Growing up is hard to do

Advantages: Genuinely honest look at a teenage boy growing up
Disadvantages: May be overlooked due to the dynamic novels of today

...The novel Buddy is suitable for readers aged 10-16 and has been frequently used in secondary schools as a class reader. However, adults may find it entertaining and may like to read it also. It is a good novel with the availability of two sequels as well as a drama and a film based on the sequel Buddy's song (with Roger Daltrey as Buddy's dad and Chesney Hawke as Buddy himself with the infamous song "One and Only") Nigel Hinton is a confirmed novelist of children's books and his works have won prizes for literature and it is easy to see why. Buddy is a realistic look at social issues today without becoming too heavy. Buddy Clark is the main character and is growing up in a house with very little money with his Buddy Holly loving Teddy Boy father and his increasingly dissatisfied mother. After Buddy steals some money for a school...

Ohajiki 19.11.2007 · Read review
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Why Harvester should have paid attention at school

Advantages: Pleasant food and atmosphere, 'free' salad and children's desserts, bar area is nice and desserts are delicious
Disadvantages: Food is nothing out of the ordinary, can't book tables, quite expensive for a chain pub

...When Harvesters first came onto the scene, probably ten years or so ago now, they were something quite new and special. Yes, we had Beefeaters and Berni Inns (remember those?!) but the idea of a chain pub was still in its infancy, and with its salad cart, ice cream desserts and wholesome, country-style food, Harvester was an innovative idea. Their customary ?Have you ever been to a Harvester before?? line (which, being pedantic, is grammatically incorrect, as you should never finish a sentence with a preposition!), which featured in all their adverts, and was actually repeated by staff when you arrived at the restaurant, furthered the concept of the Harvester experience being something new and a little different. On visiting my local Harvester (The Cat and Fiddle at Hinton, Hampshire) at the weekend, I was disappointed not to be...

Pumpkin 19.11.2001 · Read review
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Review of The Cat and the Fiddle, Hinton, Hapshire

Pleasant Natural Location

Advantages: Close to Cambridge City Centre, beautiful clean site, lovely natural setting
Disadvantages: Not a lot of extra facilities

...When visiting some of the major cities in the UK it is not always possible to have a caravan site which is close enough to the city centre to cycle in. Sadly many cities are also not particularly cycling friendly either. Not so with Cambridge which has in Cherry Hinton a caravan park within a mile or so of the city and with excellent marked cycle paths to reach right into the heart of the city. Of course with its high student population all of whom seem to own a bicycle there are plenty of places where you can leave your bike safely. Cherry Hinton Caravan Park is a typical Caravan Club site. It is kept immaculately clean by the on-site wardens who are usually retired or semi-retired Caravan Club members. They are always caravan enthusiasts and know what caravanners want, that is a quiet site with the facilities close to hand. Things...

polydeuces 14.05.2001 · Read review
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Review of Cherry Hinton Caravan Club Site

Dr J JONES

Advantages: none
Disadvantages: many

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Review of Hinton Grange Hotel, Hinton

Faulty Towers

Advantages: None
Disadvantages: Cold, smelly, bad service.

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Review of Hinton Grange Hotel, Hinton

Who's Your Daddy?

Advantages: Great light entertainment, superb cast
Disadvantages: If you don't like Eddie Murphy or children, stay away!

...Daddy Day Care was released by Revolution Studios in 2003. Written by Geoff Rodkey and directed by Steve Carr. The Cast Charlie Hinton - Eddie Murphy (Showtime, Beverly Hills Cop) Phil - Jeff Garlin (Curb Your Enthusiasm) Marvin - Steve Zahn (National Security, You've Got Mail) Ben Hinton - Khamani Griffin (Barnyard, Happy Feet) Kim Hinton - Regina King (Jerry Maguire, Miss Congeniality 2) Bruce - Kevin Nealon (Weeds) Dan Kubitz - Jonathan Katz (Dr. Katz) Ms. Harridan - Angelica Houston (The Addams Family) .... and a whole cast of adorable kids, many of whom are recognisable from other roles. For any fans of House, watch our for Lisa Edelstein (Dr. Cuddy in House) as virtually unrecognisable plastic surgery obsessed mom to spoilt Crispin. Charlie Hinton enjoys his role as successful advertising excutive. Unluckily...

