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It was the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) East of England regional Merit Awards Dinner recently and I was there in an unofficial capacity to enjoy the evening and to support my work and ICE Committee colleagues. The awards dinner was held at the wonderful Ickworth House near Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk and it …
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Took the family to Paris earlier in the week and didn't enjoy it is much as I expected to. The family seemed to though and it was good to show the kids around the sights but Paris is not the city I remember from previous visits. We booked through Eurostar for a two night break. …
A very large floating crane installed a very large building on the end of Southend Pier on Thursday and I almost missed this significant local construction event and I'm not sure why. The building was the new Southend Cultural Centre and it weighed 200 tons. I sort of knew about the project but it was …
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Thanks to http://www.Golfshake.com MD Darren Ramowski (@DarrenRam) I had an enjoyable day out at GolfLIVE at The London Club in Kent yesterday with him and fellow Golfshaker Matt Holbrook (@MattHolbrook86). There was a fair amount to see and do and it was easy to find and park - although pricey at £10 per car. I …
My daughter Lizzie and her friend Ellie took part in the Cancer research UK Race for Life 5k run at Garons Park this morning and they both did really well and finished in around 40 minutes. I went along with my wife sara to support and a few of their friends had turned out too …
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Overnight stop in Sheffield today. Took the opportunity of some evening sightseeing and exercise in the nearby great outdoors. Drove up to Ladybower Reservoir and started a run around the lake. Was still suffering rather from yesterdays 10 miler so ended up walking most of the 6 mile loop. The area is stunning and walking …
I nipped down to see what progress was being made on the works to demolish the old Church Road Bridge earlier. The bridge is being demolished as part of the Sadlers Farm Junction Improvements project and you can read more on my blog yesterday here. It was very cold and very wet so I give …
This was an opportunity not to be missed if - like me - you are a civil engineer and a photographer. The old Church Road Bridge over the A13 between Sadlers Farm Junction and the Pitsea Flyover was being demolished todayas part of the junction improvement works. The highway that it crosses is being widened and the …
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I swung by and took some photos of the works going on at Sadlers Farm in South East Essex yesterday in advance of the closure of the A13 between the junction and the Pitsea flyover this weekend to demolish the old Church Road Bridge. The works have been getting some bad press of late due …
I stopped off in Moorgate on my way past earlier this week to check up on progress of the works to construct an access shaft immediately outside Moorgate Underground Station. The shaft is part of the Crossrail project and will form part of the eventual Liverpool Street Crossrail Station. The works appear to be progressing …
