Category: News
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Interview with a mermaid
A couple of years ago I entered KCRW’s 24-hour Radio Race. Participants are given a loose theme and have to make a short piece for radio in the given 24 hours. I had great fun doing it – rushing down to Lyme Regis to meet up with some sea swimmers, going for a swim with…
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Viva!life
Three times a year I get to design Viva!life, the supporters magazine for Viva!. For the latest issue I got to do two illustrations, one in a style I haven’t attempted before, write an article on ghostfishing for it AND be a featured maker in it for the t-shirt designs that I’ve done for Viva!.…
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My 3.6km Caerhays sea swim
For the last few years I’ve made it my mission to double my outdoor swim distance. It started with a 750m swim down the Thames in Marlow, followed by a 1.5km down the Severn in Shrewsbury last year. This year I’ve set myself the challenge of a 3.6km sea swim in Caerhays, Cornwall. Please sponsor…
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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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The script what I wrote
I’ve finally submitted my script for a radio drama to the BBC. And I’m only up against 2864 others. UPDATE: This script was officially rejected by the BBC. Now I know how Adrian Mole felt.
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A short film for Irene
I made this short film for my friend Irene who died earlier this year. On what would have been her birthday, I drove down to the beach at Pett Level, set my camera up and played about with some stones. This film is what I came up with. I’m not that pleased with the results…
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My Marlow Open Water 750m swim
In August this year I completed the Marlow Open Water 750m swim on the Thames. Read about my first experience of open water swim racing on the H2Open Magazine website. You can still sponsor me here.
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My book
Oh dear! It’s been almost two years since I’ve written anything in this blog. But I’ve got a good excuse: I’ve been working on my book! A year and a half ago I had an idea to write a book about all the great ideas I’d had, all the projects I had started and not…
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City Food News photograph
I’ve had a photograph published in the Summer issue of Brighton & Hove Food Partnership‘s City Food News. Okay, there’s a lot of nepotism here as I design the magazine. But as I read the article on local food issues I thought a photo of local produce would be perfect so I found a spare…
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Country Walking article
OUT NOW! The August edition of Country Walking magazine is out now. This month you can read my article about a walk though Sedlescombe Organic Vineyard. It features my photographs too (not to mention my stupid balding head faux-nonchalantly sipping a glass of fruit juice). I’m so proud! Buy your copy today.
Simon John Parkin 