Podcasts about Wilmslow

Katie, Sean, Dave and Cal speak to a man with many accolades;▪ a Gold Medallist in the 1500m at the 2022 World Championships, ▪ a Silver Medallist in the 800m at the 2022 European Championships, ▪ Bronze Medallist in the 1500m at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, ▪ British Senior Outdoor Champion in the 1500m. ▪ 800 metres: 1:43.65 (Brussels, 2022) – Scottish record, ▪ 1000 metres: 2:13.88 (Monaco, 2022) – Scottish record, ▪ Mile: 3:50.30 (Oslo, 2022) – Scottish record, ▪ 3000 metres indoor: 7:37.81 (New York City, 2022), ▪ 5k road: 13:52 (Leicester, 2024). Despite recent injury setbacks, including a calf injury that jeopardised his participation in the Paris Olympics, Jake Wightman remains a prominent figure in middle-distance running, known for his resilience and competitive spirit. Jake talks to the team about how he got into running, how much of an influence his parents were then as well as now, how competitive he is (including a funny story about his brother), and what it was like growing up running a such a high level. Jake also discusses how being a professional athlete does have its downsides and how he was able to compromise with his social life in University in Loughborough. While he was at university, Jake tells of how his dad coached him from afar but also how he was able to include himself in other coaches session at Loughborough. We couldn't get Jake on without talking about his most successful year to date, 2022! He tells us how he prepared for the world championships, and talks us through that iconic race. Moving to Manchester, he lets us know why Manchester was his city of choice as well as the recent news of him and his dad parting ways from a coach / athlete relationship. Jake then tells us who his new coach is... We couldn't allow Jake to come on and not tell us about what food he celebrates with but also what his diet looks like in training and on the week leading up to a big race. Jake gives us his goals for this year and beyond, but also lets us know what he will do when he hangs up his spikes.The team review the last 4 and a half years of recording Local Runners Podcast. With it only being a week since we last recorded Sean tells us about his big marathon session but also about his reflection of how Wilmslow went, Katie talks about planning her taper, Cal is focusing on 5k sessions, and Dave tells us about his ankle injury but he still nailed the Northern Road Relays for his club.This episode is collaboration with Kat's Kitchen. Kat's Kitchen is helping us celebrate our 100th episode Based in Dane Bank, Denton. Kat has been baking all her life, starting off in the kitchen with her mum as a child and has been trading as a business for nearly 7 years now. Kat makes cakes for all of life's landmark occasions, but specialises in Wedding Cakes, making all her own sugar flowers to decorate the cakes.

Dave, Cal and Katie speak to a Chorlton Runner who is a mum of 2, and a journalist for ITV. Amy has PB's of 5K-17:54, 10K-37:06, HM-83:54, Marathon 3:02:22. She speaks about how she got into running at a young age, then other activities took priority in her teenage years where running took a back seat. Amy then tells the team about how she got back into running and how you shouldn't rush back. Dave even remembered that Amy interviewed him when the Manchester marathon was deemed too short, Amy didnt remember at first. Running for Chorlton, Amy tells us about how great the club are and how they help her with such a busy work and personal life. She gives advice on what classes she did while after giving birth along with taking credit for someones booming Mummy Baby Crossfit. Marathons might not be for everyone, same with cross country, Amy tells us her love for XC, Parkrun and the famous Welsh Castles.The team give race reviews on Podium 5k in Leicester, Wilmslow half and 10k, as well as Pulford 10k, all providing some serious times! Sean wasnt here this week but he met up with Josh and Jake from FlyCarb to discuss the product BiCarrb and how it works. The team also give their review on the product.Flycarb are the company who bring you BiCarrb. BiCarrb is an innovative and affordable supplement that harnesses the lactate-buffering power of bicarbonate of soda to help athletes push their limits. BiCarrb provides all the performance benefits of bicarb without any of the side effects. Designed by local runners, for athletes of all abilities.

You can download your FREE report on how you can avoid financial mistakes as a dentist using the link just here >>>  dentistswhoinvest.com/podcastreport———————————————————————What if mastering dental implants could transform your practice into a thriving business? Join us as we chat with Dr. Nikhil Oberai, a distinguished expert in dental implants who reveals the secrets behind his decade-long success in managing private implant practices in Cheshire. Dr. Oberai shares his profound journey highlighting the delicate balance between business acumen and clinical expertise needed to excel in Northwich and Wilmslow. Hear how his commitment to staying ahead of dental advancements and his active role in dental education have shaped his renowned dental implants practice.Transitioning from an associate to a practice owner is no small feat, but Dr. Oberai's story is a testament to the power of perseverance and smart risk-taking. He recounts the initial struggles, from marketing challenges to the financial risks of acquiring a private practice. Learn from his experiences on focusing on profitable services like dental implants and the strategies that led to significant growth in turnover and a strong referral base. This episode serves as a blueprint for any aspiring dental entrepreneur looking to navigate the complex journey of practice ownership.Effective patient education and embracing technology are pivotal in today's dental practice and Dr. Oberai offers invaluable insights on both fronts. Learn how consistent communication and collaborative teamwork can enhance patient experience and treatment outcomes. Dr. Oberai also shares innovative approaches, such as using WhatsApp for patient interactions, which have revolutionised patient care in his dental implants practices. Tune in to understand the impact of educating patients over merely selling treatments and how this approach fosters trust, engagement, and satisfaction in your dental implants practice.———————————————————————Disclaimer: All content on this channel is for education purposes only and does not constitute an investment recommendation or individual financial advice. For that, you should speak to a regulated, independent professional. The value of investments and the income from them can go down as well as up, so you may get back less than you invest. The views expressed on this channel may no longer be current. The information provided is not a personal recommendation for any particular investment. Tax treatment depends on individual circumstances and all tax rules may change in the future. If you are unsure about the suitability of an investment, you should speak to a regulated, independent professional.Send us a text

Specialising in the manufacture of precision components for the aerospace industry, subcontract machining firm Apel began investing in Citizen CNC turning centres in the 1980s to help raise efficiency. Founded in 1965, the company has over time continued to re-invest in modern, highly productive lathes purchased exclusively from Citizen Machinery UK. Nowadays, Apel operates nine Cincom sliding-head lathes and one Miyano fixed-head model at its Wilmslow facility. Together they produce around 50,000 components per month across more than 3,000 part numbers. Utilisation of these Citizen CNC lathes and related technologies has led to significantly increased levels of productivity and profitability. The technology that has contributed most to raising the efficiency of production at Apel is Citizen's proprietary LFV (low-frequency vibration) chip-breaking software, which is part of the operating system in the control of three of the six 20mm capacity Cincom L20s on site. When activated, the function breaks what would otherwise be long, stringy swarf into short, manageable chips. Around 50% of the material processed by Apel is aerospace-grade stainless steel bar. LFV is especially effective when processing this alloy. Paul Bowker, Apel's Quality Director said: “We were an early adopter of LFV in 2018 following a visit to Citizen Machinery's technical centre in Bushey to witness demonstrations. The function reduces the metal removal rate slightly, so we don't use it all the time, but it's really useful to be able to pick and choose when to program the function to start and stop. We switch it on mainly when turning stainless steel components on the LFV-equipped machines, especially when processing parts shorter than 25mm. It is normally chip breaking the metal for up to half of a typical cutting cycle.” He further explained that the decision to use LFV is also based on the surface finish required on components. Some customers' drawings stipulate a very high surface tolerance and machining with the LFV function switched on allows this to be achieved by turning alone. It avoids the need to centreless grind parts afterwards, thereby reducing unit manufacturing costs and raising profitability. Dimensional and surface finish tolerances on many component drawings can be met and maintained when using this facility. Apel also uses Citizen's adaptive guide bush (AGB) system. This automatically compensates for variation in bar diameter, preventing the stock from seizing in the bush. It also constantly maintains concentricity to prevent run-out issues. Downtime is avoided and tight machining tolerances are maintained. The system is used not only on the 20mm capacity sliding-head lathes but also on three 32mm capacity Cincom models on the shop floor. The aerospace sector is very busy presently and Apel is well placed to win work due to the quality management system it operates, competitive pricing and the many industry and customer approvals it holds. Exports account for 20% of turnover with India and Saudi Arabia being major overseas markets. The AGB systems ensure reliability during unattended operation by compensating for bar diameter inconsistency and preventing stoppages. Additionally, the LFV machines do not have swarf clogging the working area when processing stainless steel. It contributes further to reliability and eliminates the need for an operator to be in attendance to untangle ribbons from the components and tooling. Mr Bowker concluded: “Our nine Cincoms, as well as the Miyano for turn-milling larger components up to 50mm diameter, support all of our production and will continue to do so as we increase our volume of work in the expanding global aerospace industry.”

Knights Group CEO, David Beech and CFO, Kate Lewis present their results for the year ended 30 April 2024 followed by Q&A. David Beech, CEO 00:16 - Introduction 00:35 - Full Year highlights 02:35 - Business growth 04:48 - Mix of work 06:04 - Business model 08:34 - Revenue & PBT growth Kate Lewis, CFO 08:58 - Full Year financial highlights 09:55 - Income statement 13:46 - Revenue bridge 17:27 - Underlying PBT bridge 17:49 - Performance against KPI's 19:08 - Cash flow 19:58 - Lock up & debtor days 22:00 - Balance sheet 22:51 - Net debt bridge David Beech, CEO 24:46 - Medium term goals 25:32 - Market opportunity 25:57 - Growth opportunities 29:06 - Recruitment 30:43 - Case study 32:18 - Summary & outlook 33:56 - Q&A Knights is a fast-growing, legal and professional services business, ranked within the UK's top 50 largest law firms by revenue. Knights was one of the first law firms in the UK to move from the traditional partnership model to a corporate structure in 2012 and has since grown rapidly. Knights has specialists in all key areas of corporate and commercial law so that it can offer end-to-end support to businesses of all sizes and in all sectors. It is focussed on key UK markets outside London and currently operates from 23 offices located in Birmingham, Brighton, Bristol, Carlisle, Cheltenham, Chester, Exeter, Kings Hill, Leeds, Leicester, Lincoln, Manchester, Newbury, Newcastle, Nottingham, Oxford, Portsmouth, Sheffield, Stoke, Teesside, Weybridge, Wilmslow and York.

Terry and Mikey out on location in Cheshire (darling) this time chatting all things amazing and Technicolour!

Cal, Katie, Sean and Dave talk to a Saddleworth Runner who recently completed the Winter Spine Race in 6 days and 12 hours. Whilst raising £4000. With PBs of 5k 20:27, 10k 46:21, HM 1:41, M 3:47. Danielle talks first about how she got into running and how her brother had to make sacrifices for his 1st birthday. She talks about how she got to join Saddleworth Runners and how they helped her with fell running and how good they are as a club. Danielle then talks about the Spine, from hallucinations, to messages from home. The team talk about their training after 4 weeks of not recording and lots of race reviews, including Trafford, Road Relays, and Wilmslow. Sean talks about marathon training and his new Alphafly 3s, Cal explains his wobble at Trafford and how he has learnt from it, Katie chats about a similar wobble at Trafford and Wilmslow, and Dave gets into his best 10k time in 4 years. This episode is in collaboration with Beet It Sport the world's most researched and trusted beetroot juice brand for athletic performance. Beet It Sport shots provide a consistent dose of 400mg of dietary nitrate, derived solely from concentrated beetroot juice. A key effect of dietary nitrate is that is reduces the oxygen demand of exercise, meaning the muscles need less oxygen to maintain a given work rate, thereby improving exercise efficiency, fatigue resistance and exercise performance.

Knights Group CEO, David Beech and CFO, Kate Lewis present half year results for the six months ended 31 October 2023, followed by Q&A. David Beech, CEO 00:16 - Introduction 33:16 - Half Year overview 01:32 - H1 24 Highlights Kate Lewis, CFO 05:15 - H1 Financial higlights 07:03 - Income statement 08:55 - Revenue bridge 11:49 - Underlying PBT bridge 14:44 - Performance against KPI's 16:06 - Summary Cashflows 16:57 - Working capital 20:27 - Net debt 21:20 - Capital allocation David Beech, CEO 22:47 - Talent aquisition and retention 28:27 - Scale and premium service 31:19 - Aqcuisitions 34:36 - Summary and current trading 36:17 - Q&A Knights is a legal and professional services business, ranked within the UK's top 50 largest law firms by revenue. Knights was one of the first law firms in the UK to move from the traditional partnership model to a corporate structure in 2012 and has since grown rapidly. Knights has specialists in all key areas of corporate and commercial law so that it can offer end-to-end support to businesses of all sizes and in all sectors. It is focussed on key UK markets outside London and currently operates from 23 offices located in Birmingham, Brighton, Bristol, Carlisle, Cheltenham, Chester, Exeter, Kings Hill, Leeds, Leicester, Lincoln, Manchester, Newbury, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Nottingham, Oxford, Portsmouth, Sheffield, Stoke, Teesside, Weybridge, Wilmslow and York.

