"The winter though didn't really come out to play. Instead, it seemed to taunt us and hang around in dribs and drabs then seep into this year. April apart, it hasn't been a great one for shedding clothes and hitting the heights. It had its moments but....."

"The article appears in this months edition and I have had several nice emails about it already"

"Not only do they provide excellent accommodation across the lakes but please take a look at their site as they have a great network of available places across the UK"

"I have been asked and have accepted a position on the OWPG committee with immediate effect."

"Whatever happens, I am thrilled to bits. To be chosen by your peers is a tremendous accolade and I am so proud."

"As they were warmly congratulated by their friends, munching on Ginas famous brownies and sipping the obligatory Proseco, I slipped away for a few minutes to look over Crummock and Buttermere and take myself off the beaten track to view all before me from different viewpoints."

"Literally one of my favourite places, I braved the midges to capture an image that I am very proud of"

"Last week, I was very pleased to be asked to photograph for Constant Engineering near Oldham and capture their specialist work. The weather was glorious but I was inside. The hottest days of the year yet no shorts to air those hairy legs due to Health and Safety! It was sweltering."

"I am not one who complains about the heat or the sunshine. I love it. The factor 30 is slapped on to my bald 'noggin' and I don my shorts, thus exposing the hairy tree trunks that have developed considerably since the cycle training began in earnest last January."

I undertook my first wild camp last November and the experience is relayed on the Walks Britain Podcast. I hope you enjoy it!

Whilst it was a 'jolly' I was also taking photos and making notes for Monarch airlines and their inflight magazine 'PASSPORT'.

After a mild winter of snow and ice, (certainly down in England) followed by our eagerly awaited move into the spring, April proved to be a false dawn.

However, should you be flying on Monarch Airlines you will see one of my articles on Alcudia in their inflight magazine PASSPORT...

I've just returned from a few days on the fells and a short trip around the Esk Valley undertaking a recce for a walk I am undertaking

The Keswick Mountain Festival 'kicks' off this week and I am delighted to announce that Jon Sparks and I are opening the Adventure Tipi talks at 10 am this Friday morning.

As we moved through the spring, I decided that a new look was needed for the website that had served me so well for the past eight years

Honoured that LEE FILTERS have showcased my work in this months Masterclass Series in their magazine XPOSURE.

As part of my photographic series, the latest instalment in the April editions of the two magazines, concentrates on shooting Bluebells

I spent a pleasant couple of days out and about away from the Mac last week and enjoyed my time with the camera.