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My offer to become a London Ambassador (3)
April 1st, 2011 by Roger Darlington
As I have reported in a previous posting, I have applied to become a London Ambassador for the 2012 Olympic Games. Today I heard that I have been shortlisted for interview but the interview is not for another three months. A marathon rather than a sprint then.
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Baby Catrin: progress report (7)
March 31st, 2011 by Roger Darlington
Today I babysat my granddaughter Catrin for the second time in her 10-week life. I was with her for five hours and, while her parents were working, alone with her for three hours . I took her out in her pram and walked along London’s South Bank, stopping for me to have a coffee at […]
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The meaning of the Arab Awakening
March 31st, 2011 by Roger Darlington
This week, I attended the last session in my 12-week course on “International Relations And World Conflict” led by lecturer Dr Dale Mineshima-Lowe and held at the City Lit in central London. The course has coincided with an explosion of dissent in north Africa and the Middle East which has been called the Arab Awakening, […]
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March for the Alternative
March 26th, 2011 by Roger Darlington
Today Vee and I went on the March For The Alternative in central London, an event organised by the Trades Union Congress to protest at the scale and speed of the cuts in public expenditure being implemented by the Coalition Government. It was a huge and noisy demonstration that was attended by an estimated 250,000. […]
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Baby Catrin: progress report (6)
March 23rd, 2011 by Roger Darlington
The last time I saw my new granddaughter Catrin she was just over five weeks old. Since I’ve been away and her parents have been busy, I haven’t seen her again until today. She is now just over nine weeks old and a very bonny 13 lb. I changed a nappy and later helped with […]
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How often do you make a personal phone call?
March 23rd, 2011 by Roger Darlington
Basically, outside of my family, I don’t make personal phone calls. I prefer to e-mail or text. It seems from this article that I’m not alone.
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I came, I saw, IKEA
March 21st, 2011 by Roger Darlington
I must be the only man in Britain who has never been to IKEA in six decades – until now, that is. This morning, my wife dragged me off to the IKEA store on the North Circular Road in London because we need a bookcase for my newly redecorated study. I really didn’t like the […]
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500 days to the London Olympics
March 15th, 2011 by Roger Darlington
It is now exactly 500 days until the 2012 Olympic Games open in my city of London. A countdown clock has been installed in Trafalgar Square and tickets have now gone on sale here. To be honest, I’m an atypical man and not really interested in sport. But I’m exited about the Olympics because it […]
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Back from Syria & Lebanon
March 12th, 2011 by Roger Darlington
If you’re regular reader of NightHawk, you’ll have noticed that I haven’t been blogging for the last week and a half. This is because Vee and I have been on holiday in Syria & Lebanon. We had a fascinating time and learned so much but, in Syria, Vee had the worst stomach trouble she’s ever […]
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My offer to become a London Ambassador (2)
February 28th, 2011 by Roger Darlington
As I explained in an earlier posting, I have applied to be a London Ambassador for the 2012 Olympics. The closing date for applications is in fact today. The Mayor is looking for 8,000 London Ambassadors. It was hoped that 25,000 would apply but apparently some 34,000 have done so which shows a wonderful level […]
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