When you think of therapy, what comes to mind? Maybe 2 people sitting facing each other talking. But that's not going to work for everyone.So today I'm going to explore walk and talk therapy with therapist Eileen Fisher.We'll take a look at her experience of offering this type of therapy so you can consider whether it's something you want to offer in your own practice - or even for your own therapy. We talk about:How she got into walk and talk therapyThe benefits of walk and talk therapyIs this more useful for a certain type of person?How do you choose where to walkShould you charge more for walk and talk therapy?How do you approach safety?How to handle confidentiality?Can I do this if I'm in an urban area?What about insurance?How to handle bad weatherIntroducing creativityEileen has such a calm and reassuring voice, I could talk to her all day. So over to you, is this something you'd be interested in doing?Well if you are and you'd like a chat with Eileen, she offers a power hour where you can get together and get your questions answered. And as she mentioned, if you are in the Greater Manchester area, you could even have your chat while on a walk - how cool is that? CLICK HERE to learn about walk and talk therapy for therapistsAbout Eileen FisherEileen is a TA therapist who works with adults in Cheshire and Greater Manchester. Her practice is a mix of online, face-to-face and walking clients. She sees clients face-to-face at her office in Wilmslow and walks with people at nearby locations.She started walking with people in 2018, and now walking therapy is integral to her practice. Eileen now offers walking therapy training to therapists interested in working with clients in this way. If you'd like to learn more visit Eileen Fisher Therapy HEREI hope you found this podcast as interesting as I did, and if you decide to offer walking therapy, I'd love to know! And remember to hit subscribe so you don't miss a episode.

In this episode Peter Finch and the tam are back for 2024! They discuss the new drivers coming out this January, the sustainability of the PGA Tour and the return of QFTO! 0:00 Intro  0:30 Well come to 2024!  2:00 Kieran can cook! 4:29 Peter Finch has been practicing! 13:45 Filming at Wilmslow  17:40 Build My Bag is back!  20:39 Is the Callaway Ai Smoke better than the Paradym? 26:40 Do brands need to release a new drive to every year?  34:01 Thank you for donating! 35:30 Charlie Kirk won The Sentry! 44:50 Is the PGA Tour unsustainable? 53:23 Jason Day and Malbon Clothing Brand! 1:04:05 What are everyone's golf goals for 2024? 1:09:32 What is your boldest prediction for 2024! 1:13:43 What product is going to take the world by storm!  1:15:44 What golf course do you really want to play in 2024!  1:28:00 Guess the player! Join our Discord here: https://discord.gg/hUT3dyGSFK Check out the podcast here: On Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-rough-cut-golf-podcast/id1663329120 On Spotify Podcasts - https://open.spotify.com/show/6RarAwS3zAv91okDghrhL5?si=2c4e0a7e132945f2

