I was asked to chair last night's meeting of Headway Cambridgeshire Trustees. Regular readers of my blog will know about my fear of public speaking, so it was a tremendous personal achievement for me. I won't say I was brilliant, but I managed to steer the meeting...

I wish I had found time in my diary this week to book tickets for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. I came back brimming with ideas and wishing my garden was much bigger from my previous visit. All credit to the organisers  for embracing the social media by using...

Whatever the outcome of today's debate and vote on whether to cut the 24-week upper limit for abortions to 20 weeks or less, what's clear is that it is an emotive subject that traumatises men too. During a radio discussion on abortions this morning, when men were...

I wish it had been the other way round, Four Weddings and A Funeral, but tomorrow will be the fourth funeral of a dear friend in 16 months. They far outnumber the wedding I have to look forward to in three weeks. I've written here about losing Sue, Celia and then...

I've had a fantastic week and am in such an excited whirl right now, I wish you could see me. I signed a PR contract with a new client at the beginning of the week to write about their pioneering plant breeding research projects. My work with them so far has received...

When I went to my younger son's parents evening the other day, the longest queue was to see the maths teacher. The reason was because she had to explain changes in the curriculum which are certainly not going to benefit James, and others like him. Up until last year,...

David can now throw out his L plates having passed his driving test today. I was thrilled for him because I felt he deserved to pass, that he was both confident and considerate on the road. We had arranged to meet for lunch in Cambridge anyway, so it was great to make...