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In case you hadn’t noticed, the Christmas holidays are almost upon us. From houses with enough flashing lights to resemble a Heathrow runway to the smell of mulled wine intoxicating the air at Christmas markets all over the country. There is just no escaping it, and with more than a fortnight still to go, the…

It only seems a mo since I was writing my Ready Set Mo blog at the start of Movember. When I first thought of doing Movember, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. Slo-mo not fly-mo I had far too lofty ambitions on the top lip front, conjuring up images of a big bushy soup…

It’s the final week of Movember and what a month it’s Been. With my slowly growing whiskers bristling in the cold air, I’ve loved seeing how successful this campaign has been. A whopping £700 raised so far… On the fundraising front alone, I have raised a staggering £700 so far, through both the generosity of…

Over the past year I have loved my appearances on BBC Radio Bristol. Over the phone, I’ve talked on topics such as whether it’s ok as a parent to act differently when a son or daughter is upset, and the affect of encouraging boys to adopt a ‘stiff upper lip’. In the studio, I have…

It’s International Men’s Day (19 Nov) – a global celebration of the positive value men bring to the world, their families and communities. This year’s theme is ‘Making a difference for men & boys’. Being a Dad of impressionable twin boys, this resonates with me.  It would be easy to dismiss this as just another celebration…

It’s the halfway stage in my Movember campaign and what a month it’s been so far. With my top lip becoming increasingly furry, people are questioning whether I’m going through a midlife crisis or ‘doing that Movember thing’. It’s actually both (!) but more than anything it’s about raising awareness of men’s health issues and…

Christmas comes but once a year, and for men that usually entails a Christmas wish list that comprises of socks and pants. For this year, how about buying the special man in your life something a little more unique and give them the gift of yoga. They may then be able to realise their ambition…

One man dies from suicide every minute, and 75% of all suicides are men. It was therefore only fitting that the talks in support of Movember started with Suicide Prevention Bristol presenting to my yogis at the end of this week’s Yoga For Men class in Keynsham, Bristol.   Saving lives in Bristol SPB has…

It’s 1st November, and that can only mean one thing. Yep, it’s the start of Movember – a month-long global campaign to grow a MO, promote men’s health and raise much-needed funding to help tackle the four biggest health issues facing men – prostate cancer, testicular cancer, mental health and suicide prevention. I can’t wait…

There is rarely a day goes by where climate change and the environment are not in the news. Having worked on clean energy and environmental policies over the past 12 years, I cannot remember a time where the environment has so frequency been headline news. One of the areas that has often interested me has…