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Volunteering In Malawi

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Although most of my friends and family will confirm that I can be a cynical old sod, hopefully most of them would also recognise that beneath my rough exterior I do actually care a lot about people, and the state of the world we are in. This wasn’t always the case, and to be honest

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The World Cup Has Officially Begun

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As I write this there are still three days to go before the 2014 World Cup begins in Brazil. But for me it has already started as I have now completed one of the important rituals (apart from buying a new England shirt – and, no, I didn’t go for the fancy one with the

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Lifting And Digging – Call This A Holiday Weekend?

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I guess it’s karma. After spending last weekend sitting on the couch watching Bubba Watson win the Masters this weekend I’ll be the one doing the hard work. You know how it is? You have a list of “we’ll get that sorted one day” tasks, and in the back of your mind you know that

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Golf Is Here – The TV Is Now Officially Booked!

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It’s that time of the year again – the time when everything falls back into place and natural order is restored. Yes, it’s the first golf major of the year – the Masters is upon us. My wife knows by now not to ask me for any help this weekend. The grass can grow, the

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Oh Yes! I Am The Table Tennis Champion

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It’s been a while since I posted, but I do have an excuse as I have been busy mastering two very important skills – motorcycle riding and table tennis! I posted a few months back that I was doing my motorbike rider training and thanks to Nikki and Matt at MTS I passed with flying

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The BBC Is Great

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Controversial, perhaps, but it’s time that someone raise their voice in support of the BBC. OK, I’m no heavy-hitter. Maybe nobody will ever read these words, but I feel it important to write them. The BBC is an amazing British institution. It covers radio, TV, the internet and supports events all over the UK. It

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Chiropractors Are Actually All Right

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I don’t mean to be a grump, but I just can’t help it sometimes. After a lifetime of seeing things come and go I don’t generally believe the claims of various “quacks” that trumpet the benefits of their particular therapy or wonder-diet. But, every now and again I get a pleasant surprise and I have

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OK I’m A Cliched Older Motorcyclist

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Ok, I admit it. I hit fifty and got a bad dose of what my lovely wife sarcastically called, “the manopause”. There’s something about those ages you get when you have a zero on the end. When I was 20 I didn’t care that much. At 30 I was too busy trying to keep up

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