I qualified as a football referee in 2014. It was something I had always wanted to do, I enjoyed football, and I not only wanted to give something back but also wanted to pursue the possibility that this could be a career. I got started as a Level 7 referee and every weekend was out... Continue Reading →
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Time travel with Google So, admittedly, I'm a bit late to this. In 2014, Google1 changed a part of the functionality available to users on Street View. On desktop, we were able to access historical Street View data and could therefore see different places as they were at times when the Google Street View Car... Continue Reading →
Well, firstly, welcome along to my last blog of 2021. A Covid year that I am sure will last long in the memory for many of us. But this got me thinking, how are our memories made? Where do they come from? And, as is the focus in this blog, how might they be re-packaged... Continue Reading →
From Wednesday last week, I cycled along as part of the movement ‘People Pedal Power’ who are cycling from Newton Abbot in Devon to Glasgow for COP26 (a journey of 570 miles) to help make a film about the journey and its message. Developed by 16-year-old, Jessie, the cycle demonstrates the power of collective action,... Continue Reading →
New paper The place, use, and influence of fear in outdoor adventurous education has, for some time now, been an area of scholarly debate that has avoided scrutiny. Published in the 'Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning', this article explores fear within this context and is my first peer reviewed journal article. The paper... Continue Reading →
On the 24th and 25th of October this year I competed in Red Bull Timelaps (RBTL). This event, usually held in Windsor Great Park, pits teams of riders against each other and the clock to race for 25-hours non-stop. With the Covid-19 pandemic, this year’s event was a little different and took place over the... Continue Reading →
In the morning (Thursday October 1st 2020) I start a PhD 😱 This next chapter was cemented 5 years ago when sitting in a first-year undergraduate lecture at the University of Gloucestershire. I remember the lecturer (Jon Cryer) looking up at us fresh faced students stating that one or two of us may one day... Continue Reading →
Turner-Vesselago's (2017) book, titled 'Writing Without a Parachute: The Art of Freefall', encourages writers young, old, experienced, and unfamiliar to detach their thinking mind and engage in the lost art of writing creatively and freely. With this lack of control there develops a level of vulnerability. It is this vulnerability which has led to my... Continue Reading →
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