Park life

The joy of weight loss

19 October 2024 9:00 am

It was a few months ago. I was coming back from my morning walk with Greta in Battersea Park, so…

The dark side of your local dog show

3 August 2024 9:00 am

Over at the judging for Waggiest Tail, things were getting acrimonious. ‘That bloody woman,’ my new acquaintance muttered. We were…

The art of talking to strangers

22 June 2024 9:00 am

About halfway round the park, by the last spindly remnants of the Festival of Britain, I bumped into my Scandinavian…

My vote winner? Banning ‘fun’ runs

11 May 2024 9:00 am

One of us must once have told a political pollster: ‘I really have no idea at all who I’m going…