Lily and I went to Marshall at the Science in Sport criteriums in Preston this evening – a nice chance to help out by putting a tiny back into this great race series that I try and get to most weeks. Given that the cyclists … Read More →
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By the river in Hubberholme
Some 30 years on, history repeated itself yesterday as we decided to make the most of some gorgeous summer conditions and spend an afternoon by the river Wharfe in Hubberhome. Going to exactly the same spot that I went to as a young boy, Lily … Read More →
A long overdue meet-up with Biggers
It’s been seven years since we saw my old and lovely school mate John Bigland, and we finally got together on Sunday for a BBQ in Helmshore’s finest July weather. Or the finest it could muster up, which means just freezing northerly wind. It was … Read More →
A night at the races
We took a family risk last night – hard for us middle class types – and let Lily stay up on a week night so we could all go and watch the Colne Grand Prix. Having the seven week old Elsie ‘stay up’ until 9:30 … Read More →
Simon: Member of the worst five-a-side team in Britain
I’m very proud to announce that my brother-in-law Simon is a member of the country’s worst five-a-side football team. Four Four Two: The worst five-a-side team in Britain.
Lily’s sports day – very short video
Katie, Elsie and I popped into school to watch Lily’s sports day today – her first. I’m sure it’s one of those parental thing where you love observing your children from ‘the outsider’s view’ but Katie and I were just wetting ourselves at Lily’s constant … Read More →
Tour de France vs Wimbledon
I really love both Tennis and cycling – they both make good spectator sport on TV, but if people want to look at athleticism, this is an interesting stat…. Rafael Nadal, Wimbledon 7 Matches in 18 hours and 32 minutes Kim Kirchan, Yellow Jersey in … Read More →
Mark Cavendish: A star about to shine
When the 95th Tour de France gets under way tomorrow in Brittany, our own Mark Cavendish is on the verge of becoming a star, and the thought excites me. Though we’re not on the verge of producing the first ever British overall winner for this … Read More →
Hovis Presley – I rely on you
Not much poetry here on Minnellium but a good few years ago I was listening to a “Poetry Please” special on Radio 4 and heard ‘I rely on you’ by Hovis Presley – a Lancashire poet of whom I knew literally nothing. From what I … Read More →
Photo moblogging at last
I’ve finally got round to getting to post photos directly to my Flickr account from my mobile in one very easy click. There’s something of a compromise here though. Shiny, feature-packed and lovely though my Nokia E71 may be, its piccies are clearly those of … Read More →