Magic Rides – 3: King Alfred’s Way Part 3
My blog of a 7-day (6-night) tour of Cycling UK’s fabulous 350 km King Alfred’s Way bikepacking route, an incredibly varied adventure through stunning landscapes and thousands of years of history
Creating healthy school kitchens in Africa: a new documentary film
This new documentary film produced by the CLEAN-Air (Africa) research team at the University of Liverpool tells the story of this major health and environmental challenge through the accounts of cooks, students, the head teachers of two schools, and those leading an exciting new initiative aiming to convert school kitchens from use to wood fuel to clean fuels such as LPG right across East Africa.
New ‘State-of-the-Art’ air pollution laboratory opens at KEMRI, Nairobi
Air pollution is a critical issue for health, climate and development globally, and especially so for Africa. To date, facilities for accurate measurement of air pollution in Africa have been limited. This is now set to change with the opening of a new ‘State-of-the-Art’ air pollution laboratory at the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), in Nairobi.
WHO stakeholder workshop builds partnerships for clean cooking in Kenya
A short report on a WHO hosted stakeholder workshop held in Nairobi 15-16 November 2023 that was designed to build innovative partnerships for securing universal access to clean, safe and efficient household energy in Kenya
Rebellion Way: exploring the legacy of mediaeval white gold – Part B (Days 4 to 6)
My story of a 6 day/5 night tour of Cycling UK’s excellent Rebellion Way, a 400 km bike-packing route around Norfolk, ridden in the beautiful weather of early September 2023. The ride, around two-thirds of which is on roads and one-third on bridleways, runs through beautiful landscapes and is packed with fascinating historic sites. This blog (in two parts) is written from the perspective of older cyclists (like me! – aged 68); we are inevitably slower, but also have priorities that may differ from younger and/or other riders who may be more focused on completing the route quickly.
