I have just returned from a trip of a lifetime – a visit to an Emperor Penguin colony on the frozen Weddell Sea within the Antarctica Continent.
Yes it was a bit of a hike to get there. It took me a couple of days to travel to the gathering point in Punta Arenas, Chile. [Read more…] about Trip of a Lifetime – My Antarctic Trip
We don’t normally see the name ‘Chandler’s Ford’ being mentioned in the national news (ok, the HSBC armed robbery on Bournemouth Road in September 2007 was an exception: “Two armed robbers were shot dead by police”).
However today, ‘Chandler’s Ford’ is mentioned all over the media, from The Times, Daily Telegraph, The Sun, Mirror…, and on the BBC radio programme. [Read more…] about Roger Clark’s Quest to Antarctica to Photograph the Right Penguins
Twenty years ago, our daughter Lisa was studying at Charing Cross Medical School. She once wrote a letter to say that she had just been to an oncology lecture and was very alarmed by the high incidence of women’s cancer and at a relatively low median age.
In the letter, she said she looked around the lecture theatre and wondered who would not be around at the age of 40. Prophetically, and bitterly sad, but [Read more…] about Lisa Clark’s Legacy
I have almost forgotten today is the Tomb Sweeping Day to the Chinese people.
I was reminded of the festival today when I read that the Chinese families of Chinese passengers aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 are still hopeful.
Tomb Sweeping Day is also known as the Qing Ming Festival 清明节, literally Clear Bright Festival [Read more…] about Tomb Sweeping Day
Update: November 2015:
The Shah family no longer runs the Spar on Hursley Road. The new owner is Mr Patel.
According to Jane Archer from the Methodist Church, for many years – each Wednesday – free milk and a newspaper have been given to the Coffee Room at the Methodist Church by the owners of the Hursley Road Spar shop, the Shah family. [Read more…] about Spar Shop on Hursley Road
Linda Read from Chandler’s Ford never stops doing crazy things.
What has she done in the past 15 years? Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, a 100-mile trek along the Great Wall of China, parachute jump, flying a microlight plane, paragliding off a mountain in Turkey……
In March – April, Linda will be trekking to Everest Base Camp. [Read more…] about Linda Read: Fun, Passion, Living Life To The Full
Yesterday I told you a huge tree fell and blocked the entrance to Ramalley Cemetery.
I also informed Eastleigh Borough Council about what I saw.
This afternoon, I found the tree had been removed, and you get free logs too: [Read more…] about Ramalley Cemetery: Entrance Cleared; Free Logs
When my son was about 6 years old, he came home with a revelation: he learnt all about ChildLine at school, and that he could ‘report’ his parents if we ‘upset’ him.
This Christmas, older people finally have a dedicated line for them, The Silver Line.
The Silver Line is a free, 24 hour, confidential helpline for older people. [Read more…] about The Silver Line For Older People
Winchester Cathedral will be hosting a service for people who have lost a baby at any stage of pregnancy, at birth or in infancy.
The service will be at Winchester Cathedral on Saturday 11th May at 2.00pm.
[Read more…] about Saying Goodbye To Lost Babies At Winchester Cathedral
