I’ve been having back issues now for the past 5 years and it had been getting progressively worse. Initially I went to my local GP who referred me to a specialist at High Wycombe hospital. It was there that I was given an MRI scan and diagnosed with lower back disc degeneration and Sacroiliitis. I
On Friday, June 27, four Royal Marines and I drove to the lakes to compete in The 10 Peaks Challenge. The Challenge consisted of 10 peaks, 73km and 5600m of ascent – all within 24 hours. Due to traffic we arrived there at 1am Saturday morning; not ideal considering we were starting the event at
In the news recently was that the UK was short of 10,000 family doctors. Why don’t we all reduce the burden on our doctors. Many of us experience back pain and we immediately worry that we have a serious issue that a doctor needs to look at. But most of the time we have simply
In the past 2 weeks alone 5 mums have come to me in the playground at Barley Hill and mentioned that they currently have or have recently had back pain. The strange thing about back pain is that it is usually avoidable. In almost all cases it is curable too. The art is to retrain
Following our successful open Graded Squash Tournaments we are running a junior only tournament. It will take place after school on 11th July and 12th July in the afternoon. All standards will be welcome to join in. There is a prize fund – so there will be prizes in the different grades / standards. Entry
Yesterday I personally coached 38 people. 24 Year 5 kids from Barley Hill – all were successfully hitting the ball and almost all were managing to serve. I hope they enjoyed their PE lesson. 7 kids ranging in age from 10 to 15 – Monday after school coaching session – usually with Roger. All listened
This year’s carnival had a sporty theme and the people of Thame really came out to celebrate. The sun was shining and the Pimms flowed. From our plot we could see the centre area and those taking part. The Zumba flash mob organised by Sandra Brookes was great and the cricket group had people looking
At the weekend I went to a squash tournament at Racquets, I really enjoy tournaments at Racquets because I really enjoy squash and it gives me the chance to play competitively. I also had the privilege of playing the British number one squash player! I really enjoyed the experience of playing Alison Waters. Although I was
Last weekend Racquets opened it’s doors to players from all over the country for it’s June Open Graded Squash and Racketball tournament. An Open tournament is one where players from any club and any county can come and compete. A Graded tournament is one where players of any standard and age can compete and they
The first match of the Racquets Open June Graded Squash / Racketball tournament took place at 1pm today. It was a very close fought match between Emma Morgan and Jane Coulcher where Emma won 3/2. The difference could have been the new grips on Emma’s racket ! The game was played in great spirit and
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