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South Yorkshire are now moving into Tier3 restrictions and throughout the country cases are increasing even here in Kent where we are still amongst the areas having the lowest number of cases. Having said that, Swale have now exceeded 100 cases in every 100, 000 so I think it’s just a matter of when, not […]
Despite the mayor of Gt Manchester trying to get an increase in Govt funds to assist individuals and businesses, it was decided by Govt to impose Tier 3 from Friday because according to the PM any payments need to be in line with Liverpool and Lancashire who are already on Tier 3, the highest level […]
Wales will start a full lockdown on Friday for 17 days. Referred to as a “Circuit Breaker” it is hoped that a short lockdown will slow the spread of the virus but importantly prevent the hospitals being overrun. No sign of this happening here at present but I guess the Govt will wait to see […]
We went to Notcutts and bought bushes and pansies to plant. On the way back we popped into the new M&S which is nearby. Expecting only to see a food hall, Sue was beside herself when she saw how specious it was. It also includes clothing and a nice cafe. I came out with a […]
Nice bike ride today with our group of 6. A flat route on familiar roads. My ride was 47 miles. Home for my Saturday bath ritual. Since I was a teenager, then playing football, late Saturday afternoons were always bath time whilst listening to the afternoon football commentaries and results on the radio. More recently […]
London and all it’s boroughs are now in Tier 2 (High Level) which includes Beckenham so our plan to have the boys for a couple of days now can’t happen. This is because one of the restrictions is no mixing of families in the home. Same also with Viv & Steve who had planned to […]
International committee meeting on Zoom this morning. Did some work preparing for World Polio Day on 24 October. We are going to have a stand at Brookside Nursery all day. Hope to raise a few funds towards the campaign to eradicate Polio in the World. It was in 2012 that Sue, myself and Mary and […]
Great news, Ollie has had his first monthly C&G exam results yesterday. He scored 80% and was awarded a Distinction. He was second out of a class of 15. What makes it even more special is that he only joined the class in September this year and the course started a year ago, so all […]
Yesterday we visited the Bradburn’s ( Beckenham Division) to look after the boys for the afternoon whilst Mike and Philippa went to orchestra practice. This was the first time they have got together since lockdown, strange experience with them all spaced apart. Alex is learning a short blues piece on the piano so I took […]
Today I lead a small group of friends on a cycle tour to visit three of the major Neolithic Long Barrow sites in the Medway Valley. I had driven to them on a recce earlier in the week. I cycled to the Friars where I met the others. Five of us set off and first […]