So we're kicking off 2024 with a slightly random podcast from the cab of my Land Rover (thank you Craig from New Zealand for telling me he quite likes the rawness - pretty much gave me permission to once again strap on my Madonna-esque headset mic and ad-lib my way through the first episode of the year!) This episode is a blend of a summary of 2023 and some ideas for 2024.  If anyone is curious, the lighting I mention is the Aputure LS60x and LS60d (tunable, focussable LED spotlights), the Aputure Accent B7c and the Phottix TR200R RGB Tube Lights.  All brilliant. The Superclass and Masterclass we will be running at the Societies Convention 2024 can be found at https://thesocieties.net/convention/speakers/paul-wilkinson/ and we would love to see you there - either at the workshops or just for a well-deserved pint! Finally, all of our workshops at our studio can be found at https://www.paulwilkinsonphotography.co.uk/photography-workshops-and-training/  Enjoy! Cheers P. If you enjoy this podcast, please head over to Mastering Portrait Photography, for more articles and videos about this beautiful industry. You can also read a full transcript of this episode. PLEASE also subscribe and leave us a review - we'd love to hear what you think! If there are any topics, you would like to hear, have questions we could answer or would like to come and be interviewed on the podcast, please contact me at paul@paulwilkinsonphotography.co.uk.  Full Transcript: [00:00:00] I wasn't intending to do too many more podcasts on the Land Rover. Um, however, However a nice guy called Craig from New Zealand emailed me over the Christmas period to say how much he enjoyed the podcast, how much he enjoyed Mastering Portrait Photography the website, and most importantly, at least from the perspective of this particular episode. How much he liked the ones from the Land Rover. To use his words, they feel a little bit more raw, and I don't know what that means. Whether it means unscripted, or whether the sounds of a rattling Land Rover as I travel from point A to point B is somehow an interesting soundbed. I've no idea, he doesn't elaborate. However, thanks Craig partly because it's always nice to know that what you're doing doesn't just disappear into the ether, and I think as photographers we would All appreciate that sensation but also that even when I'm recording things literally in the last few minutes I have between jobs, because that's all the [00:01:00] time I'm managing to find, then even those episodes have their value. So one way or another. A very happy new year. Please forgive the sound quality. I'm Paul, and this is the Mastering Portrait Photography Podcast.  Do you know one of the things you're meant to do as a sound engineer if you're recording for either, I guess, a podcast or radio or for video, is to record a sound bed, to record the ambient noise. So, forgive me while I record little bits like this. Yes, just, I suppose in theory it should be silence, but in a Land Rover nothing is silent. But I'm going to need lots of little bits of the audio if I have to do any corrections. I'm off to another shoot. I'm working with the Hearing Dogs [00:02:00] today, just a few miles down the road, in the UK, a typically average journey, I suppose, half an hour or so. Uh, half an hour out, half an hour back. If you live in the US, that's literally like tripping over your own doorstep because it's a journey under two hours. But here in the UK, we're used to slightly shorter journeys. The year has already got off to a ridiculous start. Uh, I actually thought, and every year I think this, that December will quieten down, I'll have a great break over Christmas, January will be quiet until it ramps up. And actually all that happens is I tear through the whole of the holiday period at a hundred miles an hour, hoping I can get a breather. December was really busy, which was good. 2023 however wasn't the year that I'd like to relive. It hasn't been a bad year, but we've had to fight every inch of the way. Nothing has ever landed in our lap. Both Sarah and I and Michelle. are grafters, [00:03:00] all of us work, and work hard for our living. But, last year really was a little bit of a brutal year. Um, just felt like the atmosphere out there in the marketplace wasn't everything it could have been. Um, we've got very, or have had, very high inflation in the UK, certainly for this country. Now, if you're listening to us in Venezuela or somewhere, possibly not quite the same thing. But with inflation rates kicking up, uh, touching out somewhere near 10 percent and then obviously hikes in interest rates by the Bank of England to bring that back down, essentially what you've got is the perfect storm for people like us who work in the service sector, because our costs of production have gone up in line with inflation. At the same time, the costs of living for our clients have gone up by the same amount, and so the battle for us to be one of their priority spends is that little bit more tricky. However, we've [00:04:00] done it, we had a really good year in the end, but like I said, we have fought tooth and nail, uh, to do it, and I think that's the making of a business. I've said over the years, and I think it's probably out there on a podcast, I'd be surprised if it wasn't, that being a successful business when things are going well is actually really easy. There's not an awful lot to it. You do your job, you create what you create, you sell it, you move on to the next one. Don't get me wrong, I know it's much more nuanced than that, I live this world. But broadly speaking, when things are going right, this job isn't that hard. It's when things are tough, that they show your real character. So, I've spoken about customer service, it's when it goes wrong, really, that you show the true Skillset, the true worth in everything that you do. When things are a little bit tougher, that's when you have to dig deep. It's when you have to show what you are made of. And we've done that over the past 12 months, and we ended December with some beautiful shoots, some lovely clients, [00:05:00] one or two unexpected sales that came in from jobs that I guess there was at least one that I had mothballed, to the point of it being in the archive when the orders eventually came in. Didn't expect to hear from them, hadn't heard from them in 18 months. So for a business like ours, where we are very much about a personal service, it's in person sales, it's an in-person experience, it's about memories, it's about laughter, it's about feeling valued. Wherever possible, we do not do remote sales. I don't do remote sales for precisely the reason that it's taken 18 months for one of our clients to come back and order their pictures. And that's in spite of us doing all the usual stuff, we've emailed them, we've called them. Not to be, not to hassle them. Just to see if there's anything we can do to help. But the problem with non in person sales, online sales is of course. You have very few levers you can pull, and there's not a lot you can do. You can [00:06:00] say you're going to take the album down, which we did. In fact, the album was dormant for probably two thirds of that time. We'd just changed the password so that no one could log in. But of course, when they emailed and said, Oh, I've just noticed I can't log in, we opened it back up. So it's not a real lever, it's just A way of us knowing that they're looking at the album again. And the order came through, and it was a beautiful order. So it's great. It's a proper Christmas bonus. Unexpected. Out of the blue. Beautiful album. Beautiful Graphistudio album. Beautiful frames. Big frames. And the whole thing, in the end, closed out at a really nice value sale.  So there's a lesson in there somewhere, which is, you know, don't ever write anything off. And we don't write anything off. I didn't know what the title of this podcast would be. Maybe that's what it should be. It's, you know, don't write any job off. But actually, this is one of those unscripted podcasts where I haven't really got a clue exactly what it was I was going to talk about. So I have this kind of list of things in my head, but who knows whether I'll get to the bottom of [00:07:00] it. Uh, on this year, on the title or on the topic of it being a New Year, of course everybody sits down and makes their list of New Year's resolutions, which actually I don't. I've never been a believer, and I think, I thought that's what the title of this podcast was going to be. I've never been a believer in New Year's resolutions. I don't know why, I just think if you want to do something, do it. Make, make every day the opportunity for a resolution. That's not to say that I'm really good at doing that. That's not to say that every time I've thought, you know what, I'm going to make that happen this year. I'm going to lose three stone and get fit, for instance. You know, doesn't happen. I'm going to stop drinking, doesn't happen. I'm going to become a vegetarian like my daughter, doesn't happen. There are plenty of things that I'd like to do that just Do you know what? They haven't happened. But Equally, I don't wait till New Year to change the big stuff. But, and there is a but, is that New Year does mark a [00:08:00] natural transition, certainly when it comes to reporting your successes as a photography business. We actually don't report our profits December to December. our accounting period is September to September. But we do Internally, track it in standard calendar years. Why? Well, actually because for social photographers there is a natural hiatus around about the end of December. People will have rollover jobs, we will very often have jobs in the diary. In the gap between Christmas and New Year simply because they book in for those. So it's not a perfectly clean break where , it stops, it starts. But there's definitely a feeling in the marketplace that, oh, let's wait till next year. If somebody rings us and says, I want to do a shoot for my family, and if it's any time around November, the chances are they're gonna say, oh, do you know what, let's push that into next year. Let's see what next year brings. There's a lot of that. And so it's [00:09:00] good for us to have a data point that I can compare year on year, decade, on decade these days, . And of course, covid sort of flung that up in the air, uh, three or two and a bit years of not really being able to rely on anything.  Our data is absolutely shot: the trajectories, the averages, our historical patterns have somewhat collapsed. We are getting back, I'll be honest about that, things are beginning to look a little bit more familiar, the end of last year, or the bulk of last year, it was definitely starting to feel that way. However, things that we are looking forward to doing, so some of this stuff kicked off last year, and some of it is things we're gonna do this year. So last year was a big sort of step up in us building our workshops and our workshop community. Lots to do on that front, we're not by any means in the position we are with our photography. Photography was a solid vision [00:10:00] for us. We can take a picture, we've worked out that the quality was good, we have fab suppliers, we have solid workflows, efficient practices, we knew our way around the marketing. Over a few years we built the business reasonably sure footedly. Obviously, we've tripped over some things like all businesses do. Not gonna say for a minute we got it all perfect. But it was something we could get our arms around and could understand. And the minute I knew we had a good product then I knew we could build a business around it. And I knew we had a good product because I've been taking pictures since I was a kid. I've been creating images and portraits since I was 10 years old, so I knew I could take a picture in the end, ignoring the whole kind of self confidence or insecurity bits and the imposter syndromes and all of the rest of the stuff we talk about all the time. I knew I could take a picture.  Training courses and workshops are slightly different. I still know I can take a picture, but whether or not we could run good workshops, whether or not we could supply great materials, [00:11:00] these were questions that we still had in our heads.   So, for instance, one of the things I was curious about was whether it would be a good idea to set the context of each workshop with a little presentation. I'm, I'm not a fan. When I go on a training course, I really, really, really want to see or want to understand how the person giving a workshop does what they do. Whatever it's in, whether it's marketing, sales, Photoshopping 3D, visuals. Customer relationships, I don't know, many, many different aspects to this business. But if I want to go and learn from someone, I want them to hit the road sorry, hit, yeah, no, hit the road quick and get into the nitty gritty. I'm not a big fan of spending hours in a preamble. However, one of the things I did pick up on is that you do need to be organized in your approach. And whether I like it or not, and whether I'm comfortable with it or not, I'm not that guy. I'm not the guy that thinks in a linear fashion. I can [00:12:00] when I have to. You know, I spent 10 years working as a manager in IT. Trust me, I can when I have to. But that's not my natural skill set. I'm not linear. And I can, if I could see Sarah's face when she listens to this podcast, she'd be like, yeah, no shit, Sherlock. You are not linear. Because Sarah's very organized, very drilled, very Put together, and I'm so not those things. I wish I was, sometimes, but out of the same chaos comes the imagery and the ideas that we have. So, I can't turn it off. I don't want to turn it off. If anything, being slightly chaotic is my superpower, because it brings ideas, and it brings energy, and it brings drive. But, equally, it brings inconsistency. It brings me being really easily distracted. Distracted by breathing, you know? It's just ridiculous. So, some of the things we did last year were to [00:13:00] try and see if there are ways in which I can help myself and help the delegates on our workshops not suffer at the hands of my own chaos. And one of them is we do a quick presentation, half an hour, forty minutes. If I get that right, of course that becomes a piece of collateral that we can send out to you if you come on one of our workshops. It becomes a series of ideas and diagrams that maybe I can use for training videos. It becomes some words that maybe I can re craft into maybe a podcast or for when I'm writing with NPhoto magazine or whether I'm writing for Professional Photographer. So these are just parts of the puzzle. And we got that together last year and the feedback we're getting from our workshops is just phenomenal. It's absolutely brilliant that people have come on it. They seem to enjoy it. They come back. So to all of those people who are multiple offenders, thank you. It's so lovely to see you all. It feels [00:14:00] like we're beginning to build a little community. So now I know I've got the product right or we're in the, we're going in the right direction with the product. Now we can really start to focus on it. Forgive the pun. We can really start to drive that home just like we did with the core photography business. And that's the target of this year. Mostly is to drive the training. Drive The platforms, the videos, all of the stuff that goes around that. The podcast is a big part of that. But finding the time when I'm on my own To sit and record is or has proven tricky over the past month or two. So, Christmas and New Year were lovely. I digress here a little bit, but there's a slight point to it. Christmas and New Year were lovely. So, we stopped, we shut the studio down. Day before or two days before Christmas Eve I went shopping with my boy to do some mop up. Spent a really, just had a really lovely day the day before Christmas Eve. Christmas Eve onwards up until, really up [00:15:00] until New Year's Day was spent with family and friends. And I really do mean pretty much every waking minute was with people I love. And now I'm an extrovert. In theory, as an extrovert, every one of those moments with family and friends is a moment to recharge. It's a moment for me to really feel energised. Yeah, that's, that's an extravert I love being around people. But I tell you what, when I got to New Year's Day, all I really wanted to do was just find myself in a dark room. And switch the social side of my brain off and do something much less much less social I suppose is the only word I can think of. I've had a couple of days of that and I'm beginning to get myself back together. And then, uh, last or two nights ago straight back out photographing the Christmas party for the Le Manoir chefs. And the staff, [00:16:00] which is riotous. Now those guys, Le Manoir is two Michelin starred hotel and restaurant, or restaurant with rooms, I think is how they like to call it. It's an amazing place, beautiful food, voted one of the top hotels in the world. It's in the top 50 every year, I think it was in the top 10 this year. Absolutely phenomenal place, and they work hours that make mine look kind of shabby, I think. They work long hours, it's hard graft, they love it, they're brilliant. But when you're thrown into their Christmas party, they don't half let off a little bit of steam, and it is great. So it was really nice to have a couple of quieter days, and then the Christmas party at La Manoire with my friends who are chefs, front of house gardeners, housekeeping you name it, the management team, marketing, sales, the HR team who asked me to do it. They're just brilliant, and I've come away from it buzzing and energized all over again. So I cannot wait for the year. [00:17:00] And on that, we are building the workshops up.  On that note, we have a couple actually, I'm going to be at the convention, the Societies of Photographers convention in January, I'm hoping there's some structure to this podcast by the way I'm gonna have to finish in about 5 to 10 minutes because I'll arrive at my client and I'll pick it up again, but I'll let you bet I'll repeat a bit because I won't remember where I got to, and I don't want to have to spend hours in edit, I don't have time to spend hours in the edit, so this is gonna be one of those podcasts That is pretty raw, it's gonna come out of the recording unit as it is, and it's gonna go straight out. As you're hearing it, I don't think there'll have been very much editing except to stick in some music underneath it, and just to check the sound quality's alright. So, forgive me for that. But it's gonna be well I'm at the convention, 17th, I'm at the whole of the convention, but I'm doing two workshops, I'm doing a super class on the 17th. And a Masterclass on the 18th. The Superclass you have to book in advance. I think there's one place left. That's all. If anybody fancies [00:18:00] it, head over to the Society's Convention and look for the Superclasses. We're gonna spend the whole of that three, three and a half hours. Creating headshots and personal branding images. I've never met the couple who are my models. I'm looking forward to meeting them. They sound really cool. But we're going to explore lighting, how you interact. We're going to talk about whatever people want to talk about. Whether it's the marketing side of it, whether it's the business side of it. Whether it's how you tell a story through the photos. It's whether, how you weave the story of the shoot. Because I think that's an underrepresented part of social photography is how you thread your way in a meaningful fashion through the shoots. That's the superclass. That's on the 17th.  On the 18th, I'm doing a masterclass, you don't need to book for that, but I'd love to see you. It's free if you have a ticket to the event. Come along and we're going to be talking about specifically ten lighting patterns. I'm going to put together ten easy lighting patterns that you can replicate. One of the things I'm acutely aware of is, [00:19:00] I find much of taking a portrait second nature to me. I do it Automatically, I can see light, I can feel it, I can almost smell it out. anD I, I don't know why or how that should be, but it is. So when I'm positioning lights, I know exactly what I'm doing, because I'm simply looking at what's in front of me. But, I've had to critique a few images some people have been on a workshop, some people have simply have asked me for some mentoring, and reading light, it turns out, is not the most natural thing in the world, and I, I assumed it was. So I've clearly misunderstood some aspects of what, how we can teach this, so part of the Masterclass really, or part of the idea behind the Masterclass really, is to see if we can nail down ten lighting patterns with two lights, so we use one light, we'll use two lights, we'll create some drama, we'll create some theatre, we'll create some very basic stuff, [00:20:00] But the idea is we're going to hand over some real examples done live in front of the audience as to how you can do this with basic equipment. We're going to do it in a normal room. It's just one of the meeting rooms in a hotel. We're going to do it with normal kit. I will have two lights I will, I think, have a pop up backdrop, which I'll bring in, just so I've got a plain backdrop, because I can't guarantee it. And we're going to go through some of the ideas. And that's kind of where we're taking all of our workshops now, is to give our delegates things they can take away with them. Proper, right, okay, if you do this, that will work. One of the things I've always fought against, the reason we haven't really gone down that road up until now, is I've Rebelled a lot against people telling me how I should do it. And I never ever, still don't, want to be the guy that says this is how you should do it. And I try really hard to remember at the beginning of every workshop, every presentation I [00:21:00] ever do. I did one the other day, we did a webinar, and I started by telling everybody on it. It's very personal to me. My eyes, my clients, my lights, my camera, my style. All of it is about me and what I like. It might not work for everybody. So I can give you insights into the thought process and this is what I thought we would do. We'll give insights, we'll give ideas, we'll give inspiration, we'll energize. And all of that works. But the problem is if you don't understand the fundamentals or can't read it like some photographers can, then it becomes slightly trickier. So the masterclass, the second of the two classes, the masterclass at the convention on the 18th of January, it's gonna be much to do with that. So if you're round the convention, you're a loose end. I think it's 11 till one 30 on the 18th. So it's a mid-morning slot. You'll finish your breakfast, you'll have had a couple of cups of coffee. You'll be thinking, what the hell am I gonna do today? Why not stick your head in and come and have a play?[00:22:00]  So that's what we're going to do. And at that stage, I'm going to break off here now, because as I turn this left hand bend on a very wet road. Here we go. I'm just going to arrive at my client, which is great. I'm photographing for the Hearing Dogs this afternoon. I'm photographing a re a recipient, so a partnership, a hearing dog and a a deaf person whose story is both heartbreaking and inspirational in equal measure. So I'm looking forward to that. It's going to be a lovely shoot. I will pick up again when I've broken off and let you know how that went. and finish off this podcast. Once again. Craig, thank you very much for telling me that I can, if I wish to record podcasts in the car,  So just to pick up where I left off, just come to the end of a lovely shoot. Sorry, also weaving, or trying to weave through traffic in a very small Buckinghamshire town. Wilmslow, it turns out, is full of tiny little [00:23:00] streets. Many of which I'm navigating a large Land Rover through. It's not easy and speaking at the same time. Apparently, it turns out, I can just about walk and chew gum at the same time, but cannot talk and drive a Land Rover at the same time. too: must be two different bits of my brain. Okay. And a nice person's let me out, and another person has refused to let me out. And there's a motorbike, and I've just landed into school traffic. In Bucks, which means that no one's paying attention at all to anyone except their own journey home and trying to get back for our, I'm assuming, a cup of tea and to get the kids a sandwich. Where are we? So yes, I just finished a really beautiful shoot with a really lovely person who she lost her hearing. Well, she had an illness, went into a coma, came out of the coma, and discovered that she had lost her hearing, one heck of a shock. And so she now has a Hearing Dog, but she's profoundly [00:24:00] deaf, has absolutely no hearing at all. And the hearing dog provides all of the support that she needs. So if the doorbell goes, the phone goes. Smoke alarms, obviously. Every minutiae of life that we take for granted, the hearing dog supports them. A hearing dog. A beautiful spaniel. I'm not going to give any names away, because that's not my place to. But an absolutely wonderful shoot. And I read in the notes that she wasn't particularly keen on being photographed. Not someone who's used to being photographed, not someone who enjoys being photographed. And you read these notes and I would say 80 percent of my clients sit in that bracket. Um, there are days, there are days when I wake up and wished everybody I photographed really, really, really wanted to be photographed. Models and the like. Because man, wouldn't that be just glorious? Really easy too. It'd be wonderful that every person in [00:25:00] front of the camera wanted to show off, and they just loved it, and they were confident, and knew how beautiful they were. But that's just not my world. So the lady, really super smart lawyer didn't really want to be, well my note said that she didn't really feel comfortable being photographed, but it turns out, uh, She could not have been lovelier. Did I just say that right? Lovelier, lovelier. She could not have I'm concentrating on driving. Lovelier. And the shoot has just been absolutely beautiful. The dog was stunning. The light has been really nice. We're under a rain warning at the moment. We're about to get some really heavy rain, but it held off long enough that we've done the whole shoot in the dry. Well, in the dry, but not on the dry. Everywhere. I don't know what it's like where you are around the world, but in Britain, just at the moment, we've had back to back rainstorms of one sort or another. Some of them big enough to be given names. And we've got another tranche of it coming in in about an hour. Oh, half an hour, about half an hour. [00:26:00] I don't know why that matters. I'm one of those people that have to suddenly get to detail. I don't know why. I apologize. Anyway, it's been a brilliant afternoon, and it's these kinds of shoots that remind me why I do what I do. Because just having people like the lady I've just photographed in front of the camera who full of energy, and smart, and laughter. She can hear nothing. Everything is being done through lip reading, which is, for me, is not I mean, I'm used to working around the deaf community, but I'm one of those people that spends a lot of time looking to the sides to see where the next shot's coming from. So, mid sentence, I'll suddenly find myself looking away. And, until working with the Hearing Dogs For Deaf People, I didn't even know I did it. And, of course, it becomes a profound challenge that I need to concentrate and I've spent the afternoon concentrating on making sure no matter who I'm talking to or what I'm thinking for the next shot I must always [00:27:00] have eye contact with the person, the hearing dog recipient because They're relying on seeing my lip movements to be able to understand what's going on. And it, you become acutely aware of it. but equally, she said, it's really bad when people try to talk slowly because that changes her understanding of the words. Because she's lip, because she's lip reading, if you speak slowly, actually that makes it harder to understand the wording. So all in all something I need to continue to work on and get better at. At least I'm aware of it, and I try, I try pretty hard, but the photos we've got are absolutely beautiful. So where were we, where were we? Oh, I think we'd come to a bit, some of that training, I've no idea, I told you I'd lose track. podcast part two, I'm Paul, and this is still the Mastering Portrait Photography Podcast. As I wind my way through the lanes. Other things that are happening in the studio. Obviously we're working on the setup of our training and our workshops. I'm about to re [00:28:00] platform all of our websites onto a new platform. Not quite sure which one it's going to be just yet.  But one of the challenges I guess all of us have is our web presence is really important, and so I built all my own websites built it all on WordPress. So all hosted it's all currently hosted on Siteground but over the years, a combination of price walking, which simply means every year it's got more and more expensive. You can get a good deal to start with, but gradually, I mean, we pay now. For two, the two main of our websites, I think the basic hosting is about 1200 quid a year for the two. And on top of that are all the little plug ins that we've had to buy and put in to run things like the shop, to run things like the automated side of it, the emails, to do certain things like display the images the way I want them. All of these bits of software are licensed. [00:29:00] Which is fine, but if you added all of that in to get in as well, rather, I think you get up into the region of sort of 1, 500 quid a year, 1, 600 pounds a year, somewhere around there for the two websites. Now that's fine, we're a big business. We work really hard at what we do, and we can justify paying properly, and paying, well pay our licenses anyway, but we can justify all of the expense of the website simply because it's a part of our turnover.  However, what irks me is firstly how difficult it is to keep on top of all of the updates of all of the component bits of software and also just how expensive it is when it doesn't need to be. It's not about the fact that I have to invest in it, it's about the fact that I don't think I need to do, I need to invest the time and the finances to the level we are. So I'm hunting around at the moment. I think I know what we're gonna do, and I think I know how I'm gonna do it. It'll take time, which is [00:30:00] something I don't have a lot of, but it's still got to be done. But if I can get all of the websites into one place, simplify them down, they don't need to be as comp, I'm really proud of our websites, but they do not need to be as complicated as they have evolved to be. And it's not that I set out to make them complicated, or I set out to do stuff that's particularly difficult. It's just that, year on year on year, as you add functionality, as you try to do new things, as you get on top of SEO, and structuring, and then keeping a track of 301s and 404s, and then you've got to have, like, an SEO tool to help you make sure your SEO's alright. And then you've got albums and portfolio bits of kit. You've got sliders. Oh man, there's so many bits of software. All of which is necessary to do what I have in my head. So what I've got to do first is figure out what's the bare minimum I can get away with. And then secondly, re platform all of that. So the websites will still be [00:31:00] beautiful. But if I can get it all under one roof, it'll be much easier to manage. And I don't have the time, to manage everything anymore, I simply don't. So that's, that's on the list for this year. And the other thing we're gonna do this year, or I've already started doing, is gradually pushing more into continuous lighting and away from strobes. Now, this is one which I don't yet know quite where the journey's gonna take me, but the foray that we've had into it so far has been incredibly rewarding. LED technology now with high CRI LEDs is at the standard where the quality is nearly as good as strobes. It's not, I still love the light you get off a Zenon strobe. There's something really beautiful about the quality of light, and of course, massively punchy. You get a huge amount of light, [00:32:00] a huge amount of kick. out of pretty much any strobe compared to an LED. If you had LEDs as bright as the strobe, as bright as the instantaneous flash of a strobe, people wouldn't be able to see. It's, you know, so bright, there's so much energy in that tiny fraction of a second, that, I don't know, thousandths of a second of light burst. But working with LED makes it easier to do video and you really can see What you're gonna get. And my logic is a very simple one. If it's good enough for the film industry, and the TV industry, Netflix and the like, then it's good enough for photography. Yes, alright, there are some things I'm gonna have to learn how to do differently. But I love doing that anyway. I'm a quick learner on most things. And so, I'm really excited about it. We've started I bought I've got a couple of Aputure Lightstorm Focusable, so these have got focusing lenses on the front focusable spots, and [00:33:00] they've got the old Bowens S type mounts on them, so we can mount pretty much anything. I use Profoto strobes in the studio but I've got these Aperture Lightstorm tunable lights, which are absolutely phenomenal. Really bright when you want them to be. If you turn them right down, they'll last for hours on a single charge. Also I've got a couple of, they were just cheap. I was working in the flash centre doing judging for the BIPP. And it was the flash centre in Birmingham were hosting us. And they had these light strips, just light rods. LED, Phottix. I think they were 40 quid each. I mean, they're really pennies. You know, a tank of fuel in this Land Rover is about 80 quid, so for the price of a tank of fuel, I can get two highly tunable, full spectrum lights that will do any color on the color wheel. As well as doing normal presets. They also do some clever things with, you can make, turn them into police lights and all the rest of it. They're quite cool. [00:34:00] So I got those working in the studio, but one of the challenges when you're working with Available light is the camera is going to capture everything it sees. With strobes, I don't worry about the lighting in the studio because the strobe overpowers it. Doesn't really matter. But with LED, you have to get the lighting, the whole lighting, exactly as you want it. And it caught us out a little bit when we were recording a video recently, and the video is simply too dark because I've lit my subject perfectly. But I haven't lit the rest of the studio because it never really occurred to me, and I need to do it, and it's fine. Everything's okay, and certainly the subject looks incredible, but when you look at the footage of me talking to camera, for instance, I'm in the gloom somewhere. And although we tried to sort it out a little bit, we haven't quite got there. So I've now retrofitted all of the lighting in the studio, so all of our normal overheads, office lighting if you like, in the studio, with, again, made by Aputure. They are, I can't, I think they're called [00:35:00] B7Cs or BL7Cs, which are, they look like a fat light bulb with an Edison screw thread, so they'll fit pretty much any light fitting from 100 volts up to about 250 volts. You screw them into a light fitting, and in normal mode, they just behave like normal light bulbs, except that you can hook them up to the same app I use for the Aputure Lightstorms, and you can control them completely from the phone. So I can control how strong they are. I can also control, again, like the Phottix, light sticks, I can control exactly what color they are. So these things, they're only about 50 quid each, but they are fully tunable. Any color I like and some special effects, if ever I did video that needed to feature, I don't know, police, car or fireworks or firelight, , it does all of those, that's of almost no interest to me. It's quite a cool thing to do, but. Not really for what I do. But I can control their light to be any colour [00:36:00] temperature and any power. On top of that, if you unscrew the light, it becomes a battery powered light. It simply can sit in someone's hand, or you can put it into any light fitting, even if it's not plugged in, and it will work exactly the same. It doesn't really make any difference. It'll last for about seven hours off the battery. These are really cool. So, we've started to experiment. A little way to go. I need some slightly, some LED panels. I've got a couple of bits. I do have some LED panels, but they're slightly older and the high CRI on the newer LEDs, you can really see the difference when you're illuminating skin. But it's a whole new adventure and it does change the way you shoot. So at the moment when I'm shooting, particularly when I'm doing headshots, I'll use, I'll do some with strobes because you get that glorious, clean light. With really deep depths of field. And obviously, ProPhoto units that modifies everything is absolutely stunning. So that's not something I'm gonna [00:37:00] completely get rid of anytime soon because I'm addicted to the quality of the light. But in the second half of the shoot, or maybe for certain shots, I'll bring out some LED lighting, maybe with a soft box or maybe LED, the strips and. You then get this beautiful thing where you can have much shallower depths of field. So, and total control, you can see exactly how the light's going to play. You can change the colours of the lights as if I was gelling the strobes, but it's so much easier. Literally, I can just dial it in to the app and change the colour of the lights. It's opening up new avenues to explore where we can play with colour because it's quicker. We can play with really shallow depths of field. I'm unlikely to ever be able to light, a family easily, because the power you'd need to get the depth of field you need, at least with the ISOs that we're still using at the moment, is possibly a bit too bright. But, [00:38:00] ISOs are becoming normal. The party I shot for the hotel I shot nearly all of it. Our ISO 10,000, ISO 10 K. That's just ridiculous in terms of sensitivity. But I wanted to capture the colors of the party. I wanted to capture the candlelight. I wanted to capture the sort of fairy lights and effects lights that the events company had put on. I wanted all of that, and I didn't wanna bounce, flash in and kill it. I did, obviously, when they're doing their awards. I used a flash gun. I used a, a speedlight on the camera because. Me being creative with the lighting is really not part of that puzzle. They need to be well lit, they need to be clear, they want to be able to celebrate the awards they've won. But, when it comes to the event side of it, the party side of it, I shot nearly all of it at ISO 10, 000 and then simply ran it through, for this particular run, I ran it through Adobe Lightroom, the AI noise reducer. I didn't turn the noise [00:39:00] reduction up very much, 20%? Tiny. But it has a really profound quality to it now. So you can run at ISO 10, 000 and still get pretty clean images. You lose a little bit of detail, it can get a little bit mushy. But it's a 50 megapixel camera, the Z9. And these pictures are not going to be used anywhere bigger, I'm going to guess, than 7x5. That's it. They're not hero pictures, they're not going out as posters. So, I've got a huge amount of latitude. And to be fair, I probably didn't even need to put the noise reducer on it, but I did just because, it's like somebody's going to zoom in and go, that's a bit grainy. Why do you need high ISOs, or clean high ISOs with LED? Well, think about it. Let's say I want to get to f8, right? Let's say I want to photograph a group of four or five people, and I'm going to need f8. To get the front to back bite in the image. So that the person at the front of the shot is nice and sharp, the person at the back of the shot is nice and sharp. Now, with a strobe, [00:40:00] that's really easy. With a strobe, I can turn the power wherever I like it, it won't make an awful lot of difference to the people in the shot, it's just a bright flash, and it's done. And I can set the camera at ISO 100, F8, F11, F16, whatever. Doesn't matter. It'll override all the light in the room, and I've got plenty of depth of field. Really easy. Now. If I turned my LEDs, and I'd need a few more than I own, up to get ISO 100, 100th of a second, f11, that is bright sunlight. That's effectively daylight, but on a sunny day. So, that's not really practical in a studio if I don't want people to be squinting. I could turn the power of the lights down, and use less power on the lights, but then of course I'm going to need to use slower shutter speeds, wider apertures, or higher ISOs. And now, with the ability to clean up even high ISO, [00:41:00] I'm starting to teeter on the edge of being able to do practically what you can do with strobes, with LEDs instead. Not there yet, but we're heading In the right direction. So that's on my list. That's part of this year. I'm gonna re-platform, the websites we're gonna switch over to LED. And we're gonna just see whether, for instance, we can create better videos, more videos, so it in, in the end. This year, it is all about making the changes we need to the business that we are looking forwards to. More about training, more about workshops, more about creating videos, about creating educational materials. Who knows, who knows, one day I might even get around to writing a second book to go with the very successful Mastering Portrait Photography. Mastering Portrait Photography Part 2, the sequel. This time it's personal. Mastering Portrait Photography Armageddon. I don't know, maybe I'll do it like Fast and Furious. We'll just do two, then three, then four, then [00:42:00] five, and then twenty eight. Who knows. But at the moment I haven't got that in me. The problem is always, of course, like all of us, our real clients, the clients that pay our everyday bills, the portrait clients, the wedding clients, the commercial clients I'm gonna have to service those guys first. And that's always the kicker, is how do I manage to keep the revenue coming in just as we need it, while still effectively building an entire add on or new business. It's a new business. So that's the puzzle. I will get to the bottom of it. I will figure it out. I'm enjoying the process very much. And so that, for us, is the year ahead. As I drive through, the rain has just arrived. It's dark and gloomy. My windscreen wipers are now squeaking in the background. I'm sure you can hear that on the recording. I'm driving through a very beautiful bit of the country. I'm running along one of the ridges in the Ridgeway. That's the Chiltern Hills. Just driving along and in spite of it being gloomy and dramatic, there's [00:43:00] fields full of sheep, there's just past an old farm, it's actually one of my clients here, and it's beautiful I'm guessing that is a medieval farmhouse, that is well old, that's got to be, and you're looking at the roof line, it's all sagged and these tiny little bricks and the road dips and drives around into the distance, it's Quite beautiful in spite of the rain. So there you have it. Please do head over to Mastering Portrait Photography. Also have a look if you're interested in the workshops that we're running this year. They're all out all up. The first six, at least, are up. The first few sold out literally within a day or so. Which is really flattering, but then gives me the problem of having to immediately schedule in new ones. There are a few spaces on some of the others though, so if you fancy coming and having an absolute blast about portrait photography in particular, whether it's you want to talk about the business side, the photoshopping side, or camera craft [00:44:00] or studio lighting, then please do head over to Paul Wilkinson Photography and look for the section on workshops. You can just google Paul Wilkinson Photography workshops. And you'll find them pretty quick. Whatever else happens, I hope your holiday season was peaceful. I hope you had a lovely, restful one. If not, I hope you're having an absolute party. And so, here's to 2024. Let's hope that it's Well, let's hope that it's a nicer year than it seems to have been in the first few days. There's nothing in the news that fills me with very much joy. So I'm just ignoring the news. I'm not paying any attention to it. I'm not getting involved. It just upsets me. I'm going to continue to do what I do and enjoy spending time with my clients, enjoy spending time with other photographers. Basically, I'm just going to make the most of my time on the planet. Here's to 2024 and whatever else, remember, be kind to yourself. Take care. [00:45:00]   

