We took the dogs for a bit of a walk in Tilgate forest today and I got a chance to experience a phenomenon that Jayne told me about last week. I don’t think her description did it justuce, but I don’t think any description could. I think you have to see it for yourself. As […]
Entries Tagged as 'Tilgate'
Its a free world
November 28th, 2007 · 2 Comments · Life, Politics
Tonight I went across to Tilgate to see the film It’s A Free World, which was being shown free at the community centre with the director, Ken Loach, there to discuss it afterwards. I was a little worried as I was running late and thought I might not be able to get into the car […]
Tags: Films·Immigration·Tilgate
Ken Loach in Crawley
November 15th, 2007 · Comments Off on Ken Loach in Crawley · Life, Politics
I got an e-mail about this yesterday. The film director Ken Loach is coming to Crawley this month to show his new film It’s A Free World and discuss it afterwards. He will be joined in the discussion by a former detainee from Tinsley House and an activist from the No Borders group who held […]
What was I thinking?
May 9th, 2007 · 4 Comments · Politics
I still can’t believe that I was persuaded to swap at the last minute from standing in Maidenbower to standing in Furnace Green. I was always prepared to be a paper candidate, but can’t totally swallow my pride and must have thought that losing by 600 votes was preferable to losing by 1200, forgetting for […]
Tags: Elections·Furnace Green·Tilgate·Tories
Knackered!
May 3rd, 2007 · 1 Comment · Politics
Only a few hours until the polls open and, more importantly, less than 22 hours until they close. I will be so glad when it is all over and we can continue with a normal life again. This year I must try to remember how knackered I am now when the selection process starts and […]
Tags: Elections·Furnace Green·Tilgate
TVOD
May 1st, 2007 · 1 Comment · Technology
Back in the 80s when Daniel Miller (AKA The Normal) sang about TVOD he was referring to television overdose, but now it is more likely to mean television on-demand which could end up being the same thing. Its on my mind at the moment for a few reasons. First of all its now one week […]
Tags: Photos·Sky·Tilgate·TV·Virgin Media
Surrey Hospital Petition
April 20th, 2007 · Comments Off on Surrey Hospital Petition · Politics
Last night we went out in Tilgate delivering UAF leaflets. There were 10 people who turned up and in little more than an hour we covered about half the ward. We could have done more, but I wanted to save some leaflets for Furnace Green.
Tags: Crawley Hospital·Elections·Food·Medicine/Health·Tilgate
Take a short ride…
March 20th, 2007 · 11 Comments · Life
Is this the shortest cycle path in Crawley? I rarely ride my pushbike now, a combination of age, rust (the bike and me), and living on a sodding great hill, but when I do cycle it is facilities like this which keep me on the road instead where I don’t have to get off or […]
Very small world
March 4th, 2007 · 2 Comments · Life
If there are any such creatures as regular readers here, they might remember “the puppy”. This was the Siberian husky which Jayne’s sister had, and which we looked after for a while. Shortly after that, Jayne’s sister found that the dog was a bit much to handle in a house with 5 children, including three […]
Double standards
December 8th, 2006 · 4 Comments · Life
I would like to give a shout out, as I believe youngsters like him would have it, to my colleague Danivon, who would easily be Crawley’s best blogger if only he would pull his finger out, stop having a full and active social life and write more. This week he has written an amusing fisk […]
Tags: Brighton·Crawley·Hypocrisy·Local Papers·Newspapers·Tilgate
