As I write, I’m taking another baby step on the way back to normality. I’m on a train to Nottingham to check out a possible venue for our...

Happily the return to London SE25 went well on Saturday with an astonishing 3-0 win over the then Premier League leaders. It was also a...

I think we must be having something of a late summer blast as I write today with a fan nearby. Three weeks ago I was sweeping rainwater...

I’ll admit it. Reading this blog may at times seem a bit dispiriting. Quite often there are references to awful things we need to be...

Last week I joined the army of those that have been pinged. Statistically a fair number of readers of this piece will also have joined,...

I listened with seething anger and immeasurable sadness to Lemn Sissay reading Marcus Rashford’s post Euro Final statement on Radio 4...

I want to encourage you to take up the offer of safeguarding training when it’s arranged in your circuit. Members of the Learning...

One of the features of getting to a certain age is that you can easily believe that something happened only yesterday. Furthermore, you...

This week I wasn’t sure what to focus on – the summer solstice and the longest day, or the football – but instead it’s the expression...

It’s Father’s Day this coming Sunday. If you are familiar with our safeguarding training, you’ll know that we spend some time thinking...

Such glorious weekend weather meant walks in the country with little mud. Garden family gatherings and the smell of bar-b-q’s. Music...

‘Two riders were approaching and the wind began to howl’. When I hear those words sung I often get goose bumps. There is something...

This is open up again week, but with a dollop of caution, it now seems. Depending on when you read this I will be preparing to go to or...

Only 5 words, but key ones for those who tell their story of abuse for the first time. Firstly, a question posed by the storyteller;...

If you’ve been watching the BBC drama series ‘Line of Duty’, which ended its current run on Sunday, you will know that you needed to keep...

After last week’s reference to the chocolate caterpillar contest, it’s the turn of the Bay City Rollers, or more particularly Les...

Colin and Cuthbert caterpillars are at daggers drawn in court. Their respective owners, Marks and Spencer and Aldi, are in a legal...

Amongst all the column inches devoted to Prince Philip over the weekend, much has been stated about his traumatic childhood. How he was...

I hope all readers had a peaceful Easter and that chocolate was enjoyed, perhaps in moderation. The last blog made mention of the...

Everyonesinvited.uk is the name of the website very recently set up for girls to report incidents of sexual harassment and assault in...