Bold Street is Liverpool’s foodie destination. The street throngs with crowds on even the quietest of evenings. Sounds and smells pour from the array of different cafes, restaurants, bars and takeaways as you walk past – offering a passing hint of what awaits, should you venture inside. The problem with streets like this is thatContinue reading “Review: Maray, Liverpool”
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REVIEW: Rise, York
Is brunch still the new breakfast? It certainly remains the most Instagrammable meal of the day. Rise clearly understand this. They also recognise that a palette of pastels and pinks will only get you so far amongst the influencer crowd, if your menu doesn’t cut the mustard. It’s an all-day brunch venue that often hasContinue reading “REVIEW: Rise, York”
REVIEW: Fish and Forest, York
Last Saturday evening, we visited the somewhat similar sounding Fish and Forest restaurant on Micklegate. While the name is similar to Forage, this is where they end. Fish and Forest is a tiny, neighbourhood bistro. The exterior and interior are understated, and it is immediately clear that it is the food that’s going to doContinue reading “REVIEW: Fish and Forest, York”
REVIEW: Forage, York
When you arrive at Forage in York, down one of the many cobbled lanes in the city centre, you’re greeted by a striking floral gateway. From the entrance alone, you can tell it’s a restaurant that has been designed to appeal to a certain crowd. Thankfully for me, the Instagrammable entrance and woodland vibe inContinue reading “REVIEW: Forage, York”
Taking time to unplug
So, I’m home and back at work after Comms Unplugged. This was my third time attending this unique communications and wellbeing event. As always, in the run up to Comms Unplugged, I found it quite hard to describe. I tend to default to calling it a communications festival. But this definition doesn’t quite work and leads to peopleContinue reading “Taking time to unplug”
Pat
When Pat Graham retired from her role as Chief Executive Officer of Copeland Borough Council, through ill health, I wrote the following: It’s a sad day knowing that Pat Graham’s time at Copeland Council has come to an end. I’ve known Pat for her whole career in West Cumbria (well not her time working inContinue reading “Pat”
Five years
It’s five years since Tilly was born. Sadly that also means it is five years since we said goodbye. Five feels like something of a milestone – half a decade. It’s a significant chunk of time. In that time, so many things in our lives have changed. We’ve moved house, we’ve welcomed Oscar into ourContinue reading “Five years”
Goodbye Copeland
At midnight, after 49 years, Copeland Borough Council will cease to exist. In the grand scheme of things, it’s no age. But given a week is a long time in politics, it feels like a lifetime. It is a lifetime. I started my career at Copeland Borough Council, back in 2003. I was a graduateContinue reading “Goodbye Copeland”
Dear Teddy
Today is my 41st birthday. When you woke up, you ran through to me in the kitchen with my birthday card. It was a lovely one, featuring a dinosaur. You were very excited for me to open it, even though I am not really sure you knew what it was for! You were also excited byContinue reading “Dear Teddy”
Little things
Returning to work after Christmas can feel dark – literally and metaphorically. If you’re in an office job like mine, you’ve hopefully had an extended break from the office and the routine that goes with it. The fear, which starts when you realise you can’t remember your network password, what you were doing before the break,Continue reading “Little things”
The only man in the room 