It’s been over twenty years since I first saw the band ‘reef’. I think I’ve seen them play live six times, the first time being in a dingey club in Corby with an audience made up of my me, my brother, two school friends and about three other drunk guys. Since then they’ve headlined at… Read more

They say you can make new friends, but you can’t make old ones… So as an old friend of mine, who lives overseas happened to be in London this week, I managed to catch a train down to visit. Years can go by without our paths crossing, so as he had arrived in the same… Read more

This weekend I’ve been around Snowdonia assessing a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award expedition. Thankfully the weather has been kind to us! It’s a fun thing to be involved with but not without its stresses. Waiting for the teams to meet at a checkpoint can lead to all sorts of guesses on where they might be… Read more

It’s not famed as a world class rock climbing venue, but for a beginner group, Conwy mountain was the ideal place to be today. Sheltered from the northerly breeze and fully facing the sun, made it a beautiful place to spend the day. And as a bonus, the views are fantastic! Such what luck to… Read more

Perfect canoeing conditions on Llyn Padarn today. Not a breath of wind all morning and just a light breeze by afternoon. Today’s ‘long sunny periods’ that the forecast assured, never really turned up but it was still plenty warm enough. We journeyed right to the end of the lake, while looking at a range of… Read more

Single figures on the thermometer this morning! The chilly start soon gave way to some blazing sunshine though! Perfect conditions for an afternoon climb at Castle Inn Quarry. We ended up being a bit rushed, but the views were so far reaching and well worth taking the time to soak up from the top of… Read more