by stroking my hair and saying “the meteors will most likely burn up on entry” before casually adding “but if they do crash to earth and cause a nuisence it will be New Zealand and Australia that will be in the firing line.” So if you have chance look up at the sky tonight and see if australasia is about to be wiped out. Christine Batley. Chief Star Spotting Correspondent. Beckworth Guardian

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(Above) An artist’s impression of tonight’s moon over Beckworth

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