Thursday 27th August 2026 Back in November, Dean Friedman (you remember him – Lucky Stars, Arial, Lydia from the late 70s) announced that he was going to hold another SongFest, which is a bijou indoor music festival attended by a couple of dozen singer-songwriters. I went in 2022 and wanted to return, but Geraldine was […]
Sunday 19th July 2026 After completing my visits to all the English ceremonial counties (just in time before they reorganise them again) I have now listed all the Welsh and Scottish ones which I shall also endeavour to visit. I’ve already cycled in all of the North Wales counties but then I realised that although […]
Friday 22nd May 2026 The origin of this ride started in summer 2022 when Jim first floated the idea of a five-country tour to me although it had been on his mind longer than that. Plans were made and a date was set for 12th May 2023. Despite all the arrangements being made it didn’t […]
Sunday 26th April 2026 I’m very much a planner. And I feel lucky to be made that way since I derive almost as much as enjoyment from the planning process as in the activity itself. But I’m also a worrier, which I think is complemented by planning – one mitigates the other. When I conceived […]
Friday 6th March 18:30 I really enjoy pet-sitting for my children. This week has been particularly busy since I was needed in Longridge on Tuesday and Wednesday with Maple, and I’m now in Sheffield with Felix and another cat, but more of that later. Laurence needed to be in St Albans this week and as […]
Curtain Up! Theatre History 16th March Adrian Tayler This presentation charts the development of British theatre from the Middle Ages onwards, concentrating specifically on the story of the Lancaster Grand theatre (which opened in 1782) and the many and varied acts that have performed there over the years. Visit to […]
Saturday 13th December 2025 When I check the definition of a professional cyclist, I get something along the lines of “A professional cyclist is a highly trained athlete who earns a living by competing in bicycle races…” So what’s the difference between a professional and an amateur? Surely it’s just the act of getting paid. By […]
Friday 21st November 2025 I have found myself once again cat-sitting for Felix (Emily’s cat) so I’ve planned a few things to do while I’m here. Cycling, gardening and writing Christmas cards are on the agenda. It was very cold overnight in Sheffield so I really didn’t want to venture out too soon. When I […]
Sunday 12th October 2025 We drove Tilly to the cattery at 10am this morning before heading down the M6 to Rutland Water where we’d booked a couple of nights in a posh hotel courtesy of Secret Escapes. The weather forecast was for the early morning mist to clear, but it didn’t, and we so arrived […]
Wednesday 1st October 2025 Veloviewer fans will know that there’s far more than just hunting explorer tiles. In fact there’s so much data now that even I’m feeling a bit overwhelmed so I’m just sticking to collecting tiles and increasing my cluster (a cluster being a group of contiguous tiles) My main cluster currently extends […]