Finding yourself in Skegness
Wrangle, Leake and Drainside pass by as I drive. Small settlements and thoroughfares with names that remind me England can still be remote and unusual. It’s a surprise [...]
Mishapes
My new bike
I like to get out on a bicycle but bike parking space is at a premium chez moi. A folding bike seemed like the answer but those small wheels: I just couldn’t. In the [...]
A fabulous roundabout
Last week I was in Wisbech in The Fens. They have a fabulous roundabout there. We call the town, fondly, Wizbeckistan. The flatland of the fenland landscape is as oppressive [...]
Escape in Northampton town centre
This is AJ the escapologist performing in at the Cobbler’s Last statue in Northampton town centre last week. Here is some edited footage of his act. His full act [...]
Falling Down
I was training at the Hastings office yesterday and coming back in from a cigarette break I heard the saw start up. The tree was dead and interfering with satellite signals. [...]
When The Beekeeper Comes
I pulled up at Worthing Station on Friday afternoon to drop off my fellow trainer and caught this mini drama unfolding. The man on the ladder had a beekeeping smock on [...]
And did those beach volleyballers in ancient times…
This is Worthing beach. Even on an overcast evening with a bit of a rough breeze I had to have a look at the sea because you just have to have a look at the sea. It was just [...]
Camp Bestival in pictures
This Youtube slideshow is the Scoles family having its adventures at Camp Bestival in pictures. I’ve got loads of video footage which I’m planning to turn into [...]
Phew, back from Camp Bestival
I got back from Camp Bestival in the early hours of this morning, sunburnt and knackered but impressed by the Dub Pistols (pictured), Stooshie and The Happy Mondays. [...]