Three Cliffs Bay in the Gower

Three Cliffs Bay in the Gower. Been here lots of times over the years. When I was small, the Gower was a favourite holiday destination for our family - and travelling from Northampton pre most of the M4, it was quite a trip. I'm pretty sure that three cliffs was the scene of the only abandoned Packwood family holiday. We were in a tent and three days into our two week family summer holiday my mum and dad just gave up. It literally didn't stop raining for the entire time were there, so we packed up and went home. An absolutely beautiful spot though if you're ever down that way.

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Ray Cowles Motorcycles Pontypool

I've lived in South Wales for the best part of 25 years, and for the first few years lived near Pontypool. I used to drive past this shop every day on my way to work in Cardiff. I didn't have a bike license at the time, so it didn't much interest me - but it always struck me as looking as though it was lost in time. Roll on a quarter of a century and even though I don't live near it now, whenever I pass through Pontypool I've found myself taking the side road to see if its still there. I must have said to everyone a thousand times, "I've got to go and take a look" after all, surely it wont still be there next year.... So, at last, welcome to Ray Cowles Motorcycles of Pontypool. When I eventually popped in last week and told him my little story he laughed. It happens quite a lot apparently, people popping in to take pictures.He doesn't mind at all and says hes never been busier - apart from when he was a Honda main agent a few years back. (Hes ...

My Question for IS

Two things you're never meant to discuss in public - politics and religion. Well I've had a crack at politics recently and so hot on the heels of that, I have a question about religion. My little space on the internet is normally filled with holiday snaps, pictures of my latest car or a good moan about my football team. I never attempt anything particularly serious and actually I’m a bit worried about posting this – but if you’re reading it I guess I have. . I shouldn’t be worried. I live in the UK. I can say what I want and believe what I like so long as I don’t deliberately offend anyone or break any laws. That’s one of the best things about living here - generally speaking, despite all our faults, we usually rub along really well with our neighbours. We do, don’t we? So the question is: Why? I’m not a racist, or as far as I’m aware, not any sort of ’ist’. I guess I’m fundamentally a liberal. I try to see anyone’s point of view. I can see and...

The Collegiate Liverpool

This is my apartment in Liverpool. Its an Urban Splash development in what used to be a school just on the edge of the city centre. Derelict for 20 years or so before it was revitalised in the early 2000's, it has a fascinating history and has become a marvelous apartment building. Much of the original interior was gutted by fire and what you see now is essentially the outside walls with a new building placed inside. It has still managed to retain much of its character though and amongst other things still has its original 1st and 2nd world war memorials to pupils killed in voth wars and each Novemeber a remembrance service is still held in the foyer. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-culture/2007/07/12/collegiate-provides-the-perfect-home-92534-19446731/

Mike Packwood

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