Lights Out 2014: Remembering 4th August 1914

I walked home on Monday night (4th August) through my ward, of Harrow on the Hill.  Many homes were darkened with just a solitary candle in their windows marking the start of the First World War—and, as I walked, I reflected upon the awful loss of life and the...

Brahms evening in support of Spirewatch

Ganing and I spent a wonderful Friday evening in the lovely setting of St. Mary’s Church, Harrow on the Hill, listening to a Chamber Music concert performed by Friends of Harrow School in aid of Spirewatch. We were treated to a superb performance of Brahams’ String Quartet in A...

Another reason to loathe email scammers…

As someone with a somewhat uncommon surname – in fact, I personally know ALL the other people in the whole world who share this surname – it always faintly annoys me to get emails like this… The fleeting hope that such an email might be genuine — that I’m due some great,...