This summer saw the proliferation of England flags and ‘Union Jacks’ on lampposts and other street furniture around the country. Some people were jubilant saying it expressed pride in the ‘flag’ and in our country, others felt very angry, sad and intimidated as they saw the action as racism. I was in the latter camp… continue reading »

The councillors for Middleton South approached the group, ‘Friends of Alkrington Woods’ to offer some money to create a version of a play area for children and asked for a proposal. Members of the group were pleasantly surprised by this and the proposal is below. Hoping that this plan for this underutilised great space in… continue reading »