3 March 2019
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Every year, St Clement’s takes part in OxClean. Across the city, a large number of volunteer groups go out litter picking and playing a small part in keeping this city cleaner. My favourite bit of the event is getting to … Continue reading
20 February 2019
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I like a building with a good atrium – a large and well-lit indoor space – and the Weston Library in Oxford is one of those places locally. I popped in there on a lunchtime stroll last week and sketched … Continue reading
8 February 2019
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A shout out to local bike shop, Reg Taylor Cycles. They couldn’t do a full repair and maintenance job on my bicycle today but they were able to rejoin the chain so I can get back to cycle commuting to … Continue reading
6 February 2019
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I hadn’t realised how much slower travelling by bus would be compared the nimble bicycle. Door to door journey time this morning was about three times slower than my regular time and, although coming back was faster, it still was … Continue reading
1 December 2018
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Terms at the University of Oxford are shorter than average. End of term was on Friday just gone and so a lot of students will have gone down for the holiday. One of the consequences is that colleges of the … Continue reading
28 November 2018
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Last night was the first time in a long while when I can remember it raining ‘stair-rods’ (that is, very heavily). Certainly the first time for a long while when I’ve been caught outside trying to cycle home through such … Continue reading
8 November 2018
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I’m going out for a meal tonight after work so decided to walk down this morning rather than cycle. That meant setting off earlier and arriving a bit later although I noted that I passed the clock at the East … Continue reading
29 October 2018
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After getting up to increasingly dark mornings, I’m enjoying the respite of early brightness brought about by yesterday’s clock change. However, I was noting when it began to get dim yesterday evening: the part of my daily routine which involves … Continue reading
26 October 2018
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My new office is quite close to the Ashmolean Museum and I’ve taken a couple of lunchtime trips down there recently. Yesterday was particularly exciting for me because I discovered an extra area that I don’t think I’d seen before, … Continue reading
17 October 2018
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… really necessary on a bicycle? My understanding is that a bell has to be fitted at the original point of sale but the Highway Code in Britain only suggests that a bell is a suitable way of meeting the … Continue reading