I live in Southend and like nothing more early on a Sunday morning to go for a run or a cycle along the seafront especially if the weather is good. I am not the only one who likes this time of day on the seafront as you will find many people running, cycling, walking and …
Bloody Bush Trail, Kielder Forest. Aug 2011
The family and I recently spent a very enjoyable week on holiday in Kielder Water & Forest Park in Northumberland. The Park is home to the biggest man-made lake in northern Europe and the biggest working forest in England. It covers 250 square miles and is located circa 50 miles north west of Newcastle just south of …
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Having a clearout – some items for disposal
Am having a clearout of some stuff and following someone elses lead I thought I'd try and dispose of them locally via blog and twitter. Three items here. Girls Moutain Bike, Boys Action Man Bike and Roof Bars for Mk5 Vauxhall Astra. All items are for collection from Westcliff, Essex although if nearby and/or winning …
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Kielder Water Time Lapse Videos
Whilst on a recent family holiday to Kielder Water & Forest Park I 'filmed' some more time lapse sequences using an android app called Timelapse! by ExplorerDC running on my HTC Desire HD. This app takes the photos and creates video in one go based on your pre-selected choices of image size, time interval, and …
Eastwoodbury Lane link road opens
A new link road has recently opened in Southend that enables the 300m extension of the runway at London Southend Airport to commence. The works are part of a major upgrade plan by owners Stobart Group to the airport which also includes a new rail station (complete), new control tower (complete), new terminal building (in …
Last day of summer 2011 – in tweets
I had a fun day today up in London and decided - mid afternoon - that it would be fun to do a blog of my tweets for the day. I have decided to include retweets and replies to my tweets for completeness. So here goes.... Morning all. On the choo choo up to town …
Visit to Canary Wharf Crossrail Station worksite
On 9th August I was lucky enough to be able to visit the worksite where the new Canary Wharf Crossrail Station is being constructed. The visit was organised by the London Branch of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE). The ICE was founded in 1818 to ensure professionalism in civil engineering. It represents 80,000 qualified …
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Time Lapse Photography
A while back I had a go at doing some time lapse photography with my big camera, tripod, pressing the button every few seconds, editing a movie sequence etc. Whilst the results were okay, it was a bit of a faff. I had another go today but this time using my HTC Desire HD Android …
London Prepares – International Mountain Biking
In glorious sunshine I and my two kids spent the afternoon at the Hadleigh Olympic Mountain Biking Venue today to watch the London Prepares event. We were not able to get there in the morning and so missed the women's event. We got there at around 1pm having caught the shuttle bus from Leigh-on-Sea station …
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Southend Great Pier Swim 2011
I ventured down to Southend Seafront with the family late this morning to watch the start of the Great Pier Swim 2011. The event is essentially a 3,ooom open water swim from the Jubilee Beach near the Pier to Thorpe Bay near the Yacht Club. This is an annual event which includes a race for ASA swimmers and a fun …
