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Ditton Lodge headteacher chosen for top school leadership role Release date: 25/04/2012 Author: Simon Cobby Head appointed National Leader of Education The headteacher of Ditton Lodge Primary School is one of only a few in the country to be chosen for a top role supporting schools in challenging circumstances. Angela Finn is one of onlyContinue reading “Angie chosen for top school leadership role”

Today I learnt by email from my lovely cousin Lesley that her elder sister (Sue) became a great grandma on April 14th. Her grand daughter Becky, has had a boy – Dylan.  All well.  I am not sure of his surname yet, because she appears to have split from the father!  Lets hope they sort that oneContinue reading “My Cousin Susan becomes a great grandma!!!”

A walk today with the dogs. We expected to get rained on but the weather was wonderful until a mile from the end when the skies opened. Beattie (now 4.5 months) had enough too and Angie carried her the last half mile. 8.5 miles total distance. We then got back to Wicken and had whiteContinue reading “Wicken Fen to Anglesey Abbey”

A 7 mile walk with 3 dogs in the rain.

Jason Brock, star of Thriller (the live tour) at Jonathan Streffords 50th Party, accompanied by James Sakal

Is running the Bahrain Grand Prix wise? In my opinion the FIA needs its head examined. Anyone who has any sense could have known it would be a powder keg. I just hope we get to the end of the weekend without any violence. My opinion of the state of Bahrain is that it isContinue reading “Is running the Bahrain Grand Prix wise?”

Today, this evening, I hit 1 million steps on Fitbit. Thats a long way. 483 miles see  http://www.fitbit.com/user/22P8BG

Lomu, Berkley and I did a 4 and a half mile walk. The sky was black as night and we could see the rain moving towards us as we walked……….. then Lomu decided to take a bath in a huge muddy puddle…. Grrrrr, that meant he would need a bath when we got home TheseContinue reading “A walk under storm clouds”

I am sitting in the reception area of Anglesey Abbey which is a national trust property. I am going to be interviewed to see of I am suitable material to be a volunteer. My interviewer is a Barry Hardy. Barry turns out to be an ex mining person from south Yorks.We now are sitting havingContinue reading “Volunteering at Anglesey Abbey”

this morning we managed a 7 o’clock walk but unluckily for me I was then out all day and unable to do much more, however I still managed to achieve my 10,322 steps…