On Tuesday I spent the day at the CUOTC (Cambridge University Officers’ Training Corps) to help out at the County Forum, the ACF (Army Cadet Force) host the event but at the premises of CUOTC. I have helped out there for the last 4 or 5 years but each year have been able to do […]
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The end of the break
May 15, 2012 
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Friday was the last day of my time in Wales and a sunny day it turned out to be. We visited one church which was high up in the mountain, so high in fact it felt like we were on top of the world. All that was there was the church on one side of […]
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May 7, 2012 0 Comments
Yesterday was tough and I have to admit I had a blip in the afternoon. We had been out for a drive over the Black Mountains, which were stunning, but the weather was not great for photography. We went by some reservoirs looking for places to stop and get some photos and the more we […]
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May 6, 2012 0 Comments
Yesterday was pretty epic as I travelled to Wales for a few days R&R, sightseeing and photography. It all started Friday evening when we took Cody to the kennels. He is staying with the people we bought him from and where he will see his Mum, Brother and friends. He seemed quite happy and I […]
Continue reading A day to remember
April 30, 2012 0 Comments
Saturday was wet and miserable but I had been looking forward to the day for weeks as I was going to my first every big live sporting event. Every year the Army and Navy play rugby at Twickenham Stadium for the Babcock Trophy and I have wanted to go to the match for years. I […]
Continue reading I entered a discomfort zone
April 27, 2012 0 Comments
I had been looking forward to yesterday for a while as it was the first day since the surgery that I was going out to do some photography. Every year Cambridgeshire Army Cadet Force has the recruiting trailer at the Army Careers Exhibition held at the Army Training Regiment Bassingbourn (ATR(B)). I missed last year’s […]
Continue reading The worst month so far
March 13, 2012 0 Comments
Two days over 4 months since becoming an amputee and this has been the worst month so far. It hasn’t been because of pain or anything like that but pure bloody frustration. I had been doing so well, recovering so fast and things were progressing quickly, now it’s like I’ve hit a sodding great big […]
Continue reading A white blanket of snow
February 10, 2012 0 Comments
This morning we woke up to a good couple of inches of snow again. Unlike the last time we had snowfall there was no wind, this meant instead of drifting the snow settled like a lovely blanket over everything. The sun was out which made the snow glisten and it looked stunning, just how I […]
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The Amputee 