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Photographs of the 2011 Dragon Boat Race in Kingston

I recently published the video of the Rotary Club of Kingston upon Thames Dragon Boat Race, held on the River Thames in Canbury Gardens, on 17th July 2011. (click to view) I now post some photographs of the event via flickr. Enjoy.     www.flickr.com More in 2011 Dragon Boat Race pool

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Dragon Boat Race of 2011

The Rotary Club of Kingston upon Thames again organised the annual Dragon Boat Race in Canbury Gardens next to the River Thames on the 17th July 2011. A record of over fifty teams competed on a day with a few showers of rain, but this did not dampen the spirits of the crowds, as there […]

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Adult Achievement Awards, Kingston upon Thames 2011

Sometimes it is good to stand back and look at other people and what they have achieved. On a nice Tuesday evening in May 2011, I was able to attend the Royal Borough of Kingston’s Adult Achievement Award ceremony held in the Guildhall Kingston. Organised by Peter Gray of the Rotary Club of Kingston upon […]

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Where does the Poo Poo go?

We are constantly reminded of how ill prepared we humans are to disasters. We instantly see on our televisions images of not only the consequences of earthquakes, mud slides, flooding, tsunamis and war, but images before disasters occur and as they actually happen and unfold. We witness the suffering now through the whole process, the […]

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Interview Skills

Being a member of The Kingston upon Thames Rotary Club gives me great pleasure and enjoyment. The idea of Service above Self, being able to give back to the community, to other people, what I have in my portfolio of life experience gives me great joy. Today, I had the honour to be asked to […]

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Happy New Year

A HAPPY NEW YEARTo all my regular readers, to you who have been part of my life, to those who have been in my courses,my training around the world, to you I have yet to meet, a very Happy New Year, and may all your wishes come to fruitions, and may 2010 may be as a […]

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Being Santa Claus in Kingston upon Thames

Christmas in the UK is a very important part of the year, disregarding any religious meanings, it is a time of friendship, a time for giving and relieving, a time to be with the family, it is a special time for children, it has become highly commercialised. (see Getting the festive spirit ).I have joined […]

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More on the Special Half Hour badge of Radio Five Live

Two weeks ago I was in Milan, Italy, whilst giving a course in NLP, and as promised to Richard Bacon, the Radio 5 Live presenter of the Special Half Hour between 00:30am and 01:00am, I wore the SHH badge with pride. (click to read)Yesterday I gave a course on Mind Maps organised by Gap Consultancy in […]

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The Battle of Britain Operations Room, RAF Uxbridge.

Discovering past history has led me to be able to visit some historic sites. For example, buildings once home to Hawker Siddeley in Kingston upon Thames, makers of many great aircraft including the Hurricane, Brooklands one of the first airfields in the UK and the famous motor racing track, RAF Hendon in North London the […]

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Special Half Hour, Radio 5 Live

It was a privilege and honour to have recently been on the BBC’s Radio 5 Live, Special Half Hour of Richard Bacon nightly show. The Special Half Hour is aired between 00:30am and 1am in the morning on Richard Bacon’s week day (really nightly) show, and protocol dictates that I cannot tell you the contents […]