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The Grand National Tomorrow.

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glassortwo Fri 13-Apr-12 09:59:02

The Grand National at Aintree has been a British sporting institution since 1839. The first horse to win was a horse call Lottery and the winner last year was Ballabriggs.

But what about all the horses that have been lost. sad

Do you think the race should continue or be banned for the sake of the horses?

merlotgran Sat 28-Apr-12 13:59:30

Thanks for that, crimson. We always try not to miss Countryfile even if it means dropping heavy hints to visitors that they either watch it or....go home!

I was a bit dismayed to see Matt Baker and Julia Bradbury, both Countryfile presenters, taking the mickey out of the drought situation on the One Show earlier this week. Yes, it's funny that it hasn't stopped raining since the hose-pipe ban was introduced but most intelligent people know that it will take a lot more than a few weeks of rain to get the river/reservoir levels back to where they should be. OK, MB and JB were not on the One Show to discuss environmental issues but joining in with shouting the word DROUGHT at every opportunity just to get a laugh came across as childish.