This year I have decided that I should kick myself up the butt so to speak and train to do the thing I have spoken of doing in previous years. THE THREE PEAKS CHALLENGE! This is to complete the three highest peaks of England (Skafell), Scotland (Ben Nevis) and Wales (Snowdon) within 24 hours! Yes …
The latest activity of mine is volunteering as a first responder in my local area. I thought about becoming a responder a few years ago but never really had the chance to but as you see, I do now. A first responder is a person who gets a call from ambulance control to attend an …
This is quite a long post but includes photos and a video of the trip. I have tried to make the trip as informative as possible for those of you who may be thinking about going to any of the mentioned places… In July 2012 the family set out for Venice, a place I …
I am happy to announce that my new Pet Care paperback book is now out. An ebook version will be available through the ibookstore shortly. If you are in the UK you can buy my book by clicking the button below. (otherwise contact us): The book is called ‘Pet Health, First Aid and Welfare’ and …
Hi all. When Sport Relief 2012 was coming up I came up with the idea of doing a one mile climb as part of a team on our local climbing wall, Hi-Rock. I contacted Peter the wall manager and got set with the arrangements. I set up a donation page and emailed all staff at …
Yes! If you read my post about the CWA training then this is an update as I have since taken my assessment. The months prior to the assessment were spent practicing what I had learnt and more. I had to perfect my rescue skills, setting up top and bottom rope systems as well as working …
This is a video of Monkey World which is in Wareham, Dorset and is a fantastic place to take the kids for a day out:
Just a quick video of my daughter and I Kayaking: