Guardian Unlimited Books - Stranger than Fiction
Louis Theroux reviews Jon Ronson's Them: Adventures with Extremists. The book was written after spending several years in the company of a few of these fringe-dwellers, in an attempt to understand their mindset and to see to what - if any - extent their fears were founded in fact.
http://books.guardian.co.uk/reviews/politicsphilosophyandsociety/0,6121,469460,00.html

Observer: Fox-hunting celebrities named in militants' hit list
Paul Harris. The Urban Alliance with the support of Class War is circulating a property hit list in an attempt to disrupt the Countryside Alliance March. ALF is also thought to be involved.
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,6903,784115,00.html

Cambridge News: Plans to restrict length of hunts
Rural Affairs Minister Alun Michael announced a series of amendments to strengthen the legislation in an attempt to head off a clash with backbench Labour MPs.
http://w3.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/story.asp?StoryID=29839

1st Attempt - Driver Training
Driving instructor offering automatic or manual car driving lessons. Vehicle details and areas covered.
http://www.1stattempt.co.uk

BBC - Radio 4 - Comedy - Just a Minute
Presented by Nicholas Parsons, celebrity guests attempt to talk about a subject for sixty seconds without hesitation, repetition or deviation.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/comedy/justaminute.shtml

Birman Cat Club
Contains kitten register, show dates, news, membership details, photographs, welfare and rescue information. Attempt to find the oldest Birman logging details of cats over 18.
http://www.birmancatclub.co.uk/

Carlyon Bay Watch
Protestations about the development plans for Carlyon Beach. Information on infrastructure, flood risk, environment, planning history and an attempt to register the beach as a village green.
http://www.carlyonbaywatch.co.uk/

Country Life, The Cornish Pasty
Magazine article gives history and discusses the attempt to register Cornwall as the only place allowed to produce Cornish pasties.
http://www.countrylife.co.uk/LifeCountry/Food/Cornish_pasty.htm

The Pennine Way Site
An account of walking the Pennine Way, the UK's first National Trail, with information and links for other wishing to attempt the walk.
http://www.davidgibbins.btinternet.co.uk/

The Ulster Cycle
An ongoing attempt to collect all the stories of the Ulster Cycle of Irish Mythology in one place.
http://www.geocities.com/patrickbrown40/

Guardian: New attempt to break hunting stalemate
Michael White, political editor. Senior ministers are still clinging to the hope that a politically messy confrontation can be avoided between the pro- and anti-hunting lobbies as MPs prepare to vote on the issue tonight for the sixth time since 1997.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,860823,00.html

Island Farm POW CAMP 198 / Special Camp 11
World War II German POW camp and site of the biggest escape attempt in Great Britain. Includes newspaper reports, prisoner biographies, description of the camp and its fate since the war.
http://www.islandfarm.fsnet.co.uk/

Folk Archive
An attempt to collect and show folk art from all parts of Britain and Ireland.
http://www.mini-host.org/folkarchive/

Scotsman: Court overturns hunting ban fight
John Robertson, law correspondent. Two members of the Union of Country Sports Workers who went to court in an attempt to have the ban on hunting with hounds in Scotland overturned were told yesterday that their challenge, based on Articles Eight, Nine and Ten of the ECHR, was unsuccessful.
http://www.news.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?id=680312003&tid=40

Nun Miss Out in Lloyd Webber’s Sound Of Music
Andrew Lloyd Webber and West End producer David Ian attempt to find a young talent to play the lead role of trainee nun Maria.
http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/news/display?contentId=88790

Park Place School
An attempt to locate and contact former pupils and teachers of Park Place School, Remenham, which closed in 1988. Includes news, history, information, gallery, pupils, staff and contact details.
http://www.parkplaceschoolspage.co.uk/

Post-Gazette: Hooray for smoking, drinking and fox hunting
Dennis Roddy. The Pittsburgh columnist ridicules the British attempt to outlaw foxhunting based on their Robespierre certitude that pleasure must have a point, and nothing to do with compassion for foxes. He objects to legislation by people who consider everyday life the pursuit of the incorrigible.
http://www.post-gazette.com/columnists/20030223edroddy23p1.asp

Encyclopaedia of British History
The encyclopedia currently contains over 2,800 entries and is an attempt to show the history of Britain through the eyes of people from all levels of society. Each entry includes narrative, illustrations, primary sources and bibliography.
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/industry.html

The Spectator: The last act of a desperate Prime Minister — to bring back the Hunting Bill
Peter Oborne explains why and how the PM is likely to try again to ban hunting, in a possible election year, in an attempt to reconnect with his almost disenfranchised Labour MPs.
http://www.spectator.co.uk/article.php?table=old&section=current&issue=2004-04-17&id=4516

Speed of Sight
World Blind Speed record attempt to reach 200 miles per hour unaided. Contains image and video gallery and sponsorship details.
http://www.speedofsight.co.uk

Dragon's Den
A detailed description of the game show style programme in which members of the public pitch their business ideas to five multi-millionaires in an attempt to get investment capital for their fledgling companies
http://www.spheretv.com/dragonsden.htm

Spirit of Cardiff
Information on the round-the-world record attempt. Includes route, boat and crew details.
http://www.spirit-of-cardiff.com/

Telegraph: RSPCA acts to keep out pro-hunt lobby
Adam Lusher. The RSPCA's ruling council has created a secret committee to recommend the disqualification of 'inappropriate' members in an attempt to stop pro-hunting campaigners being elected to its governing body.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2002/06/09/nrspca09.xml&sSheet=/news/2002/06/09/ixhome.html

Telegraph: Labour gives in to RSPCA on hunting
Charles Clover, environment editor. The Government has secretly capitulated to all the demands of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in an attempt to save the Hunting Bill from being wrecked by its own backbenchers, according to a leaked letter from Alun Michael to John Prescott.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/06/16/nrscpa16.xml

Telegraph - Ministers Hope for Deal over Hunting
Alun Michael, the rural affairs minister, appeared to attempt to revive hopes of a compromise on foxhunting yesterday as peers prepared to discuss the issue.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/10/25/nhunt25.xml

Telegraph - Blair Allies Seek Hunting Compromise
Led by Lord Falconer, Tony Blair's Cabinet allies have launched a last ditch attempt to persuade Labour MPs to allow hunting to continue under licence.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/10/31/nhunt31.xml

Times: Peers back adoption by unmarried couples
Greg Hurst, parliamentary correspondent. Peers cleared the way last night for unmarried couples to become eligible to adopt children jointly after an attempt led by the Conservative front bench to block change was defeated.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,172-470850,00.html

Newquay Treviglas School
The head teacher publishes information about the school in an attempt to be more open and, in particular, to give the community more information.
http://www.treviglas.cornwall.sch.uk/

Mapping a future for ancient trees
Co-operative attempt to record and survey Britain's old trees, including the fattest, oldest, and most rotten. Interactive map, search by species, Elm Map Project.
http://www.woodland-trust.org.uk/ancient-tree-hunt/

Ye Three Fyshes
Community-led buy out attempt to save a historic public house in Turvey. Details on company prospectus and progress, plus contact details and information for potential investors.
http://www.yethreefyshes.net/

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