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If I Must Die
Yesterday evening (Aug 3rd) Heather and I attended a vigil for peace in Gaza. This post and the next will featrure two poems by Palestinian writers which were used in the vigil. Neither are used to excuse or justify the actions of either Hamas or the Israeli government and army. Both, it seems to me,…
Another bit of my life
So, this is the first non walk based blog. I’m a practising (No, I’ve not got it right yet) Christian and a steward at my local Methodist Church (No, it’s not a temperance church and yes I do like a glass of wine/beer/gin/brandy). As a steward, I’m part of the Leadership Team and we’ve been…

2026: Health Wins, Local Wanders, and a World on Edge
Happy New Year 2026 I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and a restful holiday. We certainly did—it was full of quality family time and, if I’m honest, far too much food and drink. Despite the festive indulgences, the health journey continues. I’m currently hovering around the 90kg mark. Since I started this process…

Walk on with hope in your heart!!
Today has been a very good day! I finished the marathon distance of 26.2 miles for the sponsored walk for Prostate Cancer UK and so I’ve increased the target mileage for January to 52.4 miles. Please note, this doesn’t mean that all you very generous people who have donated have to double your donations! But,…
You Make the Path by Walking
This is, more or less the walk we did yesterday. It’s 5.5 miles, but there are loads of variations to make it shorter or longer, all helped by 2 nice pubs. The Black Bull, just off the path in Edgworth, and The Strawbury Duck, next to Entwistle Station. The Wader is a 10foot tall heron,…


