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4th October 2010 Jayapura village India… I met my fellow Raleigh volunteer managers in Bangalore I have to say I was slightly disappointed with the airport. It was very utilitarian and we really could have been anywhere in the world. … Continue reading →

Sunday 26th September 2010 I arrived at Heathrow this morning after a late nights work in the studio resulting in very little sleep and a hazy journey in the car with my very patient fella Lee. I checked in as … Continue reading →

Friday 17th of September was an exciting day at my studio. A large lorry arrived carrying five pallets full of boxes. A small crowd had gathered of designers editors and chefs as I opened the first box and took the … Continue reading →

I guess I should apologise to all of you regular readers for not publishing a blog for June July and August. The truth of the matter is I have packed so much into these months that each time I sat … Continue reading →

May has flown by in a haze, it must be all the paint fumes I have been taking in while painting my new UK Studio in Brincliffe, Sheffield. It has taken all month to turn the disused loft space into … Continue reading →

From reading my last three blog posts about our epic Val to Val trip you may be forgiven for thinking that all my time in  April was taken up with training. Fortunately for my bank balance this was not the … Continue reading →

Day 3- The last Day Val to Val, Refuge de Col de la Vanoise to Val d’ Isère. After a good meal and some sleep we departed the refuge at 6.30am. The next 5 hours were going to be the … Continue reading →

Day 2 The start of the tour – Val Thorens to Refuge de Col de la Vanoise. Saturday arrived all too quickly, I was so nervous and excited that I’d hardly slept. We departed for Val Thorens in the team … Continue reading →

Day 1 Val To Val- Kit Test and Training Run. Friday 24th April arrived and the start of our challenge with a training run up the ‘Glacier du Borgne’, above Meribel (in the 3 valleys), with our guide Zoe Hart. … Continue reading →

So March is over and done with for another year and the snow is disappearing from the mountains as fast as it arrived. The sun is finally shinning on Courchevel and spring slush is in abundance. Two more weeks of … Continue reading →