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A Canadian on New Year's Eve

Mon 27 Dec 2010

Rob braces himself for everyone’s favourite alcoholiday...

Things We Miss About Goose Fair in the 1980s

Fri 01 Oct 2010

The goose is up on the roundabout and the smell of candy floss is in the air. All we are saying is give peas a chance...

A Canadian on British craftsmanship

Fri 01 Oct 2010

Our Canadian in New Basford prepares for the winter months by returning to his favourite subject: appallingly cack-handed British craftsmanship

A Canadian on English Summertime

Mon 09 Aug 2010

Against all odds, we’ve actually had a proper summer this year. Our resident CanAlien pulls on his Bryan Adams t-shirt and a bum-bag and dares to venture outside, the batchy bogger…

A Canadian on Old England

Sun 06 Jun 2010

"The English flag is the tapas of national flags; the more added bits, the better"

A Canadian at Nottingham Beer Festival

Wed 07 Oct 2009

This time of year, Rob Cutforth loves nothing more than rubbing up against tubby, sweaty beardos and cramming greasy, meaty balls into his Canadian maw. Calm down, Nana – he’s only at the Beer Festival…

A Canadian in Skegness

Fri 14 Aug 2009

Our Rob gets injected with an armful of Skeg

A Canadian Visits Hooters Restaurant

Thu 21 May 2009

Rob Cutforth visits the only Hooters Restaurant left in the UK

A Canadian in The Tales of Robin Hood

Tue 12 May 2009

Rob wanted to immerse himself in a totally authentic Nottingham historical experience. But he went to Tales of Robin Hood instead...

A Canadian in New Basford and the Goth Plumber

Mon 29 Dec 2008

"If you’ve got a coffin in the back of the hearse, that helps. You do get some strange looks though when you’ve got a bath in there"

A Canadian in New Basford Does Alternative Freshers Week

Wed 01 Oct 2008

An alternative freshers' week, designed to help students blend in with the locals. Each day, you will take on the habits of a local...

A Canadian In New Basford on Recession

Sun 29 Jun 2008

"I look at these people and think, 'God, how can I be unemployed when that dude's got a job?'"

A Canadian in New Basford on Trent FM

Sun 06 Jan 2008

"I thought James Blunt fans were rare, but a Posh Spice fan? Give me strength!"

A Canadian In New Basford

Mon 10 Sep 2007

"I’ve tried watching other English sports apart from football, but I just don’t see the appeal"

A Canadian on Fantasy League Football

Fri 03 Aug 2007

"Here are a few tips on winning Fantasy Football when you know exactly two things about football; 'Jack' and 'Shit'"

A Canadian in New Basford on the NHS

Fri 01 Jun 2007

One of the things that drives me crazy in this town is the obsession with hospital beds

A Canadian In New Basford: Shottingham

Sun 01 Apr 2007

When I tell people from Nottingham that I moved here from Canada, they assume I’m the craziest man on earth...

A Canadian In New Basford: The Forest and Derby Rivalry

Wed 17 Jan 2007

Rob Cutforth hasn’t been here long, but even he has a cob on about Derby County being in the Premiership…

A Canadian In New Basford on Chavs

Thu 11 Jan 2007

When I saw two chavettes on the bus, listening to music through a mobile phone, I thought, "Awww, those poor girls, they can't afford headphones"

Things We Miss About Goose Fair: The Boxing Booth

Thu 02 Jun 2005

Remember that lad at school who always bragged about how he snuck into the Odeon to see The Warriors, and how his Dad would let him drive the car into the garage? The same youth would boast the next day that he got into the boxing booth, and would spin a tale of gore and brutality that would make Mortal Kombat look like a pillow fight. And, as always, he would be lying out his arse.

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