Simon John Parkin

A skateboarder does a grab trick in a bowl-shaped skate park. In the background is a watching crowd, palm trees, and the ocean.
Latest posts

  • This year…

    This year I turned 40 and so I’ve set myself 40 challenges to be completed by the end of December 2014. They have ranged from doing a night walk (terrifying) to making jam (there was quite a lot of mess afterwards). To see how I’m getting on, visit the year-long blog here.

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  • 33rd Challenge complete

    Halloween. I had just finished 3 weeks of solid work. I had just had a hectic day. I drove through rush-hour traffic down the M5 to Goodrington Beach, Paignton to meet up with the other Happy Wild Swimming group for a Halloween night swim. I was late. I hadn’t even had time to get a

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Visiting Coaches

Steph Harper. Buddy Sellers. Mehmet Farrow. Bob Lopez. Tammy Habich. Tye Barclay. Kaden Price. Lily Rivera. Chris Wright. Sammy Sanchez.