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BBC Countryfile magazine – August 2012

The August 2012 issue of BBC Countryfile magazine is out now, featuring my piece about the Roman remains and museums at Caerleon, near Newport, Cardiff. With one of the best preserved Roman amphitheatre’s seen anywhere in the UK, and the only remains of Roman Legionary Barracks visible anywhere in Europe, Caerleon has a lot to offer the Roman aficionado!

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Strutting My Stuff!

Track & Field - Country Walking Photoshoot - July 2012-1

Well, the July 2012 issue of Country Walking has hit the shops and includes the feature by Rachel Broomhead about Wenlock Edge and in which I make several appearances in the photos. Somehow, I didn’t break the photographer’s camera lens! Perhaps I can be a magazine model, after all.

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I’m Gonna Be A Magazine Model …

Last Tuesday, I discovered what it meant to be a magazine model. Pictured here (yes, at least I got a modicum of revenge) are Tom Bailey and Rachel Broomhead, from …

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Computers Can’t Think

You would have thought that Amazon’s computers would have the power to undertake the following equation:

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The Positively Productive Writer eBook

The Positively Productive Writer is now available in eBook format. For Amazon Kindle click here.(currently (11/2/12) – £6.58) For Waterstones click here. (currently (11/2/12) – £6.09) Also available for download …

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TPPW Book Launch

Simon  launches The Positively Productive Writer  (Photo credit: Diane Perry)