• View from the Shed by Shaun Finnie - COUNT YOURSELF LUCKY
    COUNT YOURSELF LUCKY Cast your mind back if you can (or imagine ancient history if you can't) to January 1979. Britain is in the grip of the economic 'Winter of Discontent' which will soon lead to the...
  • View from the Shed by Shaun Finnie - STOP, LOOK AND LISTEN
    STOP, LOOK & LISTEN An Introductory Note. This week's blog is a little longer than usual and a little more serious. I make no apologies for that, it's about a serious and important subject. Please...
  • View from the shed by Shaun Finnie - LISTERMANIA
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  • View From The Shed by Volunteer Shaun - GOING A BIT OFF PISTE
    GOING A BIT OFF PISTE Normally my basic ideas for one of these blogs starts with some oblique reference to a bird that has been seen in my local Dearne Valley patch this week. Then my thoughts meander...
  • View From The Shed by Shaun Finnie - UP ABOVE THE STREETS AND HOUSES
    UP ABOVE THE STREETS AND HOUSES Anyone above a certain age (like me) will no doubt be singing along to the title of this week's blog. It's the next line that is the main thrust of this piece - “Rainbow...