Peter Draper, a true Yorkshireman with an incredible career in UK sports from UMBRO to Manchester United and many more.  We are going all the way back to 1977 and how it all started with the English Basketball Association.  Join us for an incredible journey through English sports history.        Key Highlights How it all started, from Rugby to Basketball – 1977 -1986 , from school and amateur player to administrator in the English Basketball Association in Leeds – sports history UMBRO – big move (40 miles across the country 

In this episode, Mollie and Jack discuss a very hard-to-access Facebook group in which Mancunian women warn each other about who not to date. The group seems like an important safety mechanism for a generation of women who do a lot of their dating via apps, meeting complete strangers rather than dates who are friends of friends. But does the group always stick to its stated premise?Many thanks to Brsk for sponsoring this episode. Brsk is a new independent broadband provider whose engineers are installing lightning-fast internet connections across the south of Greater Manchester. If you live in Stockport, Didsbury, Chorlton, Withington, Sale, Stretford or the Heatons (check out the ever-expanding map of coverage) you can now get your broadband via 100% fibre optic cables, with more areas like Wilmslow, Hale and Altrincham coming online soon. Brsk runs its own full-fibre network, which means crystal-clear video calls, lightning-fast streams and multi-device browsing — so several members of your family can be reading The Mill at the same time. Find out more by clicking here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's #MondayMile podcast, I'm joined by entrepreneur, tv presenter and ex-Love Island star Scott Thomas.  When Scott shot to fame in 2016, he was known as a bit of a party animal. In recent years, he's completely turned his life around after making the decision to go sober. As well as being an obsessive Padel player (like me!), he has several successful business ventures under his belt - a PR agency and a wellness brand, as well as a podcast and a TV series with his brothers Adam Thomas, Ryan Thomas and his late father. We talk about what drove Scott to finally make the decision to give up booze, and how trading in two-day benders for 5am starts has transformed his life. He talks intensely about his drive to succeed in business, and what he thinks about the shadow of Love Island hanging over him. Family is a consistent theme of our chat. Scott opens up about his relationship with his famous brothers, discovering their lineage on Mancs In Mumbai, and how much he loves being an uncle. We also tackle the topic of grief head on, as he tells me how his family banded together to process the loss of their father. Scott's energy and passion for wellness are infectious, and hearing how he turned his life around to achieve his goals is inspiring. Scott, anytime I am in Manchester I'll see you down at the Padel Club in Wilmslow for a doubles match. You and Adam v me and Katya - it's on when he's finished in the ballroom! Check it out on all your favourite podcast platforms. #ScottThomas #LoveIsland #AdamThomas #RyanThomas #Strictly #StrictlyComeDancing

