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The petrol speed boat conked out so Jus went to the rescue with our battery powered pirate ship to push it back in…. but it's battery pack was low and it got stranded too! This blog entry was written on the move using an iPhone and sent to www.mattheweaves.co.uk and Facebook.

Made from the remains of my brothers old remote control boat which he fell on when falling through our parents garage roof after forgetting his key,bits from my old remote control car and a sledge from when we were kids. Great fun. This blog entry was written on the move using an iPhone and sent

This blog entry was written on the move using an iPhone and sent to www.mattheweaves.co.uk and Facebook.

Standing on Chelmsford railway platform today while waiting for a train to London I have a clear view across the University campus where Ultralab (1990-2006) was based, in which I worked. The sports hall and student bar is now demolished and I'm guess once the rubble is cleared Ultralab (1990-2006)'s North Block will be next.

Today while in New Milton, Hampshire, visiting a school, I passed a retro games store and on my way back to the station I purchased an immaculate boxed Sega Dreamcast for £20, a memory card for £5 and £9 worth of games. I never owned a Dreamcast, but have heard so many times over the

Today Hal, Hais and I are at Barnfield College for the regional RSC conference. Last year it was held in Norfolk at Easton College, which we enjoyed exhibiting at. We are delighted to be invited to this years conference to exhibit and run the podcasting sessions. Our SMS wall is also on display and in

For the past year I have been travelling standard class to Norwich on National Express East Anglia to get to City College to work on RUGroom. This morning I am catching the (surprise surprise, late running) 7.07 from Witham to Norwich and might miss my connection for the last part of my journey to Great

Since September last year I have spent every Tuesday working in Norwich at City College in the excellent and evolving Rugroom, a specialist learning and social centre for learners on the autistic spectrum. In May last year colleagues from Cleveratom (2006-2011) and myself engaged with the Rugroom project to help select and embed the right

Stepping back in memory lane at the weekend I managed to find a Sega Megadrive at a car boot sale for just £10 with four games.  It also came with a third party controller, so I was keen to find some original ones. I bought two controllers from another seller at the boot sale, and

When we were little our parents bought a caravan in Holland-on-Sea at the Valley Farm Caravan Park. Above is us with our late Nan… Above with Mum outside the van which was ours for seven happy years. The next purchase was a touring van, a Sprite Alpine… Followed by a Monza Supreme Elegance: On Saturday