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Christmas 2017 and schnauzer Benji in the snow

2 Jan 2018
Leading up to Christmas was different to the last few years in that I was feeling the festive spirit earlier than usual. Thankfully it was made even more Christmas like…
Interests…

Harrogate gets its first electric car charge stations

24 Dec 20172 Jan 2018
I am very proud to say that my home town of Harrogate has installed the first 3 charge stations for electric vehicles (EV). This is a mayor step in the…
Interests…

Replacing our vehicles to pure electric takes time

14 Dec 201714 Dec 2017
At the moment I am in the process of making sure Julia and I are both in sustainable transport. It has been proving more difficult than it first seemed. The…
Interests

Christmas is here

13 Dec 201713 Dec 2017
Christmas starts to raise its festive head. As is usual, I have a cold, come sore throat. It is my Birthday today and I have the day off. The problem…
Beekeeping and Veg…

Spending time building a fence

17 Sep 201718 Sep 2017
Yes, it has been an interesting few months doing this. I decided to build a post and rail fence using heritage plans. Really I should have guessed when Grantley Sawmills,…
Sustainability

Formula e is the future

2 Apr 20172 Apr 2017
I will write a more detailed post when I have more time but this is just to say the yesterday's Formula e race in Mexico was great. It is proof…
Interests

Peter McKinstry Interview: Tooth and Claw

25 Mar 2017
What a talent. So grateful for his contributions to the world of Doctor Who
Sustainability

Testing the BMW i3 REx 94AH EV

13 Mar 20179 Feb 2020
The local Harrogate Stratstone BMW dealer kindly let me test drive the current incarnation of the i3 with its 600cc range extender motor. I used it for a weekend and…
Sustainability

Free Saturday electric a boon

4 Mar 20176 Mar 2017
Every Saturday for just under 2 years is free electric with British Gas. Now let me clarify, if it was the choice of free electric or sustainable living then sustained…
Beekeeping and Veg…

Reminiscing leading into spring

1 Mar 201716 Sep 2017
It is that time when the excitement of what Summer brings is in the back of ones mind. For me it is memories of when I used to motorbike and…

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