This was commissioned by the Worthing Herald for National Poetry Day; I'd marked the previous National Poetry Day by being poet in residence, writing poems about the week's news. This poem was supposed to celebrate the way that the paper ...Read More
Originally written for the Worthing Community website - this comprehensive Tank Girl biog was the site's most popular page, so when that site was lost I moved it to my old blog, I Hate Dan Thompson, where it's had 37,695 ...Read More
Within minutes of being declared MP for Worthing West, old-school Tory Peter Bottomley was engaging in nasty, old fashioned political squabbling and point scoring. Whatever happens nationally, it seems it's no change at Haverfield House, Worthing's Tory HQ which (on ...Read More
I spend a lot of time thinking about regeneration. It's a creative process, turning failing towns into interesting places, and I like creative processes. So like every other one, whether it's drawing or performing poetry or presenting to a film ...Read More
What makes towns tick? I've been visiting a lot of town centres on the quest to fill empty shops. Why is Lewes such a lovely place to spend time, while Worthing feels a bit of a wasteland? It's more than just ...Read More
Should we blame one young man for a murder, or see it instead as an inevitable consequence of our collective inaction? It's obvious that the stabbing of Syden Pearson has devastated his family and friends. But it will have the same ...Read More
At 7am this morning, with the streets still dark and empty, I loaded the bike pannier with six chunks of ice. Inside each was a splinter of pine from the cargo of the Ice Prince, which sank a year ago. ...Read More
Tim, Archaeologist Wheelbarrows Charlotte, Archaeologist Digger Watching Archaeologists (function($){$(document).ready(function(){$("#px4 a").thickbox({});});})(jQuery); The work from the Titnore dig site is coming together: some drawings scanned, some of the photos printed and the text coming together. It's the last week the team are at the site, although it's unclear ...Read More
I've been lucky enough to be allowed on site at Titnore Lane, just north of Northbrook College, where archaeologists from AOC are digging before work starts on the new St Barnabas Hospice. Yellow Flags Tape Measures Driver's Hand Barrow Chair Feet Up (function($){$(document).ready(function(){$("#px2 a").thickbox({});});})(jQuery); I have to confess ...Read More
So - Worthing will get a new arts festival in September 2009, a year from now. Made In Worthing will showcase contemporary visual and live arts, music and literature, produced by local artists, companies and groups - and will continue the ...Read More
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