27—30 Aug 2010 Cheltenham Racecourse

Not long now...
Gil Scott Heron, Beverley Knight, Shed Seven, Courtney Pine, The Dodge Brothers, Foy Vance, London Community Gospel Choir, Jars of Clay, Herbaliser, Ty, The King Blues, Lou Rhodes, Ugly Duckling,With 21,000 people, music, campers and traders aplenty, Greenbelt might look like any other Festival. But scratch beneath the surface and you find something special…

Alongside musicians such as Billy Bragg, Fightstar, Royksopp, Athlete, Dan le Sac vs Scroobius Pip, José Gonzalez, Gilles Peterson, The Proclaimers and Seth Lakeman, each year the Festival hosts a rich programme of visual and performing arts, spirituality, comedy and talks and discussion – recently welcoming the likes of Michael Morpurgo, Tamsin Omond, Anita Roddick, Jasper Fforde and Billy Childish, Union Dance and The Reduced Shakespeare Company The diversity of content not only demonstrates our commitment to the arts, faith and justice, but also our underlying values of tolerance, dialogue and hope.

just a few photos from the locality
showing some people returning from there journeys that have taken them from land to sea












A new day begins
out and walking the cliff tops
some prayer and reflection stretch of my mussels






l once was at sea and the weather changed and it became very rough
so l panicked a bit. . . . in my cabin
but came out,attempted to be cool around the group l was responsible for.

LISTEN NOW

God will listen and answer your prayers.

just sometimes it feels like he is not there
is it the pace of life that encourage doubts?
moments and events!
words from other people,
mine and your actions!
life is complex!

this bloke walks around the town of Whitby in a Franky costume but gets really aggressive if you take a photo without paying
however he wont pay for damaging your camera
are not mobile fone cameras a brilliant idea?



love this photo of Lil Chris and Jodie mac boxing
note the attention given in the back by the crew from dewberry watching the contest unfold
it takes a special kind of courage to go into the square ring.
Jodie and chris are good mates
l had to box my friends but that was in championships
not less run of the mill show

is it all down hill now
listening to desert island discs and Tom Robbins said that;-

at 40 you imagine you can living till 80 but at 50 you don't imagine living to 100

l don't think l want to be 100

matty my boy

I am really proud of my son Matthew and how he behaves and his relationship with family and myself



my son Matty a few years ago at cayton bay



children grow up and they live a life
their own life
a life unlike mine
the treasure that is tuff and is lived is Matthews life
my prayer is he will grow to know the lord!

choclate sausage

took home a cooked sausage from a cafe
didn`t wanna waste it
none wanted to taste this delight
so l melted chocolate put some cream nearby and some fresh
strawberries on the plate


delicious till the first bite
ha h ah ha h ah aha ha

it just me being me

we were talking how the sea is always there in our environment
the tide returns
The seasons are set.
Some homes are concrete
they have been there for years.
but. . . .but ... . .but
industry is changing. . .
banks have gone bankrupt. . .
the mines no longer produce coal . . .
Oil is in slow down . .
some Animals have gone extint!

so show me

so show/me/how to feel/about being me/so that I can leave my shell/
and shout and jump and kick/until something gets changed/
because the future is mine/and I don't want it to be like/the past/
and I hate/ seeing people starve/in order to give me/cheap trainers.

if its ugly then so am l

This 'Street Art', caught me out  Saturday on a memorial day for  Friend who died.
Uncanny although weird still very strange, it's lovable.
Forgive me if in future read these rambles notes, looks familiar
our Aron looks like him to my eyes 
Anyway been stepping out my comfort zone......Trying to make new friends add do something different.
Working around issue connects abuse and teenage pregnancy.
Difficult but challenging, lives are sometimes messy.

hang the dj

couple of gigs lined up all over the north as well

so its friday

the weekend starts here
for some but for me its just another day and we get busier

walk along the coast

empowerment and delegation are the key to how youth mission has to progress
trust and discussion are keys to sharing vision
without vision the people die


so took some time to walk with the lord
reflected and thought
prayed and got a degree of sense into the life and journey l am taking

matthew and jessie saturday

it dose not seam like 3 years ago Matty was born
but its been a 1/4 of a century


one way of developing your mussels
Matthew with his daughter Jessie
and mother Kara

better is one day in your courts Lord
then a thousend somewhere else

the weather has not been as promised today but has largely been overcast
l am examining the non verbal communications that make up 80%
of the communication we use
so about touch between each person
a shrug
smile
raised eyebrow
the thoughtful pose
the bringing of a cup of tea
a hug



someone today asked me for a hug!

got this travelling bug
l love to see places
not very good at staying still
try to maintain friendships still talk regular to people
l have known for nearly 20 years
which is an achievement with the journey physically l have taken



l have a friend and she only talks to me around every 19 months and this is when she distressed
others stay out her life for this
but l concluded that little contact is better then none.

Seth in city of angels talking to Nicholas cage characters
talks about lose of friendships and concludes it was better for one minute of someones time then none at all.
as that one minute was so special.

l agree

these old rustbuckets

time waits for no one
not me anyway
nor it appears these old rust buckets which have served and are about to be made into ?
well what l don`t know
however they served
we all gotta serve someone
or something



l try to serve the Lord!
it a challenge and l recognised that from the first days
but the journey l have been on has like the sea been rough but pleasant
all over the place and emotive.