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Canal and River life: (1) Reflections of…
For the last couple of months I’ve spent a lot of time walking along the nearby Grand Union Canal and from time to time along the River Thames too. I’ve been absorbing the beauty of the natural world – the … Continue reading
Posted in Canal and River life, Photos
Tagged Art, Grand Union Canal, London, Photography, photos, Reflections, River Thames
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My new novel: “Hope Rising”
I’ve just published my new novel “Hope Rising” on Amazon and Kindle. It’s the follow up to “The Decision” which came out in 2018. Like “The Decision” it is set in 2027, and it continues the story of the eco-socialist … Continue reading
50 Latitude moments, from 2012 to 2019
Yesterday we would have been crawling up the A12 to Henham Park in Suffolk, for the start of the latest Latitude festival. It would have been my ninth and Jon G’s tenth. But like so many things, it had to … Continue reading
Posted in Music - concerts, lists, reflections
Tagged concerts, Latitude, music, photos
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A Thames Journey: (3) From Newbridge to Oxford
In this third part of the Thames journey we travel downstream from Newbridge to the river’s second city, Oxford – a place dear to my heart, having spent three years there, at university. This stretch of the river runs for … Continue reading
lovelondonscenes 170 – Back to the heart of London
Last Monday I took a train for the first time in three months to central London, and some of my favourite locations down by the river. I stayed away from the tube and caught a near-empty train at Brentford to … Continue reading
40 from 2020
BBC 6 Music has just had a day where all the DJs played their favourite tracks of the first half of 2020. I listened to quite a lot and loved it. And, as ever, discovered a few new tunes I … Continue reading
Posted in Music - concerts, lists, reflections
Tagged BBC 6 Music, music, Rough Trade music
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A Thames Journey: (2) From Cricklade, via Lechlade, to Newbridge
This stretch of the river, winding its way through Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire involves a walk of just under 28 miles. We did it over three days at two different times. The walk from Cricklade to a spot between Highworth … Continue reading
lovelondonscenes 169 – Return to the Canal
I walked along the Grand Union Canal for the first time since lockdown today. It’s not that far away, but I have diligently been doing circuits of the local park, listening to podcasts, over the past nine weeks. I was … Continue reading
Posted in Photos - lovelondonscenes
Tagged Grand Union Canal, London, Photography, photos, River Brent
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A Thames Journey: (1) From the Source to Cricklade
Sweete Themmes, runne softly, till I end my song. (Edmund Spenser, 1596) One of the things I’ve missed most in this time of lockdown is being able to walk along the banks of the River Thames. I’ve whiled away many … Continue reading
Graceland – the Book and the Place
This is a blog I’ve been meaning to write since last year. One of the many pleasures of the End of the Road festival are the interviews that take place in the mornings and early afternoon in the literary tent, … Continue reading
