Thorpe Park Theme Park June 1980 Shortly after it opened - Cine Film throthelens 2013-04-27 | Thorpe Park June 1980 Shortly after it opened complete with WW1 mock airfield and aircraft. No thrill rides!Taken on Super 8 cine film
Philips TV 43pus7303 picture jumping every 3 seconds throthelens 2023-12-14 | Suddenly started this jumping, so far I have;Carried out Factory resetTurned off Eco optionPulled mains power for 5mins and held Stby power button to discharge allPulled all HDMI and USB connections and restartedNothing changed, any other ideas please?
Birds in distress sounds from Wraysbury Reservoir - Night-time throthelens 2021-10-07 | Birds in distress sounds from Wraysbury Reservoir at nightBroadcast by the National Physical Laboratory who carry out acoustic research on water.Site was MOD controlled
Wraysbury Summer Fair 1997 throthelens 2020-11-06 | Wraysbury Summer Fair 1997 (Nr Heathrow & Staines)Wraysbury Jazz clubWraysbury Scouts BBQWraysbury Cricket Club green
UFO or flying insect? China Great Wall 2017 throthelens 2020-07-02 | Having just watched UFO Hunters episode called UFO Storm, there is a segment showing what they say is one of UK's best UFO pictures of an Unidentified FO and a small tornado.Well to me the UFO looks like a small flying bug that was passing in frame.I took a very similar photo in China while visiting the Great Wall, it was summer, very hot and I saw a number of flying beetles whizzing about. I'm certain that's all my picture captured.What do you think?
Wraysbury November 5th 1999 Guy Fawkes Night throthelens 2014-01-20 | Bonfire run by the Wraysbury Scouts
Model Steam Boat Victorian style throthelens 2012-12-21 | Neat candle powered model steam boat. Has a tiny steam capsule which ejects a pulse of steam followed by a vacuum which replenishes the capsule to repeat until the candle or water runs out. Nice chuff-chuff sound.In a straight line the boat travels surprisingly quickly.
Space Shuttle over Heathrow 1983 Piggy-Back Ferry Flight Super 8mm film throthelens 2012-08-07 | Space Shuttle over Wraysbury Nr.Heathrow Piggy-Back Ferry FlightSurprise event, snatched on Super 8mm cine film, taken 5th June 1983STS 'Enterprise'
Birds in distress sounds from Wraysbury Reservoir - Daytime throthelens 2012-07-22 | Birds in distress sounds from Wraysbury ReservoirBroadcast by the National Physical Laboratory who carry out acoustic research on water 22 July 2012.
British Airways Engineering Heathrow Airport- Tech Block D - Lapping & Honing CSDU throthelens 2011-12-23 | From 1996, based at Hatton Cross, BA Engineering Component Overhaul workshops, (now moved to Bulls Bridge in Hayes). Constant Speed Drive Unit piston blocks.
Soft Lights & Sweet Music 1941 Ambrose and his band 9.5mm film throthelens 2011-01-21 | The film opens at Cowbridge College (for mature students!) with theme tune being played by Ambrose and his band, followed by:- "We're Tops On Saturday Night" sung by Jack Cooper. Then to the Assembly Rooms where the presentation of diplomas takes place by Harry Tate, principal, and introduces the Western Brothers who have perfected a television apparatus, which provides the link for various variety presentations to follow.
Coca Cola Hill Top Reunion TV advert throthelens 2011-01-20 | 1990, as a follow-up to the original commercial, called "Hilltop Reunion", aired during coverage of Super Bowl XXIV featuring the singers and their children, and culminating in a medley of this song and the then-current "Can't Beat the Real Thing" jingle. "I'd Like to Buy the World a Coke" has had a lasting connection with the viewing public. Advertising surveys consistently identify it as one of the best commercials of all time, and the sheet music continues to sell more than thirty years after the song was written.
Rover 400 Mk 1 (early 90s) R8 Russian theme TV advert throthelens 2011-01-20 | Rover 400 TV advert for the R8 model
Zizi Colleur DAffiches Animation Early Disney Style 9.5 throthelens 2011-01-20 | I dont know anything about this but it looks (and sounds) rather like early Disney, though I will say a lot of them do. Any info please?
ADRIFT - Russian Father and Son on Kawasaky for 6 months throthelens 2011-01-19 | Interesting news report about 1983, on a survival incident. They ended up at Phuket, lucky to have made it to there.
Xmas 2010 Budgie Football throthelens 2010-12-31 | Sparky having a bit of fun with the Christmas decorations.
Mouse feeding on Berries throthelens 2010-09-10 | Just spotted this mouse halfway up our garden wall having a feast on some berries. Some reflections spoil the clarity of the shot but thought it was worth sharing anyway.
Wraysbury Fair June 1999 - Jazz Parade throthelens 2010-09-02 | Wraysbury Fair June 1999 - Jazz Parade
James May Plays with his Sax (Beatles number) throthelens 2010-08-25 | James May Plays with his Sax !
BABALU Apartments Gran Canaria - Puerto Rico - August 2010 throthelens 2010-08-21 | Cheap holiday through Thomas Cook from Gatwick, about £1400 for 2 weeks for 3 people inc flight, self catering at the Babalu apartments on the top of the hill Puerto Rico. Does what it says on the tin type of holiday, basic but only there to catch some sun. Cheap food and drink too. Superb balcony. All pictures and video from Samsung S760 compact camera.
P38 Range Rover Filling Fuel single handed from a Jerrycan no SPILL throthelens 2010-07-31 | Simple but effective, buy a cheap plastic sucker, a Flex-Spout funnel and find a piece of string. Patent applied for!
Compaq Presario R3000 DC power fix SIMPLE & CHEAP throthelens 2009-11-17 | Easy fix for bad DC external power socket on Compaq R3000 laptop Use a section of hobby electronics board,(from MAPLINS etc) cut to 8 strips wide, trim off center 6 copper strips so they don't enter the socket, solder on a new DC connector or use fly leads, +V is nearest the screen. -V is nearest the spacebar, easy workable fix that doesn't have you stripping out the motherboard, charge status light works as normal. This will work on other Compaq & HP with same port used for docking station or multi-media cable.HP XC1000
