Notification

In less than three weeks "The Laughing Horse Blogging Awards" for 2024 will be announced on the island of Tristan da Cunha in the middle of the South Atlantic Ocean. This year, the event has been sponsored by Tristan da Cunha Tourism in an effort to attract more holidaymakers. May I say from the outset that there is absolutely no truth in the rumour that Yorkshire Pudding Enterprises have received backhanders from The Governor of St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha in order to secure such a prestigious event. No truth at all.

Bloggers and blog visitors should note that there is no airstrip in the archipelago which is the most remote inhabited island group in the world. It takes six days to voyage there by boat from Cape Town, South Africa. A ship has already been chartered - "The Jolly Puffin" and it will leave from Cape Town harbour (Jetty 2) on  the morning of Christmas Eve. Berths aboard the party ship will be provided free of charge but of course you must arrange your own air travel to and from Cape Town.

Blogging is an oft-neglected art-form given little attention by the moguls of mass media. The Laughing Horse Awards aim to shine a light on blogging and to give credit where credit is due. Previous winners of the overall "Blogger of The Year" award have gone on to achieve great success in their chosen careers and indeed in their personal lives.

Reading through the list of previous winners is a roll call that reflects the best of humanity. Noble soothsayers who have spoken to the world, sacrificing their time, thoughts and energy for others. Their moral rectitude is legendary.

Here they are:-

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The Roll of Honour...

2008 – Arthur Clewley for “Arthur Clewley”

2009 – Daphne Franks for “My Dad’s a Communist”

2010 – John Gray for “Going Gently”

2011 – Ian Rhodes for “Shooting Parrots”

2012 – Kate Steeds for "The Last Visible Dog"

2013 – Tom Gowans for “A Hippo on the Lawn”

2014 – Meike Riley for “From My Mental Library”

2015 – Lee George for “Kitchen Connection”

2016 – Steve Reed for “Shadows and Light”

2017 - Keith Kline for "Hiawatha House"

2018 - Mary Moon for "Bless Our Hearts"

2019 - Jenny O'Hara for "Procrastinating Donkey"

2020 - Cro Magnon for "Magnon's Meanderings"

2021 - Andrew de Melbourne for "High Riser" (Now "From The High Rise")

2022 - Bob Slatten for "I Should Be Laughing"

2023 - David Godfrey for "The Adventures of Travel Penguin"

 

Last year's "Blogger of the Year" will soon relinquish 

his crown. David Godfrey said, "It has been one of the

 best year's of my life. I won a free cruise for two to Europe 

and got to meet the amazing Pete Hesgeth and 

Cher. What a way to start my retirement!"