Remembering Waterloo

Today, I went along to Painshill Park with the family. As well as enjoying the stunning grounds, the Napoleonic Association put on a fastic historic re-enactment of various aspects of the Battle of Waterloo - as detailed here. It was a great way to bring alive the reality of the battle. I sat with both […]

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National Citizen Service

This week, I joined the National Citizen Service (NCS) for the third week of one of their summer programs - at Sandown Park in Esher. A team of 12 volunteers (16 - 17 year olds) from across Surrey were working on the theme of social inclusion. Their first week involved them travelling to Devon, completing […]

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