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Let’s cut straight to the point, no matter who you are, what your background is or what you do in life there are big set-piece events, and decisions to make which have big impacts on you, how you live your life and also those people closest to you. Over the last 10 years or so, pretty much the length of time we’ve been “Married With Grown-ups”, Viv and myself have been through a number of these. At one end of life’s journey we’ve welcomed our three fantastic grand-children an

Every Autumn, and now through to New Year, Blackpool puts on a fantastic light display that stretches over 6 miles along the seafront and features over a million bulbs.

After the sun had gone down the ferry turned and the lights on the Queen Anne had been turned on. Magical, beautiful it is hard to describe just how amazing it was. Dark skies, the glow of the ship and the iconic Liverpool buildings behind it. Well worth the wait!

Every artist needs a muse or a guinea pig, whichever you prefer! Someone you can trust to bring an equal passion and creativity to any idea that's currently in your head!

May saw us at the Spring Transport Show at the British Commercial Vehicle Museum in Leyland.

Manchester's Flower Show has a long history dating back to the 1950s when it took place in Platt Fields

We were up and out early to beat the crowds and see the brand new Amphitheatre for a Tree in Wigan's Haigh Woodland Park.

One sunny, blue sky morning in May we decided to just take the cameras out on a whistlestop tour of Wigan. Good for your health and more importantly your soul we managed to visit lots of features of what is a great northern town and didn't even stop for a pie!

During the autumn 2024 and early part of 2025 The Design Museum in London hosted Tim Burton's travelling exhibition 'The World of Tim Burton'. did you try some portrait photography while you were there?

Wigan Pier. You’ve probably heard the name. Famous for its industrial roots, literary fame (thanks, George Orwell!), and being the punchline of countless music hall jokes. But what do you picture when you hear the name?

Have you ever encountered the pelicans in St. James's Park, London?