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Peter Hinchliffe admits that he would much rather admire a garden, rather than tend one.
Shops, post offices, schools and pubs are closing. Peter Hinchliffe reports on the death of the English village.
University lecturer Katie Davies has made a film which illustrates the bizarre military rituals in the zone between North and South Korea. Peter Hinchliffe interviews the talented young artist.
Peter Hinchliffe, who edits Open Writing and is also a citizen reporter working for OhmyNews International, a Web-based newspaper based in Seoul, South Korea, is convinced that good journalism can help to make the world a better place.
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Peter Hinchliffe, who edits Open Writing and is also a citizen reporter working for OhmyNews International, a web newspaper based in Seoul, South Korea, remains convinced that good journailsm can help to make the world a better place.
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Oh dear! It's time to get into the garden again. Peter Hinchliffe is happier looking out onto a garden, rather than tending to its needs.
Peter Hinchliffe tells of the birth of the modern computer age.
Katie Davies has made a haunting four-minute film of the extraordinary military rituals which prevail in the demilitarised zone between South and North Korea.
Peter Hinchliffe tells of an extraordinarily talented young film maker.
Northerner Peter Hinchliffe muses on England’s great divide.
Peter Hinchliffe highlights the planet-damaging effrects of the bottled water industry.
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Peter Hinchliffe finds it hard to accept that British children are unhappier than those in any of the other 21 richest nations in the world.
Peter Hincliffe confesses to the ownership of a sweet tooth.
Peter Hinchliffe tells of the irritants which turn flying into a test of endurance.
British green guru Jonathon Porritt has warned that two more Earths will be needed to make everyone rich, Peter Hinchliffe reports.
City dwellers are in a hurry the world over, as Peter Hinchliffe reports.
Peter Hinchliffe enthuses about Arthur Ransome, an author whose books have engaged his imagination for the past 65 years.
Peter Hinchliffe pays tribute to an outstanding humanitarian.
Children delight in mocking the adult world in their playground rhymes, as Peter Hinchliffe reveals.
After an abundance of Christmas feasting Peter Hinchliffe contemplates the year ahead.
University researchers have poured cold water on the love-at-first-sight concept, Peter Hinchliffe reports.
"Those who foist unrefusable chunks of music upon us probably retire to lead-lined rooms to chuckle softly at the annoyance they cause,'' says Peter Hinchliffe.
"Creatures born to be free should never be caged,'' says Peter Hinchliffe.
Peter Hinchliffe home town is noted for its choral singing.
Peter Hinchliffe feels guilty as he sits in his "metal box'' in a traffic jam.
It isn’t every day of the week that you get the chance to sit down and dine with Tarzan of the Apes.
Peter Hinchliffe recalls a heady night in Guaymas, Mexico.
Peter Hinchliffe feels guilty for buying a new leather jacket.
Peter Hinchliffe calls for a tree-planting campaign.
Days flooded with sunshine are all very well, says Peter Hinchliffe, but there are snags.
Peter Hinchliffe tells of mustard plasters, bread poultices and elderberry syrup.
Readers in search of news are increasingly unlikely to buy a newspaper in the UK, as Peter Hinchliffe reveals.
Peter Hinchliffe tells of British folk who have chosen to leave the land of their birth.
In the bowels of the deepest pit in England a search is going on for the secret of the universe, as Peter Hinchliffe reveals.
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Peter Hinchliffe reflects on Yorkshire's Viking heritage.
Peter Hinchliffe thinks the time for a new British national anthem is long overdue.
Peter Hinchliffe supports author Bill Bryson's call for England's green spaces to remain green.
Peter Hinchliffe presents the sad and shocking story of an Iraqi family who have had to seek refuge in Syria.
Peter Hinchliffe celebrates the work of the National Trust, keepers of some of Britain’s finest houses and landscapes.
Peter Hinchliffe tells of a Jamboree which celebrated 100 years of Scouting.
Don't call me British, says Englishman Peter Hinchliffe.
The Hinchliffes go into battle against an army of wasps.
Peter Hinchliffe respects urban foxes - but not all of his neighbours share his affection for the four-footed hunters who now share life with humans in England's towns and cities.
Peter Hinchliffe is still unimpressed with the name chosen more than 30 years ago for the local government area in which he lives.
Peter Hinchliffe advises you to watch out when you wave the plastic about.
Peter Hinchliffe tells tales about Patrick Bronte, father of the famous literary Bronte sisters.
Peter Hinchliffe sings the praises of the Lone Star State.
Some folk believe that ghosts and demons haunt the Internet, as Peter Hinchliffe reveals.
Peter Hinchliffe enjoys the glory of autumn, gathered into a single deliciously-satisfying sphere.
Peter Hinchliffe is not amused by fanciful pub names.
Peter Hinchliffe tells of a gambling game that used to be regularly played in the Yorkshire Pennine hills where he lives.
Peter Hinchliffe recalls the days when he was digging for victory.
Peter Hinchliffe tells of his stay in the land of stottie cake and pease pudding.
Old rock 'n rollers don't fade away, says Peter Hinchliffe. They simply turn up the volume.
