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One of my precious apple trees hit the dust (literally) this week.  The Worcester Pearmain was laden with fruit waiting to grow and ripen but took a header on to the lawn.  It was at least 150 years old, the…

At last, here are some straightforward, practical and proven answers to our broken welfare system.  This is what I’ve learned from nearly 30 years working professionally in the disability field. We all want to help 1-in-4 workers  to fulfil their…

You can’t imagine all the bits of kit that beekeepers “need”.  There are sheds of the stuff and it creeps into the house, the kitchen, the studio and all over the garden.  The solar “wax-melter” is the latest and now…

… or your partner, your child, another family member (young or old), your friend, a co-worker and many more.  When 1-in-4 working age people have life-changing health conditions, everyone needs to understand and help. One early reviewer of the new…

When at least 1-in-4 of us will have a life-changing, disabling health condition, my new book might offer some practical help. I’ve spent the last three years (not counting time in hospital!) trying to pull together the thoughts, experiences and…

I’m talking about ticks (the sort that burrow under your skin and carry Lymes Disease).   One managed to grab into the sous chef.   Blind person useless at picking out the carcase remains so he resorted to excellent neighbour but tiny…

    Doug Glading presenting the Victory in Europe commemorative book to Penny Melville-Brown at the historic Catisfield memorial hall.     Neighbours living in Catisfield, on the outskirts of Fareham, are doubly remembering their local predecessors who gave their…