Having accomplished some administrative goals since Easter, that has allowed me to put into action something I have been considering for some time - passing on my thoughts, well some of the ones that may be of interest to others, via a blog. So, for all of you waiting to find out something about me and my life, well here goes. I suspect the topics I blog about will become more varied as time goes by and I become more used to this type of medium.
Over Easter I had the privilege of being toastmaster at two lovely weddings. Firstly, Kelly and Garry, now Mr and Mrs Lanning celebrated their marriage at Newland Hall at Roxwell, near Chelmsford on Maundy Thursday. Newland Hall is a lovely relaxed venue specialising in weddings and I was lucky to work with a Banqueting Manager, Chris, who I had the pleasure of working with last year at a marquee wedding in Great Dunmow. My second wedding was in Kent with the Reception at Dorton House which is a school for the visually impaired run by the charity, the Royal London Society for the Blind. This venue is a beautiful Georgian Mansion near Sevenoaks with a stunning staircase which was excellent to use for Rudi and Claire's grand entrance to their wedding breakfast. I was touched to receive a pair of cufflinks from Rudi and Claire as a memento of their day and I have worn them already.
Between the two weddings we had an Easter outing to Westcliff-on-Sea as my wife Acer and I took our daughter Zara to see The Tweenies live!! What an experience and great to spend time with friends Amanda and James and their little boy Alfie. This was my first real experience since becoming a parent of seeing the child-focused marketing operation in full swing - both impressive and disconcerting at the same time. As a family we also visited Woburn Safari Park over the weekend which was very well run considering Easter Monday must be one of their busiest days of the year.
So back to work since Tuesday and am pleased to have this blog underway.... my single step on this particular journey!
