I have never been “into” cars but I have always been able to spot a beauty and this is certainly one. Today the Tesla Model 3 was announced as an “affordable car”. Not only does it look pretty aesthetically but the concept behind it is beautiful. A fully electric car. The idea has been floating […]
Everyone seems to have an opinion on it! A few people have told me that cyclists should have to wear a helmet. No they should no. I have tried explaining but the points about the inconvenience of wearing one and my feeling that drivers give me more room when I am helmet free didn’t have […]
It’s killing you. Two of my interests are the protection of our environment and cycling so one particular topic that pops up on my radar time and time again is that of air pollution. A year ago I went on a protest against the wider issue of climate change entitled “Time to Act“. It […]
Lots of B’s. Bicycling, Bins, Bombs and no plan B. I finally got round to creating the following video. I have a tendency to film everything and anything. On the Sunday evening when I arrived back in Wellingborough the idea of beginning the seemingly humungous task of editing it was daunting. With no one to […]
I will use this blog post as a pointer to a new static area on my site under Musings & Ideas called “Road Safety“. On 29th January, on my way to the gym I noticed this just over a mile from home. How? The police would have conducted interviews with those involved and if necessary […]
The month of January is about to end; the first month of the year of 2016 gone. How did that happen? I’ve “done” January. The year of 2015 was very eventful. But I want to make 2016 even more so. The first month was a relaxed one, but still quite eventful and now I feel […]
Happy New Year 2016. 2015 was a special year. Thank you to everyone who made it so wonderful. Thank you to everyone I met. I won’t tag or mention but you know who you are. Never underestimate how important everyone in my life is. I appreciate you all! Life is short. Life can be taken […]
Today a vote will occur in the House of Commons about whether Britain should bomb Syria. I say. Don’t Bomb Syria. On Saturday I attended a protest in Whitehall and listened to impassioned pleas for the government to for an air strike campaign not to happen. David Cameron has called on his MPs, and others […]
Today is the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. This nearly directly impacts everybody. If not a direct link, an indirect connection can soon be made. In the United Kingdom, on average everyday 5 people die on our roads. This is a mind boggling statistic. Imagine if 5 people were killed in a […]
On Sunday, I attended the Remembrance Ceremony at the cenotaph in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire. I wanted to pay my respect but also photograph the moments of the morning. Below is a selection of the photographs I took. I haven’t attended a ceremony for a few years. Instead I have watched snippets on the BBC of London’s […]
Hello, Here’s a short video I put together which briefly looks into the fact we have been told we need to wear a red poppy. I talk about my wearing of the white poppy. What does this mean? Do I wear both? What arguments do I have? Will you be wearing a poppy? Of which […]
Today is the 8th anniversary of my brain haemorrhage. 8 whole years. Wooah. So much has changed. Each year I commemorate the moment my life change enormously and emphasise the thanks I give to my sister, Tiffany, my Mum, my Dad, my ex-neighbour Jane, family, friends, the Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance and all neurosurgery […]
I try to avoid the lure but with it being just so easy I fell victim. Click, click, click and boom after a few days for a small price arrives some fun. Amazon, please start paying your fair share of tax. Anyway, I treated myself to a new toy. And here’s the “unboxing” video: Power […]
The BBC needs to remain mostly untouched. I say mostly as there are issues with bureaucracy . Looking back a few years, I distinctly recall the trauma of learning about bureaucracy in my first semester of first year. Ahhhh. Bureaucracy! Some slimming needs to take place. Any organisation needs to focus in on its own […]
I welcome the 5p charge on plastic bags in English supermarkets. If only it were more than 5p. From today, shops employing over 250 people, a plastic bag will not be given away freely but a charge of 5p will be enforced as The Single Use Carrier Bags Charges Order 2015 comes in. If only it […]
On Friday I got the train down to London. Every so often, East Midlands Trains sends me via email a £10 money off voucher for any journey to or from London St. Pancras so a return was only £9.10. I decided I wanted to go exploring and do something different so after arriving in London […]
On Monday 31st August, I went to Notting Hill. It was a wonderful atmosphere. I went down with my sister Tiffany and met my friend Giles Gear, who went with his friend Calum Suggett. We briefly met my sister’s friend Kiara. Finally have I got around to editing together some footage I shot on the […]
Today I want to talk about yesterday. It is coincidental there are two other women cropped up on my radar so what follows is a post about three women; the struggles they are faced and the role models they became. I’m a man. I cannot write in empathy but with sympathy of the inequalities that […]
I got one of those balance board thingys. There isn’t one name. It’s a complicated story. It took me a while to get the hang of. Here’s my slightly incoherent review of it: Samuel
I talk about joining a running group - Nottingham Frontrunners. A little of my history of getting into running and how Parkrun and Frontrunners have become a set part of my week.
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