Coronavirus

admin on February 26th, 2021

Our third day this week starting at 1.00pm at Blackthorn. Strange time of day to work but it was warm and sunny. Once again just 30 per hour today as there is the need also for 15 mins rest after the Pfizer jabs. They want of course, to keep the waiting room as clear as […]

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admin on February 25th, 2021

I found some time this morning to do a couple of jobs at home. First priority was my bike. After I cleaned it after my long ride on Wed I noticed a couple of gears weren’t setting properly so I decided to try and adjust the mech ( that’s a technical term) without knowing what […]

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admin on February 24th, 2021

Yesterday I did my ride with MikeD. We went to Hawkhurst, bought a coffee and pan de chocolate in Tescos and sat outside in the glorious sunshine. All went well and even Mike had a smile. On the way back to Brenchley we went through Bedgebury forest via the Park Road. I remembered it was […]

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admin on February 22nd, 2021

The PM announced his very cautious road map to recovery today. It will be in stages and at each stage lifting of precautions will depend on the data at the time. International travel will not be permitted until at least after June 21st. Unfortunately, Spain are indicating no travel to Spain until they have herd […]

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admin on February 21st, 2021

Did a 9 mile run this morning, the longest run for years. Weather was lovely. I ran up to Coxheath, down Westerhill, and up the tortuous Vanity Hill. Then off to Boughton and finished with OLd Loose Hill. A total of 738ft climbing. That also put in me in first place on our running club […]

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admin on February 20th, 2021

A glimpse of Spring has arrived. Some sunshine and a rise in temperatures today has seen people, including me, in their gardens. The sound of lawnmowers has also been heard locally from some neighbours gardens! I took the opportunity to tidy up a bit outside and was great to have a chat, socially distanced of […]

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admin on February 19th, 2021

Yesterday was a rather sedate day doing rotas and working on the computer. However, I did get out to do my 2nd run of the week as a practice for my April challenge as part of our Rotary Club’s, Great Home Run. This is to get as many people active in our local community during […]

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admin on February 17th, 2021

Since the thaw a few days ago it hasn’t hardly stopped raining. I have managed one run to practice my Mt Everest equivalent run in April for our Rotary charity event. I ran up and down the 17% gradient Old Loose Hill 5 times two days ago. I had originally calculated that four climbs a […]

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admin on February 15th, 2021

Yesterday morning Sue and I did a double shift at Blackthorn. It was from 9.00 till 1.00pm. The freeze was starting to thaw so it was a bit more comfortable than previously. A slower day as the surgery had invited people with learning difficulties and some physically disabled as well. They came with carers from […]

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admin on February 13th, 2021

Sue and I up early today for our shift this morning at Blackthorn. Another good day about 800 vaccines done which is brilliant for our small surgery. We open up to patients at 8 am but like before people are queuing from 7.15 am even though their appointments are not till after 8. So we […]

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