Marmalord recruits side-kick

With the MarmaLada just a few weeks from being on the road, the Marmalord decided now was the time to get his 'Robin'.

Looking like a cross between an eighties wrestler and a Fathers for Justice campaigner, here is a 'first look' at the man they call..............The Marma-lad.

'Spreading' the word - Epsom Derby 2007

July 2007, Epsom Derby.

A rare day away from the war against the Lemon Curds.

P Kolvin Donation - Marmalade pot funds MarmaLada.

Here in Marmaland, Museum Curator Mr Jones is not usually a man to part with his pots, but recently a Mr P Kolvin made him an offer that he simply could not refuse.

Having missed out to Jones in a recent Ebay auction for a rare 7lb Keillers pot, Mr Kolvin was still extremely keen to get his hands on the jar as it was the same as a pot his wife had once owned and loved.

It is thought that Mrs Kolvin’s pot was smashed some time ago, in a freak yachting accident off of the coast of Spain.

So determined was Kolvin to put his wife’s ongoing marmalade jar nightmares to bed, and having been impressed with what he had seen of the Worlds First Museum of Marmalade, he made an offer of a sizeable donation to assist the ongoing funding of the Museum and to secure the pot as a Mothers Day gift for Mrs Kolvin.

His offer was both generous, and accepted.

On securing the pot Mr Kolvin said "You are obviously unique people. I am glad that the cash injection will do some good. I would only have blown it on some inferior product, like jam".

So what does this unexpected cash injection mean for Marmaland? More pots, more old advertisements?

No, more important than that - The Marmalord needs transportation. What good is a superhero without a suitable vehicle?

So with Mr Kolvin’s donation, over the next few months we will be ‘pimping the Marmalord’s ride’.

Our starting point is the old Lada Riva E (pictured above) and some orange and black paint, but when we finish we will have the MarmaLada!

Watch this space for ‘Pimping’ progress reports…………………..

Exciting News - World's First Festival of Marmalade

It seems that this weekend will see the worlds first Festival of Marmalade...

Sunday 18th February 2007 is the date, and Dalemain Historic House & Gardens is the venue.

Question: Whats going on at this Marmalade Festival then?

Answer: A food fair, cooking demonstrations, a marmalade making competition and c'elebrity marmalade'.

'Celebrity Marmalade'! All of a sudden a fairly obvious list of activities is joined by a far more exciting cousin...... What on earth is celebrity marmalade all about?

Can we cover 'D list celebs' in sticky orange marmalade and watch them eat it off of each other in the quickest possible time?

No, sadly its just a chance to see International fashion and portrait photographer John Swannell make some marmalade - disappointing. (that's John in the picture above preparing to go into his marmalade making frenzy) .

The Marmalord contacted the people behind the festival to find out a little more, but his email was ignored by the organisers.

For more information visit…………… http://www.marmaladefestival.com/

Marmalord Spotted at London Bike Show..

On Thursday the 4th Feb 2007, despite the ongoing war with the 'Lemon Curds' our fearless leader 'the Marmalord' found time to visit a London based motorcycle show.

Seen here (looking slightly camp) on an orange Harley Davidson, you would be forgiven for thinking that the February outing was purely a pleasure trip. However there was a serious issue to deal with, battlefield rumours had led the Marmalord to believe that the Lemon Curds had recruited a team to implement an evil kidnap plot.

Going under the name of KTM (believed to stand for... Kidnap The Marmalord) these people were thought to represent a real threat to Marmaland. I can however report that following the Marmalord's interrogation of the KTM operation minds can be put at rest.

It turns out that KTM actually make rather foxy orange and black motorcycles, the KTM stands for Kronreif Trunkenpolz Mattighofen, and as you can see from the top picture, these KTM people are a harmless bunch.