I recently realised something that felt both obvious and oddly liberating:we are all time travellers. I time travelled from 1964 to today. It just took me 62 years to get here. When people talk about time travel, they imagine machines, portals, or sudden leaps across centuries. But in reality, most of us are moving throughContinue reading “Notes from a Slow Time Traveller”
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Warley Woods Bench Chat
For those of you that are new to our Bench Chat recordings, they are a simple concept which is by no means new. Choose a place with a bench, invite a friend, grab a tea or coffee or other refreshment and talk to each other. Share memories, take in the surroundings, and in this benchContinue reading “Warley Woods Bench Chat”
A journey to The Centre of the Earth
Bench Chat: Layers of Nature – A Conversation with Holly from the Birmingham and Black Country Wildlife Trust The Centre of the Earth is the Wildlife Trust’s purpose built environmental centre in Winson Green – just 1.5 km from Birmingham City Centre. Here they specialise in teaching and learning about wildlife, the environment and sustainableContinue reading “A journey to The Centre of the Earth”
Garrison Lane Bench Chat
You may have been following my Friendship Bench Chat project as I take time to sit down on a bench in a park and chat to friends and colleagues about benches, parks, nature and most importantly give them an opportunity to chat about themselves and if they are OK. We know that a connection withContinue reading “Garrison Lane Bench Chat”
Bloomsbury Park Bench Chats
It’s not every day you see a clown getting his blood pressure tested. But at the Nechells Be Healthy Environmental Fun Day in Bloomsbury Park it was just one of the memorable moments I can recall from a lovely event. It was a very warm and sunny day filled with laughter and occasional screams ofContinue reading “Bloomsbury Park Bench Chats”
Naturally Birmingham Future Parks Project 