Big row cartoon

A cartoon of Mark Holford in the bath listening to Excess baggage on the radio when he hears all about the Chauncy maples hospital ship restoration. Cartoon was drawn for the Big Row fundraiser booklet.

Houghton Hall in November

A crisp breeze blowing across the Norfolk flat lands. Here I find a land drop Haha at Houghton Hall. Miss O'Haha meets Haha

Richard Long in the round at Houghton Hall where Emma Jarvis is inspired and on top of the house

 A reflective sculpture in the bush

Green velvet rooms radiate from the house 

This is close to how the planets landscape should look but would need more plants and ponds.

Breath out the death of the leaves for winter

Houghton stone

White Deer on green

NNUH Hospital staff awards 2013 Musicians

NNUH Hospital staff awards 2013 Musicians. Emma Jarvis and Donald Bradby perform a duo singing and on piano. Emma Jarvis is the coordinator of the Hospital arts project.

They are projected onto large screens all around the Forum library in Norwich.

. They met earlier this year when Emma was performing in London.

The hospital piano moved to the Forum for the event. The piano gets played regularly at the hospital for the chapel and events to entertain the patients.

Waiting to play while the audience takes the seats to eat and listen.

Donald practising on a grand piano for the event.

Emma practising in a grand room for the event.

Both practising before the event. I went along to film them perform.

Two statues singing to each other.

Donald on grand piano.

Reflection of the performers practising.

Coast Film festival presents Escape from Tibet!!!!!!

Coast film festival presents Escape from Tibet Film and talk at Cromer Community hall, Norfolk on the 27 October 2013 Sunday at 7pm. For both Film and Talk £7
Nick Gray documentary film maker who I have known since I was born, because he is my Godfather, goes to Tibet and films two brothers who manage to escape. I blogged about the book a while ago and look forward to seeing the film and catch up with the enchanting film maker. An opportunity not to be missed. Book your tickets now here.

Crap Towns Return Launch

Crap Towns Return Launch at the Book Hive Independent book shop in Norwich. Here the book sits in the local book collection with the little Out140 book. Today my photos are on the MSN travel website and well as in the book 

Robert local and International web designer is waiting to get an autograph from Sam Jordison. About 10 years ago the original Crap Towns book came out. Robert got his first book in Holland. He likes reading about towns  

Sam Jordison signing Roberts book. Sam also has a local publishing company called Galley Beggar books. I asked Sam if his publishers could help out the hospital arts for a future project

Watch this space to find out more

Exciting signing times

Roberts holding up one of the Galley Beggar additions which he is bought.

A beer and a book.

Crap Towns spread of books. My Bradford photos made it into the Bradford section. I went to college in Bradford and worked managed/cooked in the Java cafe/restaurant. This was 20 years ago before everyone called there cafes the Java. The Java cafe was very successful and employed 20 people at a time which is a lot for Bradford. But the City council was jealous and had the building pulled down. The council got demolish happy and pulled down lots of beautiful buildings and replaced this with a giant puddle. The most successful thing now is the film museum and they want to close that too. Bradford had an amazing festival till the council got hold of it and ruined it

Crap Towns Returns at the Book Hive launch

Crap Towns Returns at the Book Hive launch and the locals

Books and a buzz

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