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Welcome to my world
Do you remember when you were a child and you went to the seaside? You sat in the back of the car, craning forward to see, and after fifty million are we nearly there yets, you came around a corner or over the brow of a hill and there, in the distance, you saw the…
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UFOs on the beach
It was half term recently, and my youngest grandson came to stay. We did the usual stuff, spending time on the pier, eating ice-cream, drinking milkshakes in the park, etc., but we discovered a great new way to have fun. This is a picture of a child on the beach. It’s not quite what you’d…
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Going away to come back
“Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colours. And the people there see you differently, too. Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.” Terry Pratchett, A Hat Full of Sky…
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If you know, you know……
Weston doesn’t just have the beach and the pier, with all the eating, drinking and entertaining opportunities that are offered there, we also have lots of wonderful green spaces. There are several parks, each with their own special appeal, and lots of woodland too. Sitting in my favourite park a few days ago, with an…
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Weston Welcomes the Universe
Weston isn’t only about the sea. There are lots of festivals here every year, including gin & beer festivals, bike nights, motorcycle racing on the beach and one of my favourites, the National Refuse Championships (if you haven’t watched refuse teams racing along the seafront, you haven’t lived). More of all those another day. Today,…
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Post-Covid coffee, anyone?
I don’t miss coffee when I have Covid, I’m too busy missing the ability to sleep without those weird dreams where I’m trying to make a call on a phone with only three numbers, or trying to shift a fridge through a space the size of a football, or cycle on a bike without pedals.…
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A wet day in Weston
Today, it rained. Not all the time, but enough to persuade everyone that lying on the beach was not a good idea, and even a walk along the prom would require raincoats or umbrellas. The summer holidays have started and my youngest grandson is visiting. We had hoped to go swimming in Marine Lake, but…
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Fish & chips on the beach, anyone?
Looking for a snack, a proper lunch or an evening meal? The British seaside is renowned for its fish and chips and Weston offers you a huge choice. I’m not here to advertise particular businesses, but I do want to give you an idea of what your options are. Spending the day on the beach…
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Friends and creativity
Since moving to Weston, I have had the time and energy to put into building new friendships and working on my writing., something there was never space for in London. Sometimes, these things combine, so that some of my very best friends are also writers. Recently, one of these friends was there for me when…
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The sun doesn’t have to shine
The first time I came to Weston, it was pouring with rain, so hard that I didn’t even see the sea. Since then, I have seen rain, fog, snow and beautiful sunshine. And what I’ve learned is that the seaside is a wonderful place, regardless of the weather. Of course, if you’re here for a…
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A life at the Seaside 
