Onward, Christian Soldiers: Joining the Thames Path Pilgrimage – 27 September 2014
With the Bishop of Oxford due to retire in October, he’s walking the breadth of the Diocese, following the Thames Path. Andrew Burdett joined Saturday’s leg.
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My Late‑eenth Birthday – 22 June 2014
A birthday in late-April is no time to hold a celebration (examinations begin in the early weeks of May), but two months on, my late eighteenth birthday party was blessed with wonderful weather.
Five years after the family hosted an evening boat party to mark Mum’s 50th and Harriet’s 18th, I picked this Sunday afternoon to hold my very own. With me engrossed in revision, Dad had done the vast majority of the organising, although I came up with the finer details: deciding on the menu, compiling the playlist, and suggesting a ‘Henley’ dress code.
Thames Swim: Maidenhead to Bray – 30 June 2012
Read on for photos and a video of the swim. While most of the town were still lying in bed, myself and my mother – cheered on by my brother and father – headed...
Walking in the Winter Sun – 14 January 2012
With Harriet due to go back to university tomorrow after spending the festive period skiing in France and at home with us, we decided to take a late-afternoon stroll down by the river. Matthew...
Photo of the Week – 3 April 2011
This Week’s Photo Taken just minutes before Friday’s joint-schools concert, it shows the sun setting behind the hillside on which Taplow Court stands. It reminds me of the satisfaction I got when just four...
Spring Arrives In Maidenhead – 19 March 2011
With the clocks going forward next weekend, spring arrived in Maidenhead today as our riverside town basked in the glorious sun. After having my hairs cut, I headed off for the Thames, armed with...
