82nd Academy Awards (Oscars)

No Comments Written by whizzbang on March 8, 2010 in Events, Film & DVD.

Who won how many Oscars at the 82nd annual Academy Award

The Hurt Locker
Won awards for
Best picture
Best director
Best sound editing
Best sound mixing
Best original screenplay
Best film editing

Avatar
Won awards for
Best visual effects
Best cinematography
Best art direction

Up
Won awards for
Best Score
Best Animated Feature

Crazy Heart
Won awards for
Best Actor
Best Song

Precious
Won awards for
Best Supporting Actress
Best Adapted Screen Play

Inglorious Basterds
Won the award for best Supporting Actor

The Blind Side
Won the award for Best Actress

The Cove
Won the award for Best Documentary

The Young Victoria
Won the award for Best Costume Design

Star Trek
Won the award for Best Makeup

The Secret in their Eyes
Won the award for Best Foreign Language Flim

Logorama
Won the award for Best Animated Short

Music By Prudence
Won the award for Best Documentary Short

The New Tenants
Won the award for Best live action short


Severn Valley Railway Spring Steam Gala

No Comments Written by whizzbang on March 8, 2010 in Events, Steam Locomotives.

GWR 2-6-2 Small Prairie Tank no 4566 goes to the yard for re-coaling during the SVR Spring Steam Gala


Severn Valley Railway Spring Steam Gala

No Comments Written by whizzbang on March 8, 2010 in Events, Steam Locomotives.

I enjoyed This years Severn Valley Railway Spring Steam Reunion Gala, which took place from Friday March 5th to Sunday March 7th, 2010.

During the event the replica of Catch-Me-Who-Can was also in operation, and books could be bought from the Second-Hand book sale. Visitors were also able to walk round the Boiler Shop, Maintainance Depot, Engineering Department and Works Shed which were all open to the public during the Gala, this gave a unique opportunity to see how engines, such as Taw Valley, are being overhauled and the amount of work that goes into them. There was also a Goods Demonstration and Shunting Demonstration which was quite interesting to watch.

GWR 0-6-2 Tank Engine no 6695 on loan from Swanage, doing a Goods Demonstration

BR Standard Class 2 Mogul No 78019, on loan from the Great Central Railway patiently awaits the off

Visiting LNER 2-6-0 Gresley designed K4 Mogul no 61994 The Great Marquess runs round it’s train. This is the only LNER K4 2-6-0 Mogul which has survived into preservation.