As of November 2024…

I’m still Superintendent Minister of the Shropshire and Marches Methodist Circuit. I also have pastoral responsibility for Rea Valley churches.

My online life has shifted away from the ‘corporate’ social media sites, especially since Twitter has become a cess-pit. I’ve accepted that I’m not likely to be making a return as a regular blogger. BlueSky has been getting my attention of late.

I do my scouting with the 23rd Shrewsbury Scout Group. We now have Beavers, Cubs and scouts. September 2024 saw some new leaders join the group and parental involvement in the ‘Group Trustee Board’ which oversees our “governance”. (Hate that word!) So it’s fair to say that our post-COVID recovery is well underway. I’ve led 4 short camps during 2024 and looking forward to more next year.

Photographically, I’m most inclined towards 35mm and 120 film cameras. I get a kick out of using “redundant” kit – it’s almost an act of rebellion against the consumerism that says your equipment must be the latest and greatest. Having said that, recently I’ve become quite attached to my Nikon DSLR. It isn’t exactly new (about 15 years old) and it can share lenses with my film SLRs so it has alot to commend it.

Inspired by Derek Sivers’ now page project