EX60 - The 1975 - I'm In Love With You and It's Not Living If It's Not With You The 1975 are an English pop rock band formed in 2002 in Wilmslow, Cheshire. The band consists of lead vocalist, principal songwriter and guitarist Matty Healy, lead guitarist Adam Hann, bassist Ross MacDonald, and drummer and primary producer George Daniel. The name of the band was inspired by a page of scribblings found in Healy's copy of On the Road by Jack Kerouac that was dated "1 June, The 1975". The band members met in secondary school, and first performed together as teenagers in 2002, before professionally releasing music in 2012 under independent label Dirty Hit Rolling Stone stated that the band has been at "the forefront of modern pop rock" since their debut. Pitchfork has described them as a "band of friends" who "ascended from scrappy emo rockers to global superstars". Entertainment Weekly has characterized them as "British Phenoms," with Billboard declaring them "the most ambitious pop-rock band of their generation". They have received several awards and nominations including four Brit Awards, two Ivor Novello Awards, as well as two nominations for the Mercury Prize and Grammy Awards. In addition, they have been awarded "Band of the Decade" at the 2020 NME Awards. Songs Featured in this episode ⁠I'm In Love With You⁠⁠It's Not Living (If It's Not With You)⁠ ⁠https://the1975.com/⁠ ___ ⁠https://truemediasolutions.ca/add-to-my-playlist

This weeks show is a special collaboration with not just two hosts, but four hosts; as the ladies are joined by comedians Dane Baptiste and Howard Cohen from the podcast Dane Baptiste Questions Everything. @dbqepodcast @danesnaptiste to practice Cuddle Therapy. Is it as awkward as it sounds? Will Lauren and Nicole cuddle? Listen in to this episode to find out. You won't want to miss it! To listen to Self Care Club on Dane's podcast click here https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/dane-baptiste-questions-everything/id630022425?i=1000607025476 With special thanks to our cuddle therapist Anikó Rose founder of Healing Cuddle for facilitating the session. She facilitates sessions in and around Cheshire, Wilmslow and Manchester. You can find out all about her and her work here: Website: www.healingcuddle.com  Instagram: instagram.com/healing_cuddle/ or @healing_cuddle YouTube: https://youtube.com/@healingcuddletherapy5770 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/healingcuddle21 If you like what we do here and want to be part of the club, come follow us and be part of our growing private Facebook group Self Care Clubbers. Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1115099072702743/?ref=share_group_link Instagram https://www.instagram.com/selfcareclubpod/ YouTube https://youtube.com/c/SelfCareClub TikTok https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMLnXyS1S/ Email hello@theselfcareclub.co.uk  Website www.theselfcareclub.co.uk Studio production by @launchpodstudios Music by purpleplanet.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fredrik og Eivind er på besøk hos René Meulensteen i Wilmslow. Fergusons betrodde førstelagstrener deler sine historier om hvor spøkefull skotten kunne være, hvordan han forvandlet Ronaldo på treningsfeltet, og hvorfor han ble ekstra stolt av Villa-volleyen til Van Persie. Vi lærer hvordan navnet til Erik ten Hag egentlig skal uttales, og Meulensteen deler sine tanker om United-managerens visjon og potensielle sommersigneringer som Harry Kane og Frenkie de Jong. Dessuten rater nederlenderen norsk melkesjokolade! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we are talking about ADR versus court. Is it always wrong to go to court with your divorce settlement, or is it sometimes actually a good option? Our guests are Sushma Kotecha, Katherine Harding and Victoria Richardson.Sushma KotechaSushma practiced family law for over 27 years in the UK having qualified as a solicitor in January 1994.She dual qualified as a mediator with the ADR group and achieved an outstanding evaluation from her assessors in April 2010 and gained accredited status to deal with all issues family mediation (both children and financial) in December 2015 via the Family Mediation Council and continues to hold accredited status.  Read more about Sushma on https://bit.ly/SmDiv-pod-20230505Katherine HardingKatherine is an associate in the family law team based in London. She acts for clients in all areas of family law, including divorce, financial disputes, private law children work and injunctive proceedings. Katherine has gained very considerable experience in complex international cases, with extensive work on numerous domestic cases.Read more about Katherine on https://bit.ly/SmDiv-pod-20230505Victoria RichardsonVictoria is the head of the family law department at Aticus Law, Wilmslow, having over 20 years' experience in the area of family law. She specialises in all aspects of family law including divorce proceedings, the resolution of complex financial settlement agreements, dissolution of civil partnerships, To learn more about our podcast sponsor Ampla Finance – access their product guide here: https://bit.ly/3IeqmucOr complete enquiry form https://bit.ly/3W4J7pz and one of the team will be in touch.Support the show

In this episode I'm joined by Maura McKibbin, a family mediator, and Victoria Richardson, a family solicitor. We talk about how during the process of going through divorce, you might bring in other experts into the proceedings to give you other viewpoints and their specialised advice and information.Victoria Richardson Victoria is the head of the family law department at Aticus Law, Wilmslow, having over 20 years' experience in the area of family law. She specialises in all aspects of family law including divorce proceedings, the resolution of complex financial settlement agreements, dissolution of civil partnerships, children disputes and To learn more about our podcast sponsor Ampla Finance – access their product guide here: https://bit.ly/3IeqmucOr complete enquiry form https://bit.ly/3W4J7pz and one of the team will be in touch.Support the show

The full team are back speaking to a member of Oswestry Olympians who has represented Great Britain at the 50k European Championships and completed it in 3:21:26. Ali Lavender's PBs include 16:27 for 5k, 34:03  for 10k, 75:18 for Half and 2:38:34 for the marathon. Ali talks about how she grew up on a farm and how this helped her running. She also talks about working for Man City, how the Salomon 24 was, and how great it was to get silver in the European 50k Champs. As well as her experience as an elite at Boston Marathon. The team talk about the last few weeks with races at Wilmslow and the Northern Road Relays. Now with tapers coming thick and fast, this is the last episode before Cal takes on Manchester Marathon, and before Sean and Katie start their taper. Gav is back recording but nothing too much to report on training and Dave has booked a race...but which one is it?

It is a whole year since the introduction of No Fault Divorce under the law in England and Wales. In this episode, our host, divorce specialist financial planner Tamsin Caine discusses the impact this has had on couples going through divorce with divorce coaches Sue Palmer-Conn and Tom Nash and family lawyer Vicky Richardson.Dr. Sue Palmer-Conn is a Chartered Psychologist with a background in child and forensic psychology. Sue is a multi-award-winning professional divorce coach and the UK's only certified discernment counsellor who has worked with more than a thousand men, women, couples, and their children over the last twelve years. Sue brings a wealth of knowledge about the emotional side of divorce as well as an understanding of the legal, financial, and parenting side. Sue's experience as a psychologist gives her a great understanding of the human mind. She has experience of working with clients facing domestic abuse, narcissistic abuse, and coercive control.  Sue divorced at the age of fifty and subsequently built a successful academic career as well as her coaching and counselling practices. Since her retirement from academia, she has concentrated on supporting people through their divorce giving them the benefit of her personal and professional experience. Sue is co-founder of the Divorce Coaching Academy and The Family Transition Company.  Sue was voted one of the 100 most influential women in the UK for 2023. Tom NashTom Nash - aka Mr Divorce Coach, is an internationally certified Coach, specialising in Divorce, Separation & Family Coaching. He is a child of divorce, a divorcee himself, a father, step-father & successful co-parent of his own blended family. Tom works with men, women & couples, assisting in their emotional well-being, positive mindset and practical support through a clients divorce/separation. Website: https://mrdivorcecoach.co.uk/ Instgram: https://www.instagram.com/mrdivorcecoachuk/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrdivorcecoach/ Victoria Richardson Victoria is the head of the family law department at Aticus Law, Wilmslow, having over 20 years' experience in the area of family law. She specialises in all aspects of family law including divorce proceedings, the resolution of complex To learn more about our podcast sponsor Ampla Finance – access their product guide here: https://bit.ly/3IeqmucOr complete enquiry form https://bit.ly/3W4J7pz and one of the team will be in touch.Support the show

When I saw the 'NAAFI Break Veterans Hub' on LinkedIn,  I could not resist exploring and making contact with founder Sebastian Edwards-Beech, a Household Cavalry Veteran, who moved into a successful Private Security career on leaving the Army. The NAAFI Break Veterans HUB in Wilmslow, was set up in the local areas to support  and engage with  Veterans. As we all remember the NAAFI Break was a time for providing,  brews, banter, support, help and advice.This episode provides a personal lived experience, leading to a 'giving back' purpose, that is now driving him forward, Sebastian shares the emotional and personal impact of his military career and beyond.So glad I stumbled across The NAAFI Break Hub! Hope you will follow and support the work in Wilmslow or share the story if you can't visit.#podcast  

In this episode, Tamsin discusses the tricky topic of what happens to the pets on divorce with family solicitor Victoria Richardson.Victoria is the head of the family law department at Aticus Law, Wilmslow, having over 20 years' experience in the area of family law. She specialises in all aspects of family law including divorce proceedings, the resolution of complex financial settlement agreements, dissolution of civil partnerships, children disputes and pre-nuptial agreements. Victoria is a true advocate of resolving matters as amicably and as quickly as possible. She is known for her straightforward and honest approach whilst alTo learn more about our podcast sponsor Ampla Finance – access their product guide here: https://bit.ly/3IeqmucOr complete enquiry form https://bit.ly/3W4J7pz and one of the team will be in touch.Support the show

It's Thursday and you know what that means The road to 100 draws to a long awaited conclusion as we celebrate a century not out with our series 8 finale Strap in - it's a long one! Matt marks the occasion by stepping into the interviewer chair and chatting to old thumb head himself. The lads talk about running, mental health, the podcast and more Plus it's an engagement party for the ages (in that it lasts about an hour) as Bemma and (for some reason) Jack join us to talk all about their amazing Parkrun proposal at Wilmslow this week Also the most talked about love affair since Ricky and Bianca comes to it's shocking conclusion. SMJ + Matts Mum = happily ever after? The boys are raising money this year for the amazing Make-A-Wish UK foundation - if you enjoyed this weeks show then 'buy us a pint' by donating directly to our directly to our JUST GIVING page - thank you so much for all your support so far Remember you can join our Fartlek Family at any time, be part of our 100+ strong community of amazing people, organising meet ups, catch ups and general nonsense all year round Make sure you keep up to date on all our goings-on, upcoming events and latest episode details by signing up to our BRAND NEW NEWSLETTER Make sure you subscribe, rate, review and checkout our social media channels: Website: What The Fartlek Podcast Instagram: @Whatthefartlek_Podcast Facebook: What The Fartlek Podcast Twitter: @WhatTheFartlek YouTube: What The Fartlek Podcast Email us at - whatthefartlekpodcast@gmail.com Music by: Graham Lindley Follow on: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube Email at: g.lindley@hotmail.co.uk

Katie, Sean, Cal and Dave speak to the last guest of the year, Duncan Mason, who is a Salford Harrier and a GB physio with a famous tool. All time leading national championship medal winner for Salford Harriers. Now a coach for the juniors at Salford Harriers. With PBs of 14:22 for 5k, 30:02 for 10k, 65:17 for a half and 2:21:09 for marathon. Duncan speak about how he got into running, tales of the relays with Salford, what his tool does and who makes the most noise. He also talks about heart rate training, how the juniors train and how best to coach them. Speaking about Athlete Matters (Duncan's Physio clinic). Dave and Duncan reminisce about times they raced against each other. The team didnt have much to cover this week, so just a small update about Wilmslow 10k and if we train based on heart rate.

Matty and George from The 1975 talk with Sodajerker about the band's stellar new album Being Funny In A Foreign Language, working with Jack Antonoff, and being addicted to making stuff. The guys explain their songwriting and creativity in a variety of ways, touching on everything from postmodernism to comedy in what feels like a very good therapy session.