miasmum82 06.07.2008 · Read review
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Review of Daddy Day Care (DVD)

One kid just ain't enough for some people

Advantages: Good light hearted comedy with a great storyline
Disadvantages: None

...Daddy Day Care. (Film only review) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Plot. Charlie Hinton has great plans for the future, starting with sending his son Ben to the states top Day Care facility now that he has his well paid job, and his wife Kim is returning to work as a lawyer, but as we all know even our best laid plans with great intentions don't always work out as we want them to. The Storyline. = Charlie (Eddie Murphy) and his best friend Phil (Jeff Garlin) are high flyers in the advertising department of a food development company. Both have wives and young sons, and both plan to send there sons to the states best Day Care facility Chapman's Academy. Sadly the both lose there jobs, and with no new career opportunities arising they are forced into becoming stay-at-home fathers. Charlie and Phil...

welshwickedone 22.08.2006 · Read review
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Plenty for all to see and do.

Advantages: Great day out for all the family
Disadvantages: Too much to see in one day

...2008 sees the 40th Anniversary of the Great Dorset Steam Fair. This is the worlds largest of its type. It happens every year at the end of August - beginning of September. The weather is usually quite hot but you should always go prepared for the worst. It was started by Michael Oliver and his friends from the Dorset Steam and Historical Vehicle Club. The original site was a 400 acre field near Stourpaine Village in Dorset. It is now based at Tarrant Hinton in Dorset near Blandford Forum. This is a 600 acre site so as you can imagine you cant get round the whole show in one day, luckily it takes place over several days. It attracts over 200,000 people each year. It features traction engines, road rollers, heavy horse displays. There are several large show rings which at designated periods throughout the day have different shows in...

wildtinsey 16.07.2008 · Read review
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A very different angle to the movie... but an intriguing one

Advantages: A totally different approach to the movie which followed, a whole new world
Disadvantages: For some the lack of gang fighting may disappoint

...nowhere near as rational and confident as Arnold. LUNKFACE: A huge african-american brick wall. What he lacks in tact and intelligence he replaces with pure brute force. He is a menace to control and frequently contradicts and argues with the other members. He always wants a fight or a sordid liaison and is usually the reason why the Dominator?s end up in trouble. However, he is so handy to have around in a fight that these things are overlooked by the gang. BIMBO: He is the gang?s advisor, quite level-headed. He wears the same uniform as the other Dominators, but also wars a large trenchcoat in which he keeps the gangs supply of alcohol and provisions. DEWEY: Probably the most level-headed member of the gang but he displays a need to be part of the Dominators, something which becomes more evident as the novel progresses. HINTON: He is...

BZ2886 20.07.2009 · Read review
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Review of The Warriors - Sol Yurick

Walk Through the Fire

Advantages: Music and dancing
Disadvantages: None

...This is the musical episode from Buffy the vampire slayer which first started in 1997, this episode was the 7th in the 6th season of the series and aired on the 06/11/2001. This episode was written and directed by Joss Whedon. The actors include Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy), Nicolas Brendon (Xander), Alyson Hannigan (Willow), Anthony Stewart Head (Giles), James Marsters (Spike), Amber Benson (Tara), Michelle Tractenberg (Dawn) and Hinton Battle (Sweet). When it first starts all the girls are shown going about there normal day then it skips to the night when Buffy is out on her slaying duties when she comes across some demons then bursts into song, strange. So the next day when in the magic shop she mentions that she burst into somg last night and did anybody else, we find out that they did then Giles bursts into song. Throughout...

bohoangel 13.07.2006 · Read review
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