http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress A Site About Everything and Nothing Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:46:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Foreign Call Centres are inferior to those based in the UK ! Is this me ranting about a bad experience, no - it seems a multi-national company that uses call centres abroad to serve their British customers agree . . . Well sort of As with most things in life money makes ... http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/foreign-call-centres-are-rubbish-official The priory at North Ormsby, also known as Nun Ormsby, date back to the mid 1100s. Sadly nothing but the site and its history remain but what a site ! It’s hardly surprising they wanted to be there . . . The Gilbertine’s certainly knew back then it was all Location, Location, ... http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/north-ormsby-priory-a-history-of-the-lost-lincolnshire-abbey When did the railway first come to Grimsby ? I had no idea personally, but now I do after a little research into the history. It arrived in 1848 and here’s a great engraving to illustrate it The railway has been the precursor of progress the world over. Once invented I imagine places ... http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/steam-trains-in-grimsby-when-did-the-railway-arrive Hitler, the Nazis and the Lincolnshire Boy Scouts It sounds like an unlikely combination . . . that is until you read released MI5 top secret documents which tell of how Adolf Hitler tried to infiltrate the Lincolnshire Boy Scouts ! Around 1937 some young Germans, later found to be the Hitler ... http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/hitler-and-the-boy-scouts-in-lincolnshire The Archbishop of Canterbury came to Grimsby No, it’s not the start of a joke or vulgar limerick, he actually did visit the town last week. ‘It’s the first time any Archbishop of Canterbury has ever visited Grimsby’ is what I was told Hmmmm I thought . . . let’s look into that ... http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/the-archbishop-of-canterbury-and-grimsby-some-history Big Cat Sightings in Lincolnshire It’s a topic once touched on before but one I find particularly interesting so I think it’s worth covering properly. Are there Panthers, lynx, leopards, pumas and the like here in Lincolnshire ? I’d like to split this issue properly in as much as there are hoaxes and ... http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/big-cats-in-lincolnshire-big-cat-sightings Carla Bruni’s Underwear Yes folks you might think it’s making mountains out of a couple of molehills but the pressing issue this week seems to be should Carla Bruni have worn a bra We’ll examine this and other hot topics in this weeks hot shots and damp squibs Thank goodness ... http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/carla-brunis-lingerie-other-important-issues Masonic Gravestones and Freemason’s Graves As part of my mission to visit, photograph and research all the churches in Lincolnshire I’ve also decided to catalogue some of the interesting grave stones and tombs. The Masonic tradition is one of increasing interest to me and something I’m researching all the time, to that ... http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/masonic-gravestones-freemasons-graves Kirkstead Abbey was a Cistercian Abbey dedicated to St Mary and was founded in 1139 - I was there yesterday and it’s really quite spectacular. Here’s a guide to the history and archaeology of the site along with plenty of original photographs Kirkstead Abbey has been on my ‘to visit list’ for ... http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/kirkstead-abbey-a-guide-to-the-history-and-site The mighty Sabaton are about the conquer the world ! Their new album is finished and due for release in May and they are embarking on a worldwide tour as well as doing the festival circuit in 2010 The Vikings are Coming ! I’ve seen Sabaton live in concert and I can assure ... http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/sabaton-tour-dates-2010-coat-of-arms-world-tour