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Disappointing Oxford

4 Comments Posted by on June 27, 2011

With a son currently at University in Oxford we are now fairly regular visitors. Each time I come away disappointed. For a City that has a fair few people using bikes to get around the facilities are appalling. Just one example. So far as I can see the University Colleges spend more money on signs [...]

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On driving as a driver

2 Comments Posted by on March 12, 2011

In the last couple of days we have been out in the car twice. Once taking a son’s girlfriend home and the other to collect a son from Oxford. As I now ride more miles than we use the car for I have become more aware of just how bad the driving is on our [...]

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Habit failed after 46 days

2 Comments Posted by on October 23, 2010

Yesterday I did not cycle. There are plenty of excuses (packing away folding caravan, driving to Leicester from Cornwall via visiting eldest son at Oxford), but there will always be excuses. So today I start from zero again, this time with a target of cycling 46 days in a row to beat. Very much like [...]

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Bonkers extension to the Bodleian Library

Leave a Comment Posted by on October 7, 2010

Clearly the Bodleian Library in Oxford has needed more space for a long time. But this:  BBC News – Vast bookstore opens as famed library runs out of space is crazy. How can it be sensible to extend your library by storing books some 30 miles away when you are going to need a twice [...]

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