DAVID LAGERCRANTZ chats to Craig Sisterson about Dark Music (translated by Ian Giles), the influence of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, a contemporary Holmes and Watson, the social novel, what is genius and not having the luxury to be weak (class and privilege).DARK MUSIC The launch of a new series inspired by Sherlock Holmes. A murder investigation brings together two unlikely allies in a race to uncover a shadowy international conspiracy.Professor Hans Rekke: born into a wealthy Stockholm family, world authority on interrogation techniques, capable of vertiginous feats of logic and observation . . . But he might just fall apart when the going gets tough, leading to substance abuse and despair.Micaela Vargas: community police officer, born to Chilean political refugees in a tough suburb, with two brothers on the shady side of the law.Vargas feels she has something to prove. She's tenacious and uncompromising, but she needs Rekke's unique mind to help her solve the case. Rekke has it all - wealth, reputation - but also a tendency to throw it all away. He needs Vargas to help him get back on an even keel so he can focus his mind on finding the killer before they're both silenced for good.David Lagercrantz was born in 1962, and is an acclaimed Swedish author and journalist. In 2015 The Girl in the Spider's Web, his continuation of Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy, became a worldwide bestseller, two further novels in the series followed. He is also the author of the acclaimed and bestselling I am Zlatan Ibrahimovic, and Fall of Man in Wilmslow, on the death and life of Alan Turing. Dark Music is the first in a new contemporary crime series.Translator: Ian Giles translates all three Scandinavian languages into English. He is currently Chair of the Swedish-English Literary Translators' Association. In 2015, Ian was shortlisted for the Crime Writers' Association International Dagger for his translation of Andreas Norman's Into A Raging Blaze. Ian currently lives in Edinburgh.Craig Sisterson is a features writer and crime fiction expert from New Zealand who writes for newspapers and magazines in several countries. In recent years he's interviewed hundreds of crime writers and talked about the genre on national radio, top podcasts, and onstage at festivals on three continents. He's been a judge of the McIlvanney Prize and Ned Kelly Awards, and is founder of the Ngaio Marsh Awards and co-founder of Rotorua Noir. He lives in London with his daughter. He is the author of  SOUTHERN CROSS CRIME: The Pocket Essentials Guide to the Crime Fiction, Film & TV of Australia & New Zealand.Produced by Junkyard DogMusic courtesy of Southgate and LeighCrime Time

Mike delivers this unbelievably unsolved story out of Wilmslow in Cheshire England. There seems to be plenty of evidence but the police don't agree? Is there a serial killer of elderly people still on the loose???Allison's Amazon Addiction Link (we get a small commission if you buy anything after clicking):Laundry Detergent Drip Catcher: https://amzn.to/3zu4ffJLove what you hear? Want to become a supporter? https://www.patreon.com/crimeandcoffeecoupleSend us a nice message on Twitter or Instagram! We'd love to hear from you!https://twitter.com/crimeandcoffee2https://www.instagram.com/crimeandcoffee2/Sources:https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/i-tried-to-catch-a-serial-killer-now-i-could-lose-my-job-t8z857n3ghttps://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/hunt-silver-killer-behind-horrific-27142596https://shows.acast.com/storiesofourtimes/episodes/the-hunt-for-the-silver-killer-pt-1-murder-suicideshttps://shows.acast.com/storiesofourtimes/episodes/the-hunt-for-the-silver-killer-pt-2-new-bloodhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10868785/Coroners-officer-believed-serial-killer-murder-suicides-faces-losing-job.htmlPodcast Intro and Outro music:Seductress Dubstep by Audionautix http://audionautix.comCreative Commons Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.comSmells Like HumansLike spending time with funny friends talking about curious human behavior. Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the show

This episode contains graphic descriptions of violence and references to suicide.In 1996 in the small town of Wilmslow in Cheshire, an elderly couple were found dead in their bedroom. Today and tomorrow in two episodes, we tell the story of a long-running investigation by The Sunday Times' Northern Editor, David Collins, into a string of murder-suicides in north west England. Could they be the work of a serial killer, operating undetected since the mid-nineties?This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today and get one month free at: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes. Book: The Hunt for the Silver Killer by David Collins (published May 26, 2022).Guest: David Collins, Northern Editor, The Sunday Times. Host: David Aaronovitch. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In the late 90s two elderly couples died in the town of Wilmslow at the hands of a suspected murder-suicide. In April 2020 David Collins received a phone call leading him to the discovery that their deaths might actually have been the work of a serial killer. In this episode, David shares the hunt for the silver killer.To read David's full story join us as a member at manchestermill.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Justin chats post-gig with Dom Hatton-Woods and Danny Mcloughlin. He has a busy birthday starting with a dog walk with Jon B, JD Lee and Chippy, before checking in on Podcast Mike at the end.     Get in touch or #AskJanet here: WhatsApp – 07495 717 860 Twitter – @3045podcast Email – 3045podcast@gmail.com   EPISODE LINKS   You, Me and The Big C: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0608649/episodes/downloads   Unico Lounge, Wilmslow: https://thelounges.co.uk/unico/   Proove, Didsbury: https://www.proove.co.uk/restaurants/manchester/   Compo's, Holmfirth: https://composholmfirth.co.uk/   THIS WEEK'S GUESTS:   Dom Hatton-Woods: https://www.facebook.com/dominichatton.woods   Podcast Mike: https://twitter.com/MikeHolt12   Danny Mcloughlin: https://twitter.com/dannymccomedy   THIS WEEK'S GIGS:   See Justin on Friday here:   https://www.headlinerscomedy.com/   And/or here:   https://london.thecomedystore.co.uk/whats-on/   See Justin on Saturday here:   https://www.headlinerscomedy.com/   And/or here:   https://london.thecomedystore.co.uk/whats-on/   Music by Liam Frost. Produced by Rachel Fitzgerald and Justin Moorhouse.

In a classic podcast episode, Justin chats with Mick Ferry in the car and Chippy and JB on a dog walk in Styal. Janet and Deirdre tell us What They Reckon about a visit to Home, Manchester and the Post Bag signs us off.   Get in touch or #AskJanet here: WhatsApp – 07495 717 860 Twitter – @3045podcast Email – 3045podcast@gmail.com   EPISODE LINKS   Unico Lounge, Wilmslow: https://thelounges.co.uk/unico/   What Dya Reckon Janet: https://homemcr.org/production/hedwig-and-the-angry-inch/   THIS WEEK'S GUESTS:   Mick Ferry: https://twitter.com/MickFerry   THIS WEEK'S GIGS:   See Justin on Wednesday here:   https://www.facebook.com/groups/130665523610944/   See Justin on Thursday here:   https://frogandbucket.ticketsolve.com/shows/873622630/events/128357942   See Justin on Friday here:   https://frogandbucket.ticketsolve.com/shows/873622413/events/128357590   See Justin on Saturday here:   https://frogandbucket.ticketsolve.com/shows/873622426/events/128357606   Music by Liam Frost. Produced by Rachel Fitzgerald and Justin Moorhouse.

Dave, Sean, Cal and Katie speak to Laura Coucill. A Salford Harrier who was 2nd lady in the Tour Of Tameside last year, 1st Lady at Alan Kirk Memorial Lads Leap, and has represented England at the Yorkshire Marathon in 2021. Laura talks about choice of gloves/mittens, as well as goals for the coming year. Laura also discusses how moving to Salford Harriers has helped her, and how structure is key, as well as wanting to be as consistent as Sean with his training. The team discuss recent training with Dave's and Katie's injury update (soon becoming Local Injured Runners Podcast) as well as Sean's race at Podium with Wrexham Elite in mind, and Cal's Wilmslow 10k with a different choice of shoes which didn't give him a PB for a change this year.

In tonight's programme - The remaining Ecap FA Cup Quarter Finals are penned in for Manx football, and a crucial tie for FC Isle of Man tomorrow when they face one of their play-off rivals; In rugby, Douglas will be bullish about their chances of a win at Port-e-Chee against Wilmslow, Vagabonds Ladies are at home to Chester Devas and a four-way battle continues for the Manx Plate; In hockey, four inter-club derbies form part of a packed schedule of league fixtures this weekend - Rob Pritchard is joined by Tony Mepham, Dave Christian and Sam Spooner

Om Shownotes ser konstiga ut (exempelvis om alla länkar saknas. Det ska finnas MASSOR med länkar) så finns de på webben här också: https://www.enlitenpoddomit.se    Avsnitt 348 spelades in den 21 december och dagens avsnitt handlar om: - sju år sedan podden kom in på iTunes! - Mats har jobbat och tydligen så tycker bovarna att det är skitbra tillfälle att förstöra för folk. Å köpt fårfiol - David har varit på julkonsert. - Björn har varit sjuk, fixat lite hemma. Jobbat lite.  - Johan var inte sjuk så han fick gå på julfest. Har handlat på Xbox store VI KÖR IGÅNG: - Mats tipsar om The Witcher säsong 2   https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5180504/  - Mats tipsar om boken Artemis   https://www.adlibris.com/se/bok/artemis-9789188545763  - Spelet Man eater   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maneater_(video_game)  - The Butthole Surfers Movie   https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/theholetruth/the-butthole-surfers-movie  - David har en favorit ELPOIT nyhet - Bli lyckligare av att sluta med facebook, avsnitt 298   https://phys.org/news/2019-02-users-facebook-happier.html  - Johan har en favority ELPOIT nyhet - Airtags har en funktion för "anti stalking" - Tips på TV serie från Mats - Yellowstone   https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4236770/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1  - Mats lägger in ett till bok-tips: Tier one   https://www.amazon.com/Tier-One-Thrillers/dp/B07B1LJY2C  - Battlefield 2042   https://www.ea.com/games/battlefield/battlefield-2042  - Bra diskussion om företag kommer sluta tysta ner IT attacker efter Kaseya, Coop mfl (avsnitt 324, 6 juli)    https://www.enlitenpoddomit.se/e/elpoit-324-apple-biter-i-det-sura-applet-updated/    - BONUSLÄNK: Boktipset - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy      https://www.amazon.com/Tinker-Tailor-Soldier-Penguin-Classics-ebook/dp/B07B4RDFYP/  - David tipsar om en bok - This is how they tell me the world ends   https://www.amazon.com/This-They-Tell-World-Ends/dp/B08W2D7NGZ/  - Johan tipsar om Disney+    https://www.disneyplus.com/sv-se  - Boktips - Heir to the empire (Star Wars bok)   https://www.amazon.se/Heir-Empire-Book-Thrawn-trilogy/dp/1787466329/ref=sr_1_1?  - TV serie på Prime - The boys   https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1190634/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1  - Spel - Outriders   https://outriders.square-enix-games.com/en-us/  - Bok - Project to product   https://www.amazon.se/Project-Product-Survive-Disruption-Framework/dp/1942788398/ref=sr_1_1  - Bok - Thinking in bets   https://www.amazon.se/Thinking-Bets-Making-Smarter-Decisions/dp/0735216371/  - Bok - This is lean   https://www.amazon.se/This-Lean-Resolving-Efficiency-Paradox/dp/919803930X/ref=sr_1_1  - Det har varit mängder om stämningar kring de olika appstoren.    - BONUSLÄNK: Fler utvecklare tjänare över 1M USD på Appstore än på Google play     https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/12/21/more-devs-earn-first-1m-in-annual-revenue-from-app-store-than-google-play  - I avsnitt 299 pratade vi om att flash officiellt är dött.    https://www.macrumors.com/2021/01/12/adobe-flash-era-is-officially-over/  - Björn dropapr nyheter från 2021    - Hela grejjen med USA och hur man attackerade capitolium. Det var i januari 2021 (6 jan)    - The OG of 2021 supply chain issues    - Clubhouse var det coolaste någonsin!!    - Vi fick vaccin     - NFL fick sin första öppet homosexuelle spelare (Carl Nasib)     - "Facebook var nere i sex fantastiska timmar"...    - GPT-3 han imitera mänskligt skriven text. - Johan gillar Edge. På det stora hela så är han positiv. Även om det varit en berg-och-dalbana - Mats tipsar om TV-serien Lost in space   https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5232792/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1  - Åsså måste det tipsas om ett till spel - Back for Blood   https://back4blood.com/en-us  - Boken "never split the difference"   https://www.amazon.com/Never-Split-Difference-Negotiating-Depended-ebook/dp/B018FHCPDO/  - Avsnitt 328 pratade vi om hackad rörpost (3 aug). Såg en artikel i veckan om nån som hackat en av de första turing-datorerna. Den datorn är typ 60 år och nu har en kille hittat en sårbarhet i systemet och skrivit en avhandling/rapport om det.    - BONUSLÄNK: rörande Turing (the imitation game)     https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2084970/      - BONUSLÄNK Syndafall i Wilmslow     https://www.albertbonniersforlag.se/bocker/157275/syndafall-i-wilmslow/  - David har med nyheten att Björn bytte jobb i februari. :) - Johan är upprörd över att att man knappt kan få tag på nya generationen av Xbox och Playstation - Snabbtips från Mats    - TV-serie: See       https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7949218/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1     - Bok: The Checklist manifesto      https://www.amazon.com/Checklist-Manifesto-How-Things-Right-ebook/dp/B0030V0PEW/     - Spel: Diablo II resurected      https://diablo2.blizzard.com/en-us/  - Årets vad hände sedan? De som snodde 6 miljarder i bitcoins och sedan lämnade tillbaka dem(avsnitt 330, 17 aug). Vad hände med dem?  - Hörlurar från Daid:   https://www.hifiklubben.se/nuraphone-loopg1-traadlosa-in-ear-horlurar/nuranuraloopg1bk/  - tips om wellbeeing funktion - Funktionen från Google som förhindrar oss att gå in i lyktstolpar   https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9469633/Googles-Heads-tool-aims-reduce-texting-walking.html  PRYLLISTA - David vill ha en takbox:     https://www.bilia.se/biltillbehor/packa-och-lasta/takboxar/thule-vector-alpine--p-lo_th_6135_b/black-meta--lo_th_6135_b/  - Björn en väggkalender    https://www.etsy.com/se-en/listing/472328160/natures-dick-pics-2022-wall-calendar  - Mats har en stol     https://secretlab.eu/sv/products/titan-evo-2022-series?sku=R22PU-Batman  - Johan vill ha ett par hörlurar     https://www.proshop.se/Hoerlurar-Headset/Google-Pixel-Buds-A-Series-Dark-Olive/3016360  - EXTRA: David pratar om en ljusslinga    https://www.kjell.com/se/produkter/hem-fritid/belysning-lampor/stamningsbelysning/dekorationsslinga-3000-led-med-ljuseffekter-p64646  - och berättar om att man faktiskt kan uppdatera wikipedia för att vinna en diskussion... EGNA LÄNKAR - En Liten Podd Om IT på webben,      http://enlitenpoddomit.se/  - En Liten Podd Om IT på Facebook,      https://www.facebook.com/EnLitenPoddOmIt/  - En Liten Podd Om IT på Youtube,      https://www.youtube.com/enlitenpoddomit  - Ge oss gärna en recension    - https://podcasts.apple.com/se/podcast/en-liten-podd-om-it/id946204577?mt=2#see-all/reviews      - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/en-liten-podd-om-it-158069  LÄNKAR TILL VART MAN HITTAR PODDEN FÖR ATT LYSSNA: - Apple Podcaster (iTunes), https://itunes.apple.com/se/podcast/en-liten-podd-om-it/id946204577  - Overcast, https://overcast.fm/itunes946204577/en-liten-podd-om-it  - Acast, https://www.acast.com/enlitenpoddomit  - Spotify, https://open.spotify.com/show/2e8wX1O4FbD6M2ocJdXBW7?si=HFFErR8YRlKrELsUD--Ujg%20  - Stitcher, https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-nerd-herd/en-liten-podd-om-it  - YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/enlitenpoddomit  LÄNK TILL DISCORD DÄR MAN HITTAR LIVE STREAM + CHATT - http://discord.enlitenpoddomit.se  (Och glöm inte att maila bjorn@enlitenpoddomit.se  om du vill ha klistermärken, skicka med en postadress bara. :) 

