Buckinghamshire

Electric bikes in Hodgemoor Woods, Bucks

I’m very luck to live just a few minutes from Hodgemoor Woods in Buckinghamshire. It’s a…
Off the Rails: a gripping but flawed book about HS2

A review of Off the Rails, The Inside Story of HS2 by Sally Gimson. (Oneworld, 2025)…
Five years ago: Britain goes into Covid lockdown

Five years ago today, our lives changed dramatically. Prime minister Boris Johnson announced on national TV…
Two simple ways you can make cycling safer

Cycling in Britain is a safe way of getting around and exercising. According to road safety…
Joining the Rapha Festive 500

I’ve read about the Rapha Festive 500 cycling challenge for years. But I’ve never been tempted…
The Regus car park rip off

Who’d have thought that it would cost almost as much to park at a nondescript business…
A historic election and the humble act of voting

Vote early, vote often, as BBC Radio 4’s Weekly Ending satirical show said of the first…
Cycling from London to Wales and back – in a day

It’s a long way, cycling from London to Wales. Especially if you go via Tewkesbury, where…
RIP Klean Kanteen flask, my pandemic cycling essential

Remember the dark days of the Covid-19 pandemic, when we couldn’t enjoy once everyday pleasures like…
‘Don’t tell him, Pike!’ Remembering Ian Lavender from Dad’s Army

Note: I published this blogpost a year ago, but accidentally unpublished it a couple of months…