Happy Christmas 20222022 has seen us get to a new normal (whatever that may be) with various different but similar challenges from the year before. Before looking at the year gone by next week, it’s Christmas, and I wish everyone a restful, happy and enjoyable Christmas.If you need information on local services over the Christmas period […]
Two years ago today, I was on a side bit of ward 40 in Tameside Hospital recovering from cellulitis, sepsis and my admission gift of COVID.I only had limited ability to move and wouldn’t start relearning to walk for another few weeks.As well as getting my various ills curred and relearning to walk before my […]
Happy Christmas 2021 Well, 2021 has been another unusual year, with similar but many different challenges to last year. But, as it draws to a close, at least we can (within guidelines) this year join with friends and family. However, before we move on to looking at the year gone by (and a little self-indulgently, […]
Slightly later than normal – Its that time of year again, for a short note to highlight the passing of 15 years, since the start of this blog. This annual (usually) August post flags up that due to the nature of the topics covered, this blog is sometimes not the most interesting of blogs. However, […]
Gamesley 999 Day: This coming Thursday (22nd August 2019) from 11 am until 3 pm on the Winster Mews car park, will see an emergency services fun day. The fun day which has been organized by the local emergency services will see a range of displays including police, fire and mountain rescue dogs, emergency service […]
Blog 14th birthday / A brief reminder: Its that time of year again, for a short note to highlight the passing of the 14th birthday of the start of this blog. This annual August post flags up that due nature of the topics covered, this blog may sometimes not be the most interesting of blogs. […]
2018 is nearly drawing to a close, but before we move on to looking at the year gone by and the New Year festivities next week, first it’s Christmas, and I would like to wish a Happy restful and enjoyable Christmas to you and yours. If you need information on local services over the Christmas […]
Wear a hat day: Over the course of a week, I quite often get emails from various charities seeking support for one thing or another. One this week, as referenced by the photo tweaked my interest in it as it featured an event called ‘wear a hat day’. The charity in question is Brain Tumour […]
Part four and the concluding part of the not so quick review of 2017 covering the period from October to December. October October started off with a first for me, in terms of visiting the Co-operative Party Conference in London. In its centenary year, the Co-operative Party has done a whole host of events across […]
Part three of the not so quick review of 2017 covering the period from July to September. July The start of July saw a trip to Birmingham for this year’s Local Government Conference, as always the conference covered a whole range of interesting topics including a growing focus on what Brexit will mean for local […]