Welcome to Episode 28 of Inside Jogging Podcast, it's a big one!   Plenty to crack through, we discuss plenty of miles in our training weeks, we thank our patreons, go to some listener questions and cover the latest news including results at the European XC trials in Liverpool, and some moaning about the lack of coverage.   Matt has been casually dropping a 28 minute 10k on the roads in Wilmslow. He talks through his interest in bitcoin and stumbles over some tricky names. Josh is boarding a train back to Peterborough but whilst sheltering from the public in the toilet, he admits to watching Ariana Grande videos in his spare time. Aaron is back nearly hitting 100 miles for the week, but like Matt has been struggling with his general athleticism. He's not sure if his thick tash and speedos was the correct choice for swimming with Eliza and the other mums on Thursday.   We've also got an interview with 2:29 marathoner and 15th place finisher at London Marathon Rose Harvey!   Have a good week, Aaron, Matt and Josh xoxo

Hip-hop's first billionaire features at Keith Urban's Wellies fest, alongside an LA neighbour, who happens to be a legendary singer, and he picks one of the best things to ever come out of Wilmslow. Not gonna lie, Keith's festival choices were not what we were expecting!  Along the way there's a bit of ganjo playing, a dissection of what makes a proper Full English, and why he's always grateful for his wife's musical influence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode Description:  This week on The Invisible Gift, Andrew is joined by entrepreneur and reality TV star - Tanya Bardsley. Tanya and Andrew have a fascinating conversation, exploring ADHD and how it can make you entrepreneurial, Tanya talks openly about the bullying she experienced in school, and Andrew asks Tanya what her advice is to parents of dyslexic children.  Top Quotes: "Getting diagnosed with ADHD was a huge weight off my shoulders. Finally I knew what was wrong with me and I could get the tools to help." - Tanya "We're given these negative labels. When you're at school with dyslexia you're just the thick kid and when you're at school with ADHD you're just the naughty kid." - Andrew About the Host: The Invisible Gift is hosted by entrepreneur and dyslexic, Andrew Kitley. With twenty years experience, Andrew Kitley has worked his way up the metaphorical and literal ladder to become Managing Director of Kitall: an engineering firm. Under Andrew's guidance, Kitall is now one of the most sought after names to complete complex engineering projects in the UK. In each episode of The Invisible Gift, Andrew seeks the advice and inspiration of a fellow trailblazer who has defied the odds to achieve the extraordinary - turning the challenge of dyslexia into a gift. About the Guest: Tanya Bardsley is a glamour model, entrepreneur and television personality known for her work in The Real Housewives of Cheshire. Tanya rose to prominence in the early 2000's being featured in, and appearing on the cover of, a number of different magazines such as ZOO and FHM. In 2004, Tanya began her career as a television personality hosting the sky one shows Gamenation & Strike. In 2015, Tanya appeared in the first season of the real housewives of cheshire. The show portrays affluent housewives in their everyday lives and explores their relationships with their friends, family and partners. Tanya is the only cast member to appear in all 13 seasons. In February 2020, Bardsley created the wellness hub and fashion boutique  at shop ''Tanya Bardo Boutique'' in Wilmslow, Cheshire with BBC radio personality John Junior.  Resources: https://www.instagram.com/tanyabardsley7/?hl=en (https://www.instagram.com/tanyabardsley7/?hl=en) https://www.kitall.co.uk/ https://www.onefineplay.com/

Second series of the show where comedian Mark Steel visits some of our lesser known towns to discover what makes them distinctive. In this second episode Mark Visits Wilmslow in Cheshire and gets to grips with Footballers Mansions, 3D eyelashes and the rhyming Wizard of Alderley Edge. From April 2010. Written and performed by Mark Steel Producer Julia Mckenzie.

In this second series comedian Mark Steel visits 6 more UK towns to discover what makes them and their inhabitants distinctive. He creates a bespoke stand-up show for that town and performs the show in front of a local audience. As well as shedding light on the less visited areas of Britain, Mark uncovers stories and experiences that resonate with us all as we recognise the quirkiness of the British way of life and the rich tapestry of remarkable events and people who have shaped where we live. During the series 'Mark Steel's In Town' Mark will visit Dartford in Kent, Wilmslow and Alderley Edge in Cheshire, Dumfries in the Borders, Penzance in Cornwall, Gateshead in Tyne and Wear, and Kirkwall in the Orkneys. Episode 1 - In this first episode Mark performs a show for the residents of Dartford in Kent where he talks about the peasants' revolt, gypsy tart, Mick Jagger and what one resident calls the Road To Hell. From April 2010. Written by Mark Steel with additional material by Pete Sinclair. Produced by Julia McKenzie.

David Beech, CEO and Kate Lewis, CFO present the FY21 results for the period ended 30th April 2021. They have delivered a robust performance during the year, with a rapid return to stronger levels of organic growth in the second half, complemented by high calibre acquisitions that further elevate their position as a market leader outside London. Looking forward momentum has continued into 2022 and they continue to see a strong pipeline of possible acquisition opportunities. David Beech, CEO 00:17 – Introduction & overview Kate Lewis, CFO 03:33 – Financial results David Beech, CEO 20:52 – Continued momentum in the business 23:32 – Scaling 30:23 – Acquisitions & driving performance 35:16 – Summary & current trading 37:13 – Q&A 1:05:13 – Closing remarks Knights Group Holdings plc is a United Kingdom-based law company. The Company that is focuses on providing legal and professional services. The Company also provides corporate and commercial legal services at scale and across a broad sector basis, similar to the larger national law firms. The Company operates six offices: Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Wilmslow, Chester, Derby, Cheltenham and Oxford. The Company's service lines include real estate, litigation, corporate, and private client.

This video can be seen at: https://www.piworld.co.uk/2021/01/22/knights-group-kgh-h1-analysts-presentation-19-1-21/   David Beech, CEO, Kate Lewis CFO & Richard King, COO present H1 results to analysts, followed by Q&A. David Beech, CEO Scalable business - 00:37 Track record of profit - 02:44 Key financial highlights - 04:51 Kate Lewis, CFO Financials - 05:42 David Beech, CEO Scaling the business – 20:31 Acquisition of OTB Eveling - 28:47 Acquisitions as a platform for growth - 30:01 Richard King, COO Technology enabling growth - 33:28 David Beech, CEO Summary & current trading - 42:16 Questions - 44:13 Knights Group Holdings plc is a United Kingdom-based law company. The Company that is focuses on providing legal and professional services. The Company also provides corporate and commercial legal services at scale and across a broad sector basis, similar to the larger national law firms. The Company operates six offices: Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Wilmslow, Chester, Derby, Cheltenham and Oxford. The Company's service lines include real estate, litigation, corporate, and private client.

After completing an extensive nutrition training program at the College of Naturopathic Medicine Martin runs two practises. One in Wilmslow, Cheshire and another in central Manchester. Martin is a member of the professional body BANT (British Association for Applied Nutrition and Nutritional Therapy) and the CNHC. In addition, he has also reached the occupational standards of the NTC (Nutritional Therapy Council), which has strict codes of practise and ethics. I really enjoyed this conversation we discuss gut health and Martin goes into detail on how we can start to improve our gut health and bacteria. Please subscribe to our worldwide weekly newsletter for more updates and information. http://eepurl.com/g8v3pv

Welcome along to a new show here on The Cat, and the first edition of ‘In case you missed it' This is where we look back to the last week, both on-air, and in our local area of Crewe and Nantwich Coming up on this week's show: · We'll hear from Ben Wye, from Active Crewe travel, who talks to our very own Dave Foulkes about the future of cycling in the local area · And a Local care home agency has been rated among the top in the region… we'll have a listen back to the interview from earlier in the week · We'll have a run-through of the biggest local news stories of the week · And look forward to the week ahead First up… Do you have an interesting car or bicycle, classic or state of the art? Two local young journalists are looking for interesting vehicles to review for their YouTube channel. The duo would like local owners of interesting cars and bicycles to get in touch if they are willing to allow them to film and review the vehicle. If you think you can help, or maybe you know somebody who can, you can contact the boys via their Facebook page, just search for ‘all things auto tv', you can also email the boys. (danielachterhuis@gmail.com) Local residents using Cheshire East Council's household waste recycling centre site in Crewe have been warned to expect delays. Roadworks near the site, on Middlewich Road and Pyms Lane, are causing higher than normal amounts of traffic in the area and this is now having a knock-on effect for residents queuing to use the household waste recycling centre. To help ease the traffic and the demand, the local authority who manages the site is reintroducing a vehicle number plate system from Friday 10 July just for the Crewe site. Active Crewe Travel is a local organization that promotes cycling in our local area and campaigns for safer routes and conditions in the area. They would like to see 20mph speed limits on all residential and quiet streets, and Dutch-style fully segregated cycle lanes. Ben Wye is from Active Crewe Travel, and spoke to our very own Dave Foulkes earlier this week… You can listen to the full interview with Ben on our website, and to find out more about Active Crewe Travel you can visit creweact.org.uk Home care provider SureCare Central Cheshire has won an award for being one of the Top 20 home care providers in North West England. Tina Jones, Director at SureCare Central Cheshire spoke to us about what they do, earlier this week... News from this week - Cheshire East Council is to press ahead with a brand new walking and cycling route for Crewe to encourage people to leave their cars on the drive and get healthier. The route will be created in the Leighton area of Crewe and the council also announced a similar scheme for Wilmslow. The council is responding to calls for safer cycle routes, which also offer a pleasant environment for pedestrians. The scheme forms part of a council policy to promote active travel, reducing car dependency and our carbon footprint. The A530 scheme will support the northwest Crewe housing package and will improve walking and cycling links to the Bentley campus, Leighton Hospital, and Leighton Academy. Looking ahead at this week on The Cat · On Monday afternoon Chris Cadman is speaking to Simon Dyson, the Principal of Highfields academy in Nantwich. They'll be discussing the impact of COVID-19 and how the school has adapted and · Sandra Link from Chance Changing Lives will be chatting to Dave on Wednesday at 11:30 about how the group is working during COVID-19, and about her nomination for an Amazing Women Award

MTX Contracts is a construction and engineering firm based in Wilmslow which provides modular building solutions for the NHS and private healthcare clients. Managing director David Hartley talked to Place North West reporter Dan Whelan about how the business has evolved from providing cold storage units for the frozen food sector, the changing face of healthcare in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic and why modern methods of construction are becoming increasingly popular. Questions asked in this episode: • What exactly are modern methods of construction? • What are the benefits of off-site construction? • What does the future of modular construction look like post Covid-19? • Why should healthcare clients consider using the services of a company like MTX over traditional building firm? Main takeaways: • Modern methods of construction provide a fast-track, greener, alternative to traditional construction • The idea that modular buildings are somehow less structurally sound than traditionally constructed buildings is a myth • By constructing wards and operating theatres off-site, disruption to the day-to-day running of hospitals is minimised • Modular units can be easily adapted to suit the evolving nature of hospital treatment • 85% of MTX's revenues come from the NHS

