Towards SDG-7 in Africa: LPG market investment a priority for clean cooking
If Africa is to meet its SDG-7 targets for clean, modern energy by 2030, and its people reap the health and development benefits, investment in LPG and other clean household fuels needs to be made now.
Magic Rides – 3: King Alfred’s Way Part 2
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
Magic Rides – 3: King Alfred’s Way Part 1
A biking trail to honour a wise king King Alfred is perhaps best known in popular mythology for burning cakes while sheltering in a peasant woman’s home, having fled Viking encroachments, and pre-occupied by weighty matters of the defence of his realm and people....
Magic Rides: 2 – Exploring the Great War at Cannock Chase
Great MTB trails and a whole lot more Mention Staffordshire’s Cannock Chase to mountain bikers, and most likely the conversation will quickly turn to the best features of the two linked red-graded trails, Follow the Dog and the Monkey. And with good reason, as...
Magic Rides: 1 – A wild day on the Stiperstones
A wild, windy day biking across the Stiperstones, with all the ingredients for a truly memorable ride: great trails, stunning views, fascinating history and mysterious legends
