I wrote a Guest Blog for my young friend Findlay Wilde – have a look at it.
This is me at the age of thirteen holding a trophy that I and a companion had won in the Under -14 (but Over-12) age category in a schools competition run by WWT at Slimbridge. I was handed that trophy by the great Sir Peter Scott himself.
I know, I haven’t changed a bit, have I? Or have I – a more up to date photo of me with the same trophy is on Findlay’s blog site.
Also on Findlay’s blog are similar ‘when I was thirteen’ blogs by Lucy McRobert and David McGrath – they are very interesting.
And, by chance, that same WWT school competition is mentioned by Robert Gillmor in his interview in Behind the Binoculars – out on 20 July but ready to order now (where there is also an interview with WWT’s Debbie Pain).
[registration_form]
They certainly are remarkable young people and I enjoy their contributions daily.
Thank you so much for doing the guest blog and for posting it on here as well. The first 3 have been so interesting and so different, and there are lots more to come in the series; from CEOs to the person who inspired me to start blogging. The next one is being posted tomorrow, but who will it be……..
To think the lad could become slim again!