A smiley Amanda prepares to step aboard the Ghost Bus

Nigel Harman was also there. Didn't he use to be sexy?!

We could hardly believe our eyes this morning when, over a bowl of cereal and a cup of tea, we were catching up on our celeb goss and spotted our very own London Ghost Bus Tour featuring in the latest news.

It seems Britain’s Got Talent judge and star of the Shrek musical Amanda Holden was celebrating her last performance in the West End of London with a Ghost Bus Tour for her and fellow cast and crew members. Amanda is heading off on maternity leave so obviously wanted a send off with a difference!

The classic double decker London bus picked up the stars after the show and took them on a tour of London showing them all things spooky. The bus is actually a genuine ‘necrobus’ which was used to transport the coffin and the entourage in mourning to the funeral as recently as the 1960s.

What made us laugh the most was the paparazzi ‘pose’ one cheeky member of the party struck from the top deck of the bus! If you go on this tour with your mates that kind of behaviour is strictly forbidden, star or no star!!

What a cheeky pose!

Now we’re showing our age, but the old Chas and Dave song springs to mind when it comes to one of the new experiences that we’ve just added to the website.

Learn to play snooker and get tips from the pros on this snooker experience in Sheffield

Yes, we’re giving you the chance to become the new Stephen Hendry or Ronnie o’Sullivan with a very special learn to play snooker experience. And where better to learn how to pot the balls than in Sheffield - home to the famous Crucible theatre where World Championship Snooker has been played for years.

The pros at this centre in Sheffield certainly know their stuff and we’ve heard that Mr Ronnie o’Sullivan himself can be seen practicing sometimes on the championship standard tables, so you’ll be in good company.

The experience lasts a full day with lots of one to one tuition and plenty of time to practice. There’s even a three course lunch included too. The full day snooker experience costs £99 per person and is available to buy online now.

Beautiful mountains and a proper old school RAF scene for the stunning Spitfire

There’s nothing more British in the world of aviation than a Supermarine Spitfire and we had a surprise the other weekend when a superb example of a Spitfire flew in the Swiss mountains at an International Air Show in Sion.

Recently acquired by Stephen Stead who is originally from Leicester, the Spitfire, registered G-MXVI is hangared in Germany alongside a growing roster of classic aircraft.

The MkXVI Spitfire flew in to Sion airport in the Valais area of Switzerland for three aerial demonstrations over the weekend. Piloted by Dan Griffiths, a renowned test pilot by and superb display aerobatics pilot, the sound of the Merlin engine zooming around the grey and heavy skies around the Swiss mountains was a sheer delight.

Pilot Dan Griffiths gets ready to fly the MkXVI Spitfire in Sion

Dan really gave the thousands of spectators a fantastic display and it was great to get up so close the aircraft as she taxied back to stand literally just a couple of metres away from where we stood. Ahhh halcyon times!

If you know someone who loves the Spitfire as much as we do, Into the Blue has some really rather special experiences where you can go flying with a Spitfire. Pilot Charlie Brown offers a host of experiences which involve you flying in a helicopter over the South East of England as the Spitfire flies, quite literally, around you.

Prices for the Spitfire flying experiences from Into the Blue start at £235 per person for the taster experience, with all vouchers valid for a full year.