Ways in which you perceive public transport differently with a baby: now, there’s a bus that could take me pretty directly from Clara’s first concert to her ‘swimming’ lesson in 15 minutes. But better still, there’s the 386 which goes right round the houses and will give time for a feed and a nap…

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I generally love this piece, but we recently did it in the wind band I'm a percussionist in. I was stuck doing the shaker part, which is both deeply boring and utterly relentless:

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Fifteen years today since my dad died. He gave me this hamster in a very rare moment of affection many years after my pet had died, so she is incredibly precious. She's been on my shelf ever since.

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I grew up with TNG, of course. And Star Trek was something I've always loved. But it was when he spoke out about domestic abuse and advocated for LGTBQIA+ rights that I came to love *him* I'm sure I'm not the only one, but he gave me a safe space from my own abusive home.

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There’s a live version out there conducted by Christopher Tin at an eisteddfod and it is an incredibly joyous performance.

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