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  • Sunday in the Wolds

    It’s a Monday morning, a time when friends coming into your company for work or whatever ask … “did you have a good weekend..” Of course you did, and especially when you’ve met and chatted with new friends. Seen new faces and the places too that have smiled back. They are memories for ever, from… Continue reading

  • the distant view

    the distant view

    From a hillside you’ll gaze towards a sweep of the Tyne: that river connects. From people who knew these parts, saw that horizon, comes a quiet whisper of how they were influenced by the place and by people, by tides, how they travelled encouraged others to see something that may well have been missed. This… Continue reading

  • make the day count

    make the day count

    There was Essex Day last week, I patched together a mix of stories and mentions about the county where I was born and gained so much. In my hometown the editor of the weekly ‘Burnham on Crouch & Dengie Hundred Advertiser’ newspaper started my journey to being a writer, asking me to tell about pedalling… Continue reading