The Evocative Smell of School It’s that time of year again. Yes, in England, the schools are about to – or may even have already – broken up for the […]

The Waterloo Festival 2018 is currently in full swing. This year, it has the theme ‘Transforming Minds’ and it aims to inspire and celebrate through innovative art and music. On […]

Memories of Barbados In 1989, I went on holiday to Barbados with Jamie and our eight-month old son. On our first day, Jamie walked into the sea and emerged several […]

A Question of Timing Everyone’s busy these days, so what could be better than a short story? Fewer than 2,000 words can be read relatively quickly – while you’re waiting […]

Visits to Gateway 97.8fm Radio I was recently very lucky to be invited to be on Basildon’s Gateway 97.9fm radio on two consecutive Wednesday afternoons with host Jacqui James and […]

From Guildhall to Spitalfields – Another Jaunt in London My cousin Dave and I went on a jaunt in London the other day, looking for more Roman remains. As usual, […]

Hooge Crater This was inspired by a recent visit to the Hooge Crater, scene of terrific fighting during the First World War, in Belgium, about four kilometres from the town […]

Football as a Bridge to Peace. Football is many things to many people but I wonder if you’ve ever thought of it in connection with peace. The National Children’s Football […]

Toc H – An Unexpected Discovery. My cousin, Dave, and I went to the City of London a few days ago to search for Roman remains. We found some rather […]