Welcome to the Blunsdon Blog's shop. I've had a number of enquiries about books, T shirts and polo shirts so I thought I'd bring them all together in one place, hence the shop.
In 2007 three intrepid speedway fans embarked on an adventurous tour of Sweden taking in meetings in Vetlanda, Linkoping, Gislaved and Malilla culminating with the Scandinavian Speedway Grand Prix. This is their diary, with colour photographs, of the tour.
Essential reading for all speedway fans and for those with an interest in travel and Sweden.
Jeff Scott, he of "Showered in Shale fame, writes:
Tina Turner famously asked “what’s love got to do with it?”Now that you have this book in your hands you have a real treat in store and you’ll find that love is indeed one of the key ingredients when it comes to successful track curation. Well, along with skill, dedication, tenacity and humour – qualities that you’ll find time and again in spades throughout these pages. Most of all, sit back and enjoy a unique account of a rollercoaster season at Swindon speedway in the hands of your conscientious guide and host, Graham Cooke!
Featuring over 400 photographs, many not previously published on the web site.
My grandfather fought in both the Boer and 1st World Wars; he never spoke of his experiences. When he died we discovered a box containing letters, photographs, press cuttings and his medals. Since then I have tried to piece together his war time record. When I tried to teach secondary aged children about the poetry of the 1st World War many found it hard to grasp the enormity of it all, until I bought in my grandfather's memorabilia - suddenly it all clicked. I tried to find a book that would combine the history of the Great War with the poetry and the poets, but couldn't find one. So I set about writing this book. Including all of the Great War poems in their context, the book also features a section on the materials my grandfather left and also some research that I have recently done into his family history.
These are published by a company called Lulu and are available on a "Print on Demand" (PoD) basis. When an order is placed the copy is printed and then dispatched. So far I've been absolutely delighted with the quality of the printing although there is some delay between ordering and the items arriving.
Please note also that the price of a printed book does not include Postage and packing.
The T shirts, coming soon, will also only be available on a PoD basis.
