Invictus, its not even a very big word, but oh my God how big is the heart that beats under its name. If any one can watch and not be inspired than frankly you're already dead. It serves as so many good things to hang our hat on, honour, gallantry, will, the list goes on and on there are not enough words to describe all the good things about Invictus but it isn't as new as we might like to think. Let me explain. After the Great war (14-18) there were many disabled athletes, t

May the 7th is a day of huge importance and yet most people dont even know what happened. There are two major events to remember one a commemoration the other a celebration, Ying and Yang The first to be mentioned is the tragic sinking of the RMS Lusitania, sunk with the loss of over a 1200 souls by a german torpedo launched from U20. This attack pushed America further towards joining in WW1, a disaster on a similar scale to the Titanic, indeed there are many similarities bet

The truth is I need my eyes testing but that would be a pathetic blog so i'll tell you what happened.... When I awoke this morning I knew something was wrong, it has, if I'm honest been a difficult week. First the lady of the house is absent (sunning herself in the USA) and I had a disappointing review and yes I know its only one persons opinion but I am only human and no one like to be disappointed, but I was and there it is. So I did something I love doing, I go to work. I

Tonights blog is very personal, because it's exactly 101 years ago right now that my great uncle Charles Atherton was mortally wounded, he was hit by shrapnel and was so badly injured he would die within the hour. He wasn't alone though he was with his mates, a soldiers death. Three of his friends would die with him, one shell four men, the dreadfulness of the war was brought back home to his family in the form of a letter not even a knock at the door. Charles is the reason I