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Dazzling Displays

29 April, 202022 November, 2019

Selfridges are well known for their Christmas window displays (Check out this link for this year’s displays). But how much work goes into creating these displays and when do they …

Radnor Ramble

21 May, 20212 November, 2019

The November 2019 issue of Country Walking contains a route I did around Radnor Forest and the quaint hamlet of Bleddfa, in Powys. If you’re looking for a route where …

Welsh Border Seven Castle Challenge

21 May, 202115 October, 2019

Check out the October issue of BBC Countryfile magazine for my Welsh Border Seven Castle Challenge.

This month’s theme is castles, and sitting on the border with the country with more castles per square mile than any other country in the world, I had to have a go at getting as many castles as I could into one article. In fact, I could have got many more, but these are the ones that I suggested you could visit in one day (although the magazine has suggested you may wish to make a weekend of it).

Wallis’s First Dam

29 April, 202010 October, 2019

October marks the 40th anniversary of the death of one of this country’s most famous engineers: Barnes Wallis.

To commemorate this, I’ve written a piece for the October issue of Best of British magazine looking at one of Wallis’s lesser known escapades in the Welsh Elan Valley.

Tarn Hows Snapper

8 October, 20195 October, 2019

If you’ve been following my Twitter account you’ll have seen I’ve been in the Lake District for a few days.

It’s been a changeable week, weatherwise, which has meant the lighting has been wonderful. After rain for most of the day yesterday, I nipped out to Tarn Hows, near Hawkshead Hill, just as the sun came out.

271,833 … and counting

29 April, 202027 September, 2019

The royalty statements are in, and I can’t believe the sales figures keep growing. Thank you to everyone who bought a copy … all 271,833 of you!

Historic Hereford

21 May, 202125 September, 2019

My feature on Hereford appeared in The People’s Friend’s issue dated 28th September 2019. When Alex, the Features Editor, commissioned me to write it I jumped at the chance, even though the city is only 40 miles from where I live, and it’s a place where I’ve worked from time to time (both Herefordshire Council, and the Diocese of Hereford have offices there).

Temeside Snapper

21 May, 202118 September, 2019

I’ve been on dog-sitting duties this week, looking after Betsy, the Welsh Spring Spaniel. After escaping this office this afternoon, we headed off for a wander around Ludlow’s River Teme and Whitcliffe Common. The skies were blue, the sun was shining, so I snapped a photo …

Interviews and Open Top Busses!

29 April, 202026 August, 2019

I’ve been busy, recently, being interviewed by the lovely Anita Loughrey, for her Research Secrets column in Writers’ Forum magazine. It’s a fascinating column where she asks writers and authors to share their research tips.

Every writer has their own way of doing things and it’s always fascinating to know the little tips and shortcuts that other writers use. I just hope this month’s readers find my tips useful!

Elan Valley – The People’s Friend – Bonus Bits!

21 May, 20212 August, 2019

This week’s issue of The People’s Friend has my Elan Valley travel piece as the front cover image. If you’ve never been to the area before, I hope it whets your appetite – or should I say ‘wets’ your appetite 🙂

As is always the case, when you go off and explore an area you can never include everything in the finished article, so here are some photos that didn’t make it into the published feature.

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