Tamsin Caine talks to Katie McCann, Barrister and Family Lawyer from Knights in Manchester and Wilmslow, about the court process, what happens and whether it is still possible to come out the other side with an amicable solution.Katie specialises in all aspects of family law, but with a particular interest in high net worth divorce, private children matters and wealth protection, i.e pre and post nuptial agreements and cohabitation agreements for living together couples. She has a particular interest in acting for sports and media personalities, business owners, professionals and entrepreneurs.Clients describe her as being a down to earth and no nonsense lawyer. her number one aim with every client is to guide them through their legal journey and separation as smoothly as she can, being both sensitive to their needs, but being pragmatic and realistic at the same time.Katie can be contacted on 01625 704163 or by email at katie.mccann@knightsplc.com.Director of Financial Planning and Chartered Financial Planner Tamsin Caine has a strong background of over 15 years within the financial services profession. She began Smart Divorce following her own experience with divorce; she now advises people in the same situation as she once was, enabling them to take back control of their life and finances. Smart Divorce website is www.smartdivorce.co.uk. Contact her by email tamsin@smartdivorce.co.uk.Support the show (http://www.smartdivorce.co.uk)

“If you believe you're doing something right, you weave your way through with honesty and integrity” - Jeannie Pickering This pair of hippies (really they lived in a commune in the 60s) who became entrepreneurs are sharing their incredible journey in our first Back To The Garden podcast. Everything they did came from a place of integrity and passion to create something that didn't exist in the UK. Starting with their first Kidsunlimited nursery in the 80s in Wilmslow, they then were the first company to create workplace nurseries, including collaborating with Anita Roddick, the powerhouse who founded The Body Shop. Training was also vital and we'll discover how they created a training that then became NVQ's, allowing women returners to become empowered, this programme won the Secretary Of State award and is now part of the NVQ model still used today. Design was key as Jeannie believes the environment is ‘the third teacher'. Working with renowned architect Roger Stephenson their innovative spaces won awards. They were part of the Hulme Regeneration project creating the St Mary's nursery making childcare accessible to the community there. They have strong roots and built something from humble beginnings and changed the face of childcare, ending up with 64 nurseries across the country. Their drive came from pure passion to create the best possible spaces for children to grow and be nurtured. Drawing inspiration from the Reggio Emilia approach their philosophy was always to have the child at the centre with a focus on creativity, outdoor play and treating each child as an individual. This story is interesting to not only those in the childcare sector and parents but to anyone who has a dream. Yes, there were ups and downs but they came back fighting because it was all born from a belief. Every step of the way each achievement came from a lack of something in the sector and this is why they were considered trail blazers who changed the future of childcare forever. We discuss their incredible journey from Kidsunlimited to the present day where they now founded a new nursery, Back To The Garden Childcare with the McGoff Group. Now, here they are as the ‘forever young' elders. All elders have stories and this one is a real gem. “The nursery is a family of parents, children and staff.” Stewart Thank you for listening to our very first episode!! We'd be so grateful if you could take 2 minutes to leave us a review on your preferred podcast app. Please share with anyone who you think would love to listen. This podcast is sponsored by Kit + Kin https://kitandkin.com/ Recorded at LBS, Stockport and produced by Simon Galloway. https://lbs.co.uk/ Hosted by Sadie Pickering. Original Music by Sadie Pickering featuring musicians Dan J Logan and Jay Ansill. Follow our nursery on @backtothegardenchildcare on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. For more more in depth show notes with timings and resources head to https://www.backtothegardenchildcare.com/podcast/

Liam Thompson Contact info: internetfitpro.com  (Company Website)liamthompson.com  (Personal Website) https://www.facebook.com/liamgt (Facebook page)Twitter: liamgt My social media links:Podcast:https://podcast.app/day-in-day-out-p832991Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/muui23YouTube:https://bit.ly/2NVERHn

In this Episode we sit Down with Simon Gerrans who recently retired from Professional Cycling.Simon has won many Pro races in his career but his biggest wins are Milan-San remo, Liege-Bastogne- Liege and Stages at the Tour de France, Giro and Vuelta and actually wearing the Yellow Jersey in the tour de france!We talk to Simon about his career and how he prepared for life after Cycling!Simon now works for The Service Course. They have recently opened new shops in Oslo and Wilmslow, UK go visit if you get a chance and enjoy a great cup of coffee cakes and food and get to know The service Course.

A sunny trot through the mud in the old woods with Christmas - and an election - on the horizon. Featuring a parkrun report from Wilmslow, a book report on Harpo, a gas leak and an armchair, Christmas gigs, and a fair amount of s-q-u-i-d-g-e.Still looking for gift ideas? Beautiful, bespoke, New Balance / Running Commentary shirts available HERE: https://newbalanceteam.co.uk/clubs-teams-and-unis/running-commentary Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/runningcommentary. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In our fifth episode we take a rather unique approach as we had the pleasure of being joined by former Crewe Alexandra, Sheffield United, Southend United and Gillingham FC player Terry Nicholl. We discussed his early days from being born in Wilmslow, Manchester, playing professional football in the Football League, the impact his father and brother had on him as far as following their footsteps to ending up on the indoor soccer scene in the United States and finally becoming a coach. Enjoy!

Quick reminder that application for my Coalition™ program has reopened. We intentionally try to keep the numbers low so that we can create a deeper community that is action oriented as opposed to one that is jam-packed with passive observers. This program is open to professionals from ALL walks of life and ALL experience levels, and is accountability focused.You can submit your applications HERE. Don't miss this opportunity to join coaches and professionals from all over the world who are already involved.  Applications will only be accepted until the end of January.   This information is kept free by our partnership with Momentous. To learn more about Momentous and what they do to help our community go to livemomentous.com/brett. As part of the Art of Coaching audience, you can receive $20 off your 1st order of Momentous by using code BRETT20 at checkout. (Minimum purchase amount of $50).     Today, on Episode 39 of The Art Of Coaching Podcast, we are joined by Darren Roberts.  Darren was in the RAF Regiment as a Gunner & Military Parachutist from 1989 to 1998, before leaving to pursue a career in strength & conditioning.  After a period of time as a private trainer, he began work part time with premiership rugby union and rugby league teams.     In 2002 Darren began to work with Red Bull UK on various high performance projects with its athletes, where he established and delivered the Red Bull UK High Performance Programme from 2008 until 2013.   In January 2014 he joined ‘Harris & Ross' team.  He continues to deliver the high performance & sports medicine services to elite action sport athletes, as well as many others athletes from around the world – based in the Wilmslow clinic.   Alongside his work with athletes Darren regularly presents at performance and medical summits all over the world.  He has presented on performance and rehabilitation to NASA, Nike, British Association of Sports & Exercise Medicine, European College of Sports & Exercise Medicine, Australian Strength & Conditioning Association and many others.  He also writes for various action sports magazines and websites on his work with extreme sports.   Topics Include:   Darren on 'embracing the chaos' Why some world-class athletes are world-class because they don't do what they are told Why the design of your training environment or you as a coach may be holding your athletes back How athlete autonomy can facilitate improved performance Are learning styles a thing or are they B.S.? Is being friends with your athletes appropriate?     Reach out to Darren:   Via Twitter & Instagram: @TheRealConehead   Sign up for my course: https://courses.artofcoaching.com/signup   Follow me on social media:   Via Instagram: @coach_BrettB   Via Twitter: @coach_BrettB   Subscribe to my youtube channel:   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChxkPJr4WMhAeQUlOu6ld-w   Learn More About My Courses, Clinics, and Live Events At: artofcoaching.com

In our second episode it’s the renowned journalist Miranda Sawyer talking us through her three favourite cinemas (James has been a fanboy of her writing since the days of the legendary Smash Hits magazine). She kicks things off in her home town of Wilmslow (yes, home to TV’s 'The Real Housewives of Cheshire'), before moving on to her student years in Oxford and then adult life hanging out at one of the coolest cinemas in London. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

DAVID LAGERCRANTZ is an acclaimed Swedish author and journalist. In 2015 The Girl in the Spider's Web, his continuation of Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy, became a worldwide best seller, and it was announced that Lagercrantz would write two further novels in the series. The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye was published in September 2017. He is the coauthor of numerous biographies (including the internationally best-selling memoir I Am Zlatan Ibrahimović) and the acclaimed novel Fall of Man in Wilmslow, on the death and life of Alan Turing.

Sarah is the host of the podcast Ask The Therapist and this week Sarah’s answering the questions. Sarah has worked in the field of mental health for over 20 years, she is a registered Mental Health Nurse and a BABCP Accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist. Sarah has a private practice in Wilmslow, Cheshire where she sees her private clients and she runs the Facebook Group also called Ask The Therapist. Alongside her clinical work, Sarah has created a self-help tool for people considering therapy or who have an interest in CBT and  want to understand their minds and work on developing the best versions of themselves the tool is available on her website and is called  The CBT Journal. Sarah helps other therapist set up in private practice in the Facebook Group she runs jointly with Heather called [CBT in Private Practice](https://www.facebook.com/groups/115600919128550/. She provides supervision to a small number of other therapist delivering CBT in private practice. Sarah is passionate about working with people who want to be the best versions of themselves and in creating and delivering effective modern Mental health strategies face-to-face and online. Learn more about me on my website Links and references mentioned in this episode Ask The Therapist — Episode 1 with Heather Howard-Thompson CBT in Private Practice — Facebook Group The Compassionate Mind Approach to Building Self-Confidence — Dr. Mary Welford Mindfulness: A practical guide to finding peace in a frantic world — Mark Williams Calm Headspace Brené Brown: The Call to Courage Brené Brown: The power of vulnerability | TED Talk The CBT Journal Ask The Therapist — Facebook Group

In this episode, I talk with person-centred counsellor Elaine Bramhall. Elaine has been in the caring professions for many years, she qualified as a midwife in 1997 and worked in this role for 10 years before moving on to work in oncology and end of life care, where she supported staff to develop more effective communication skills when working with people who need the best possible communication style. Elaine now divides her time between providing counselling here in Wilmslow to individuals and couples along with also providing communication and skills training to other health care professionals. ,Elaine talks about her journey where she has cared and supported people from the first moments of their life to the last moments and she gives an insight of working with and coping with bereavement and grief. So time to grab your cup of tea and take some time to listen and reflect. Learn more about me on my website [Elaine's website] (https://elainebramhall.co.uk/)

General reflections and a failed purpose.

General reflections and a failed purpose.

The Clink Charity runs restaurants in prisons across the country including HMP Styal near Wilmslow. But the food isn’t your stereotypical prison food – this is high quality food cooked and served by the prisoners. In this Podcast we’ll hear from some of the people that work alongside the prisoners and from rose – an ex prisoner now working in the new Clink Café in Manchester city centre.

This case looks at the controversial area of compulsory purchase orders and in particular the vague regime that currently exists governing it. When one valuation of a piece of land is £50,000 and the other is £2.5 million there is clearly a problem with the current system. The Supreme Court took the opportunity to try and provide some clarification but in this podcast we also look at potential changes to the statutory regime from the Neighbourhood Planning Bill.

Good Morning Zompoc is Britains No.1 Post Zombie Apocalypse Podcast.   The zombies apocalypse has finally happened and by a stroke of good fortune, Marc (in London) and Bex (in Manchester) happen to still have an internet connection and their podcasting equipment.   Each week Marc & Bex tell stories of survival from the Zompoc and attempt to help others survive!   All the while interviewing the worlds very best Zombie experts.       This week they are interviewing Jessica Ward, author of the E-Virus series.   Host: Marc   Host: Bex   Guest:  Jessica Ward.   Jessica's website:  Click   About Jessica Ward:   Jessica was born in Lincolnshire, however she moved to Cheshire at the age of five. Jessica spent the majority of her childhood residing in Bramhall. She now lives in a lovely little apartment in Wilmslow, the area that inspired her first novel.  Jessica works full-time as an Administration Manager for a Recruitment consultancy firm. In her spare time she enjoys traveling, shopping, going out with friends and tending to her adorable yet mischievous house bunny named Honey.

The past is sometimes the future.

The past is sometimes the future.

In this episode, Tim and I travel to @floatbeyond in Wilmslow to experience what it is like to spend an hour in a float tank with all our senses shut off. What is it like when you spend an hour with nothing but your brain? In part one we discuss some of these questions and expectations before revealing what the experience was ACTUALLY like in part two. Big thanks again to @floatbeyond for being fantastic hosts!

After Rob Hopkins' talk on Election Night 2015 in Wilmslow, there was a session of Questions and Answers. Here they are.

Rob Hopkins gives a presentation at a Transition Wilmslow event on Election Night 2015. http://transitionwilmslow.co.uk/

Tom and Bob chat about a number of developments in the simulation. They then digress into a discussion about Stone Ape and Wilmslow.

Tom and Bob chat about a number of developments in the simulation. They then digress into a discussion about Stone Ape and Wilmslow.