An amazing weekend in Snowdonia. We reduced our planned four peaks to three peaks (Tryfan, Glyder Fach and Glyder Fawr) due to some sore legs and incoming cloud. The weather was near perfect, 20C sunshine and a gentle breeze for nearly all the day. At the top of Tryfan we had to wait our turn [...]
Archive for September, 2008
Sep10
Blackberry Sponge Pudding
My cycle route to work is full of blackberries so I’m making the most of it and picking a punnet most evenings. The freezer is getting full so I thought I’d make up a recipe:
Ingredients
300g fresh west oxfordshire blackberries
75g fairtrade golden caster sugar
75g margarine
1 free range organic egg
125g organic plain flour
1.5 tsp baking powder
little bit [...]
Sep10
Letter to John Hutton MP – please review your energy policies
The Rt Hon John Hutton MP
Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
1 Victoria Street
London SW1H OET
Dear Mr Hutton,
Please review the governements energy policy.
I’m happy with any source of energy so long as the carbon emitted into the atmosphere is limited. i.e Set a maximum, binding level for [...]
Filed in: climate change
Sep1
Open letter – No to the Cogges Link Road
Dear Sir,
I’d like to register my opposition to the planned Cogges Link Road. In my view the road will serious impact the beautiful public park which I enjoy running through and visiting with my two young children.
The park land is part of the Windrush floodplain which if reduced further will only exacerbate future flooding. It [...]
Filed in: climate change
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