Nokia Sports Tracker

Got a Nokia phone with GPS?  Go walking, running, cycling… and want to know how far and how fast you have gone?  Nokia have a very nice beta of Sports Tracker, a training management site like Nike + which uses the GPS capability of phones like the N95 and marries it up with a training Read More …

girls’ brigade

I spent last night as the guest of the girls of the 25th Edinburgh Girls’ Brigade Company at their annual display.  They entertained me and their significant adults with songs, games, dancing and the officers even performed their hilarious homage to the Spice Girls.  I’m sure there are photos somewhere… The highlight for me was Read More …

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child

You might have noticed the little ad on the right for ‘bloggers unite for human rights’.  Today is the day when bloggers all over the world will share their thoughts and highlight situations where human rights are violated. I had hoped to write something well researched but just haven’t had the time.  And I guess Read More …

Making a difference

Ramble Alert! OK. I’m not sure where this post is going but stick with me and hopefully it will get somewhere… I’m working on some aims and objectives for my job. I tell everyone I train to do it so it’s practice what you preach time. The thing is… I can write down the stuff Read More …

Shawlands Community Forum

Tonight I’ve been invited to be on the panel for an open community discussion at Shawlands URC in Glasgow (map). The topic is ‘What role can the Church play in the community?’ and I’ve been asked to speak about the church and young people.  There are another two speakers and the local MP was to Read More …