In this wonderful column Steve Harrison tells of the loving advice he receives from his six-months-old daughter.
Thousands of visitors to Whitby, the Yorkshire coastal town, still choose to believe that Dracula was a historical character and is buried in St Mary's churchyard.
Peter Hinchliffe tells of Bram Stoker's famous novel.
Peter Hinchliffe tells of an encounter of the prickly kind on a dark autumn night.
Peter Hinchliffe recalls boyhood visits to the sweets shop.
Peter Hinchliffe thrives on home-grown rhubarb.
Peter Hinchliffe reports that his home town, Huddersfield in Yorkshire, has just been designated the happiest town in the north of England.
Peter Hinchliffe brings some depressing statistics for those who seek to entertain and inform by means of the written word.
The acquisition of a new car makes Peter Hinchliffe feel guilty rather than joyful.
The evenings are lengthening in England now, and Peter Hinchliffe’s lawn is summoning him to give it a short-back-and-sides.
Peter Hinchliffe recalls happy fairground days - and an encounter with the world's champion eater.
Eric Shackle is probably the oldest reporter at work in the electronic media. At the age of 87 he's chasing stories with the enthusiasm of someone 50 years his junior then writing them in an easy-to-read style honed by six decades of journalistic experience.
Eric, who has written for some of the world's greatest newspapers, is now a pioneer of electronic journalism. He was born in Chingford, which was formerly in Essex, England, but is now part of Greater London.
He attended South Chingford School before winning a scholarship to Bancroft's School, Woodford Green, but soon after taking it up, migrated Down Under in 1929 with his parents and younger sister, who now lives in New Zealand.
Eric began a long career in journalism and public relations as a copyboy on the Christchurch (New Zealand) Press in 1935, and two years later, aged 17, left the family home for Australia, where he has lived ever since.
Besides regularly writing stories for one of the Web’s leading on-line newspapers, OhmyNews International and writing and producing his widely read e-book www.bdb.co.za/shackle/, Eric contributes a weekly column to Open Writing. Here he is interviwed by Open Writing editor Peter Hinchliffe.
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Peter Hinchliffe appreciates gallantry on the home front during World War Two.
Peter Hinchliffe pays tribute to Mt Heinz's taste-enhancing sauce.
Peter Hinchliffe finds himself in high places while touring in Western Australia.
Peter Hinchliffe deplores the misuse of his native language.
Peter Hinchliffe delights in his mother tongue- broad Yorkshire.
Peter Hinchliffe notes that while millions of Chinese folk are rushing from the countryside to live and work in cities, in post-industrial England many long for the rural life.
Peter Hinchliffe objects to being turned into a walking advert.
Feeling health conscious after Christmas over-indulgence? Then harken to the advice of Joseph Harker. Peter Hinchliffe tells of a concertina-playing man who was devoted to good eating, good drinking and good health.
Peter Hinchliffe tells of a retired librarian who has to wear a sun hat indoors - and all because of the fact that she shares her home with a parrot that loves to peck human heads.
Bring back our trams, Peter Hinchliffe pleads.
…There was a pair of cotton drill trousers. I still wince at the thought of the pain. The material was fine. Sandy-coloured. Hard-wearing. Just the thing for an East African safari. Unfortunately, the trousers didn't match my measurements. They pinched me where no man should be pinched…
Peter Hinchliffe admits to falling victim to the lures of odd adverts in certain Saturday newspapers.
Peter Hinchliffe spends a magical afternoon in a Dutch cathedral.
Peter Hinchliffe lives in Yorkshire, the English county where older folk still think that it is better to save than to spend.
"Scotsmen have nothing on us when it comes to meanness,'' he says.
The English expect the world to conduct it's business in English, says Peter Hinchliffe. And by jingo, for the most part it does!
Blustery dark November. Time to think of the serious things in life, says Peter Hinchliffe. The important things, such as bacon sandwiches and boiled onions.
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Peter Hinchliffe suggests that one of his favourite artists, L S Lowry, was not as dour and gloomy as some folk would have us believe.
Peter Hinchliffe recalls the fun of bonfire nights way back then – and deplores the vandalism which has become part of today’s bonfire night scene.
“Trees were our own personal Everests, with green on their tops instead of snow. As we triumphantly surveyed the surrounding scenery from the highest branches of a stout old oak we felt we were capable of conquering the world,’’ says Peter Hinchliffe, recalling his boyhood.
Peter Hinchliffe writes of an encounter of the prickly kind.
Peter Hinchliffe visits a Dutch town and unexpectedly finds himself stepping into American history.
Peter Hinchliffe pines for quiet Sundays.
Peter Hinchliffe introduces Joyce Worsfold, a retired teacher who writes warm-hearted poetry that makes you aware of the best things in life.
To read more of Joyce’s poems type her name in the search box on this page.
Peter Hinchliffe introduces the rightfully famous Peter Hinchliffe.
Peter Hinchliffe welcomes the season of blackberrying – and tells of a sandwich fit for the gods.
Peter Hinchliffe delves into some old superstitions before revealing his own magical talisman.
Peter Hinchliffe's appetite spans the globe.