Having a bit of a go at getting fit and losing a few lbs. Its going okay - helped on by a static bike at home, a decent-ish (but rather squeaky at the moment) road bike and my new smartphone using a runkeeper app. Having done some cycling for the last few weeks and as …
The Engineering Golfing Society
I had the pleasure of joining members of the Engineering Golfing Society at their Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 16th March at Tandridge Golf Club near Godstone in Surrey. The AGM was followed by a cracking good 3 course lunch with wine and a 9 hole competition on their fantastic course. The Engineering Golfing Society …
ICE Essex Debate
"Civil Engineers are in direct conflict with initiatives to create a more sustainable planet". That was the motion put forward at a recent debate organised by the Essex Branch of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE). The debate was a new venture for the branch and was held at Colchester Royal Grammar School (CRGS) with …
A Monster in Farringdon
There is a monster to be found in Farringdon at the moment - just outside the main entrance to Farringdon London Underground Station. Map here. The monster in question is a DEMAG CC 2800-1 600T capacity crawler crane and it is huuuuuuge!. This size of crane is normally to be found building oil refineries and …
Essex Civil Engineering Projects – A Google Map
Something the ICE Essex Branch committee is working on... Blue placemarks show past projects Green placemarks show current projects Yellow placemarks show future projects Click on placemarks for further information and on hyperlinks for even more information .
GTour Staverton Park
Played in the opening event in the 2011 Gtour - Race to Cyprus - amateur golf tour today at the De Vere Staverton Park Hotel and Golf Club. The course was okay but not having any course guides and not having played there before I was playing a little blind. A map/layout of the course …
Reaching for the sky
The Shard at London Bridge is making fantastic progress in its quest for the giddy heights. I stopped in there this afternoon on my way back from a business meeting in town to have a look and to take some photos. This enormous structure is located next door to London Bridge Station. Map here. Once completed, …
Southend Connexions Careers Fair 2011
On Wednesday 2nd February I spent a very enjoyable and productive day at SYC - the Southend Connexions Youth Centre in Shoeburyness - with over 1,700 secondary school students. I was there to support the Southend Connexions Careers Fair 2011 and to promote careers in civil engineering and construction. This is a fairly common activity for …
British Gas National Cup Diving, Southend.
I was lucky enough to get to see some some world class diving yesterday at the British Gas National Cup diving event in Southend, Essex, UK yesterday. The event was held at the Olympic standard diving facilility at the new Southend Swimming and Diving Centre at Garons Park in. We had seen it advertised that …
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Time Lapse Photography
This is my first stab at time lapse photography. Photos taken from my back yard once every 10 seconds for 5 minutes at 10 frames per second saved as a an animated gif. Quite pleased with the results as it was my first attempt. Might have another go tomorrow but need some better software to …
