5-4-Friday… 5 Hospital Visits

Just when you are running out of topical topics for your 5-4-Friday blog, how lucky is it that a chance phone call to Wrightington hospital results in a sooner-than-expected date to be admitted to get your troublesome elbow sorted (hopefully) once and for all? I’ve...

5-4-Friday… 5 Hairy Pieces

Last week I spent some time in our Sheffield office again. I was based in a room with the Facilities Team, in an area well away from where all the real work happens.  Unless a grown-up needs some Sellotape or a paper clip, they don’t often venture into the...
5-4-Friday… 5 Teenage Crushes

5-4-Friday… 5 Teenage Crushes

There was bound to come a time when I would a) be stuck for a topical idea for a 5-4-Friday subject and/or b) have such a shitty week that I would run out of time. It’s lucky, then, that I had retained a rainy day theme in my back pocket for when both those scenarios...

5-4-Friday… 5 IT Support Calls

At work this week, I have been getting my hands (a tiny bit) dirty helping to move some new staff into one of our offices. Although this kind of IT/systems-related exercise is usually fraught with hassle, as many people dislike any kind of change at all to their...

The Tandoori Cup

The Inaugural Tandoori Cup Challenge TNF Wigan v. Wednesday Night Pitch 7 FC Monday, 25th February 2013, 6:30pm The Deanery, Wigan   Wednesday Night Pitch 7 FC In summer 2004, Jonny Fairclough spotted an advert in a Wigan paper for outdoor five-aside at Robin Park,...