For 9 years I was Governor at Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BHFT). This is one of 3 or 4 pieces in which I have shared some of my experiences. All governors are different – this is one of the joys of belonging to the team at an NHS Trust. The level of participation varies […]
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The interactive maps on this site use an App provided by the UK Ordinance Survey. OpenSpace was made available 7 or 8 years ago. When married with a gpx file of location coordinates it provides a great illustration of a route superimposed on the standard OS maps. These can be zoomed in or out or
Why the [ordinance survey] maps don’t work Read More »
Not far away from here is the Nettlebed Folk Club and I can’t help but think about this every time I consider making bread from the new season’s nettles. The folk club is renowned for a long history of showcasing the best folk music in the UK. Unlike its near namesake, nettle bread is far
Nettle Season Once More – Nettle Bread revisited! Read More »
The map shows the route tracked from 30 minute beacons sent by a Spot satellite tracker and captured by Phil Sorrell’s Social Hiking site. Push and pull the map in the window below to see the route in blue. Pitlochry was planned as the first night indoors. I had tried to find somewhere earlier, but
TGO Challenge 2018 – Oban to Kinnabaer: #3 from Pitlochry Read More »
The unexpurgated photo reel from the TGO Challenge coast to coast walk is here. A description and maps will surely follow, but probably at a distance. This year we started at Oban, and planned a Munro or two on most days. The plan was adjusted a bit en-route to enable more resting time. As you
TGOC 2018 Oban to Montrose the slideshow Read More »
I visited Copenhagen irregularly since the 1960s and never associated it especially with good food until Noma. Noma was founded by chef René Redzepi from El Bulli and Claus Meyer – their new restaurant replacing El Bulli’s crown as the best restaurant. Noma cuisine is supposedly ‘Scandinavian’; the restaurant’s founders have apparently attempted to redefine
Copenhagen: The Noma legacy – Radio vs Bror? Read More »
The TGO Challenge requires each participant to plot a route from one of several points on the west coast of Scotland to the East coast. Each year the chairman lists the more unpopular of these starting points and urges members to use these. One such place is Torridon. Probably less popular by virtue of being
Revealed at last: TGO challenge 2014 route day 1 Torridon Read More »
As spring begins to take off a new resident bags his/her spot in our bird box. Hopefully this great tit will do better than our tenants in 2013. There seemed to be two clutches of eggs last year – eventually there were about 20 eggs in the nest at one time. Each clutch was abandoned
New Tit takes up residence! Read More »
Consultant Sean O’Leary gave 5 anxious customers an early Christmas present by adding a Saturday morning to his busy operating schedule. Getting a knee-jobs done just before Christmas week meant his lucky patients were excused Christmas shopping. At £640 each for the 20 minute procedure O’Leary boosted his Christmas funds and, despite oversleeping, he himself
5 Knee jobs give useful boost to Consultant’s Christmas shopping! Read More »
Take one house brick. Clean off any loose debris. Cover in several layers of newspaper securing with tape to smooth out rough edges. Then wrap in a plastic bag to avoid sogginess in case of rain. Weigh this. The one above weighs 3.2 kilos. The TGOC is challenging along several dimensions. The first is the 14
Take One Brick! Training for TGOC part 1 Read More »