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How do you mark a decade in Gloucester?

Can you believe it’s been a whole decade since NATO’s Allied Rapid Reaction Corps moved from Germany to Gloucester? Ten incredible years of this wonderful multinational force sitting right on our doorstep.
To commemorate such a landmark occasion, I […]

Commemorating the Battle of Britain heroes

Heroes come in all shapes and sizes, and I’m a big believer in celebrating people who have fought for us folk and our country. On the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, I paid tribute to some of […]

Celebrating the lifting of the Great Siege

Today marks the 373rd anniversary of the lifting of the Great Siege of Gloucester. A turning point in the English Civil War, this significant siege lasted nearly four weeks, and I always like to celebrate this event every year. […]

My Christmas call out

Well, what a year it’s been. I don’t think many of us will be sorry to see 2020 come to a close. But before we ring in the New Year we have Christmas to contend with first! Yes, the […]

Getting ready for Gloucester Day!

Always an exciting event in the calendar, and this year’s no different – well, maybe slightly! Yes folks, Gloucester Day is just around the corner and this year’s event will take place on Saturday 5th September.
As usual there will […]

Releasing butterflies for the NHS

I had the most magnificent day in July, when I helped charity Catch A Smile release 1,000 butterflies for the NHS. Assisted by young children, families and the infamous ‘Butterfly Steve’ we released butterflies to signify our thanks and […]

Oyez, Oyez, Oyez! The pubs are back open today!

As an ambassador of the great British high street and a firm believer in shopping local, it’ll come as no surprise how excited I was when our drinking establishments were given the green light to reopen. Yes, we’re lucky […]

Working with the big brands in London

It’s so easy to dwell on what a bad lot 2020 has dealt us so far, but I’m trying to look at things in an altogether different way. I’m trying to be positive! So, today I’m having a little […]

I’m still supporting the young’uns

Back in September I wrote this blog post about supporting the younger generation at Camden Market. Well, such a lot has happened this year and it got me thinking about how much support we should be giving the younger […]

A year of no marching!

Well, I can’t believe it. This is the first year in a very long time that I won’t be leading the procession around Covent Garden to pay the annual peppercorn rents. For this year’s Covent Garden Rent Ceremony has […]