Diary
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Happy 80th Derek!
Caz, Chris and K arranged a trip to the Dads Army museum up in Thetford. They had a fantastic day touring around shoot locations on a vintage coach like something out of “Hi-di-hi” then back to the museum for tea and scones. On Sunday we all met up at the Kings Head in Pebmarsh for… Continue reading
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Pilgrimage to the Locks Inn
Some time ago I read about the Locks Inn in Geldeston Norfolk. Its located in the middle of the marshes, with no access apart from by river or by an unmade road. Its recently become a community pub and it just sounds really cool. So this weekend, Ben and I cycled the 70 Miles up… Continue reading
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Day Out In London
This weekend we had a random day out on London. No real plan just a bit of an amble about. First of all we went to Leake Street under Waterloo Station to see the current graffiti. Leake street Arches became what they are today after Banksy, back in 2008 invited artists to the arches stating… Continue reading
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December Media Diet
Watched this while on hols, some really funny moments. Ryan Gosling is brilliant as ken and his development of Kendom as an alternative to Barbieland is hilarious. Glorias monologue was so true but I do feel you could write the same speech on the pressures of being a man in todays world. 8/10 JFK We… Continue reading
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Christmas in Kirkby Lonsdale
K picked me up from work at Saturday lunchtime and we headed straight off on the 6 hour drive to Kirkby Lonsdale. We arrived at about 7pm to the rain slicked streets of Kirby Lonsdale. It’s a really delightful town to see at Christmas as most of the houses and shops in the centre of… Continue reading
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Blood From The Mummys Tomb
We had a really good night at the Classic Horror Night at Colchester Arts centre last night. The event has been running for five years and is held roughly once a month and they show a really old horror film and as this was the last showing of the year they also had a quiz… Continue reading
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Scrapper
12 year old Georgie, secretly lives alone in her flat following death of her mother. She makes money stealing bikes with her best friend and keeps the social workers off her back by pretending to live with an uncle. Out of nowhere, her father Jason, who she has never met arrives to take on his… Continue reading
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Emma is 16!
To celebrate her birthday we took Emma and Luca to The Kings Head at Pebmarsh for tea and then we came home for a Malteser cake. As you can see from Luca’s face it was pretty awesome! For her birthday she got some DM’s. Very cool! Continue reading
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Recent Media Diet
The Killers of the Flower Moon I read David Granns’s book earlier this year and really enjoyed it so I was really looking forward to seeing the film. Overall, I enjoyed the film. At 3.5 hours it is a long film, I wasn’t bored, but I think this might have been better as a box… Continue reading
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An Off The Cuff Walk in Clerkenwell
Emma was having a day out at Spitalfields Market in London with her friends so we decided to get the train in with them and do a walk from the fantastic Londons Hidden Walks book by Stephen Millar. We chose a walk in Clerkenwell and we had a really nice day out. As we walked… Continue reading
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A Trip to Battersea Power Station
It’s my Birthday tomorrow and as a treat K arranged a day out in London with a trip to Battersea Power Station. I’ve been wanting to go and see the redeveloped site since it opened last year. A bit of info about the power station..The power station ceased to generate electricity in 1983 and as… Continue reading
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Autumnal Day At The Beach
The girls had a very nice day at the beach. The weather was lovely and Caz even had a dip! Continue reading
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Reytons – Sheffield Arena
Emma and I went up to Sheffield this weekend to see the Reytons play their homecoming gig to a sold out crowd of 13,500 at the Sheffield Arena. It was their biggest gig so far and what an amazing night it was. This was the biggest gig the band had done to their own fans… Continue reading
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Dumfries & Galloway
While Emma was away in America, K and I had a trip up to Gatehouse of Fleet in Dumfries & Galloway for a couple of weeks. It was a beautiful area, so quiet in comparison to Essex! We stayed in a little cottage in Gatehoues called the But & Ben a fantastic little place which was perfect… Continue reading
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Gravel Riding In The Cairngorms
Alan and I have just returned from a gravel riding trip up into the Cairngorms. We haven’t done a trip together for ages so it was great to have nearly a week to explore the area and tick off some of Ed Shootes rides We met up in London and got the sleeper train up… Continue reading
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K Is 50!
For K’s birthday this year we went to the Wetlands Centre in Barnes. the weather was lovely and we had a nice time exploring this little oasis in London. After the centre we went to the Jolly Gardeners Pub in Putney, a great pub in a really nice neighbourhood. Continue reading
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Artic Monkeys
Emma and I went to see the Artic Monkeys at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday. This is a band I have wanted to see for years and they definitely didn’t disappoint. When I bought the tickets all the pitch tickets had sold out so I went a bit crazy and bought VIP tickets which cost… Continue reading
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Happy New Year
Had a great New Years Eve at Lucy and Daves last night. Lucy cooked an amazing chinese and K supplied the afters, an ice cream bomb! At the midnight hour we went out to the top of the High Street in Halstead to hear a local bagpiper play in the new year. There was about… Continue reading
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Avatar: The Way Of Water
Treated ourselves and went to see this film in 3D at the BFI Imax in London. Its a great experience to go to the BFI. The film looked absolutely amazing on the massive screen. The film was very good, the sheer creativity of the film is amazing. Yes, it is a bit long and the… Continue reading