I purchased the web domain calm.com about 10 years ago. And the UK limited company name some time later when I saw it had become available.

But buying them was very much a case of putting the cart before the horse. And although I’ve made a start in various directions, I’ve never managed to find the financial resources – or the right idea – to make much progress.

Which is why I’ve now decided to try and sell them. Read more.

I’ve created a number of YouTube clips, most of which are listed in my YouTube channel. At the time of writing (October 2010), a chapter from my Remember Melton Mowbray DVD currently tops the charts under the search term ‘Melton Mowbray’ with some 5,525 views. This shows a series of fades between past and present views of the same scene. Read more...

I’m no lover of Christmas. In fact, the closer it gets, the more miserable I become. Ask my kids – they’ll tell you!

For years I’ve wanted to create an antidote to christmas website – for everyone else who shares my jaundiced view of the festivities. I have an old friend – Bill Stott – who is of a similar mind, and also happens to be a brilliant cartoonist. And I managed to persuade him to create a few illustrations to adorn the site. Read more...

I’m having a real battle with a few entrenched technophobes on my local parish council over my e@lerts website. It all started when our house was burgled a couple of years ago whilst we were away on holiday.

I ended up getting involved with the village Neighbourhood Watch – and created a website which gave residents news and information on how to protect both their family and their property. Read more...

I have a passion for local history, and anything that brings the past to life. I created these two files for my local history website (Click here to view the site).
Simply click on the buttons – or use the slider – to compare past and present views of the same scene.

The photo is of my local village school, and was probably taken in the early 1900s. The illustration is of Burton Lazars Church near Melton Mowbray, and was drawn in 1871.