Richmond, Yorkshire (Not Virginia, Not Surrey…)
Richmond is posh Yorkshire. I think William Hague is the MP and he is the ultimate in posh Yorkshire. You can hear it in the way he speaks. I’ve heard lots of people sing the praises of Richmond but I can’t ever remember having been there. Until today. […]
A Short Walk Around Penrith
After a second full English breakfast in as many days the walking party split and we all headed off in our respective directions; some back to Norwich, one to Cardiff, one to Derby and me in the direction of Yorkshire. I’m due to West Yorkshire to visit family […]
The Lake District, October 2013
Public Bike Transport: London, Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam & Nice
MoMondo (‘an emerging flight comparison site’) just sent me this; useful info if you are heading to London, Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam or Nice…
Charity Walk For Macmillan Cancer
Just got back to Reading after an invigorating hike around Henley-on-Thames with a group of pupils, parents & fellow teachers at Gillotts School. It’s never a good feeling waking up on a Saturday and realising that you had volunteered to take part in weekend work-related activities but you […]
The Reading ‘Protest*’ Ride (*See Below)
I’m not one of life’s protestors. In fact, I can’t remember ever having protested about anything in an organised way before. There must be something… [pause for thought / reflection…]. I once joined a teachers’ march in France during a six-week stint in Nice while training to be […]
Paris-Tours 2013
Today is the 107th Paris-Tours cycle race. I lived in Tours for five years during the mid to late 1990s and used to go along to the finishing line every year. It was an exciting carnival descending upon the otherwise sedate provincial French town. Fond memories…
Protest Ride Around Reading: Saturday 12th October
Just noticed this event via the Reading Cycle Campaign Facebook page; a protest ride around Reading “…to show the poor state of the cycling infrastructure in Reading. To give visibility to the poor job the council has done in making Reading safe for cyclists and to object to […]
Mark Cavendish Is Up For The Sport Relief Challenge
I need to know more about this…
