Author Archives: cliverh

About cliverh

Retired aerospace engineer, first with the Royal Air Force and then BAE Systems. Now enjoying a variety of activities and not getting bored. I was a Games Maker Volunteer at the London 2012 Olympics and a volunteer at the Rugby World Cup 2015 in England. I was also a volunteer at the 2019 Cricket World Cup in Southampton. Now very invoIved with a local Men's Shed. I intend to blog about what interests me.

My New Page: Men’s Shed!

Posted on Mar 2, 2024 by cliverh

I haven’t written anything for some time, but I just wanted to publicise my latest web page https://bordonmensshed.com which is an embryonic attempt to write my own page about our local Men’s Shed. Men’s Sheds (or Sheds) are similar to … Continue reading →

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The Ireland Trip 2023

Posted on Nov 19, 2023 by cliverh

The Handy Ireland Trip 1 -10th August 2023 So, we’re on our way to Ireland Getting there via sea and overland We are a family of four Going away like we did before And we hope to have a time … Continue reading →

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The Titanic is still news

Posted on Jun 21, 2023 by cliverh

The saga of the RMS Titanic started on 12th April 1912, and 111 years later is still headline news. When the Titanic sunk after hitting that iceberg in 1912, the journalists and early radio broadcasters who covered the tragedy would … Continue reading →

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The Bordon Men’s Shed Saga

Posted on Jun 19, 2023 by cliverh

Back in the days before Covid, Boris, Elections, Ukraine, the cost of living crisis and other sundry interruptions, we had a Men’s Shed in Bordon. I have written before about our magnificent workshop we built in a old warehouse. To … Continue reading →

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The Office Job

Posted on Jun 19, 2023 by cliverh

TC’s Three Hander by Clive Handy   Besuited man seated at desk DS Centre at 45 degrees with laptop on it. Two empty chairs opposite the desk. (Several knocks on door offstage) 1.        Come in (more knocks) (louder) Come in! (more knocks) (Shouting) COME IN! … Continue reading →

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The Aussie Holiday (5th episode)

Posted on May 26, 2023 by cliverh

The Aussie Holiday 2023 Thursday 2nd March/Friday 3rd March The day has come, we’re on the way to our 5th trip to down under. Instead of flying to Melbourne as before we are exploring new ground in Brisbane. A bit … Continue reading →

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At the end of the day (or year)

Posted on Dec 21, 2022 by cliverh

No, I’m not talking cliches here. It’s very much the end of the year and a lot has happened, personally and globally. The Ukraine situation drags on, and there doesn’t seem to be an end of sight. Domestically we’ve had … Continue reading →

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The long hot summer

Posted on Aug 3, 2022 by cliverh

There have been many comparisons between the current hot spell and the summer of 1976 when we had 8 weeks of high temperatures. The trouble is I wasn’t in the country at that time, I was stationed in RAF Germany … Continue reading →

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What does Vlad want?

Posted on May 1, 2022 by cliverh

Seriously, why is Vladimir Putin is trying to claim Ukraine back into the Russian canon? In 1992 Ukraine became an independent nation after the fall of the Berlin wall. They were fed up with the oppressive and controlling regime that … Continue reading →

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The End

Posted on Mar 26, 2022 by cliverh

So, after over 15 months of hard work erecting our Men’s Shed, we were told in early February 2022 that the lease on the building we were in was ending at the end of March We sweated blood and tears … Continue reading →

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