Well done Worcester PC Matt Waite!

As someone who has lived and painted in Worcester for years, it cheers me up to see a member of our public services offer help to a vulnerable person in the streets. I would like to share with you the video of the incident which has been featured on the Worcester News. It's a heartening thing to see and reminds me that a bit of common decency can go a long way.

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Enjoy the weather whilst it lasts! And please mind the birds!

With the weather getting hot-hot-hot this weekend, a Worcester Decorator ponders on the delightful interruptions of exterior decorating at this time of year. With the delightful acrobatics of the birds on display (please, no silly jokes), we have braved the ire of nesting starlings on a neighbouring building and befriended a nesting robin in a pub garden. Taking care not to disturb the avians, they are a wonderful companion to our decorating (except the starlings). 

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What's in the back of the decorator's Tardis?

Ever wondered what's inside the back a painter decorator's van? Here I give you a quick account of what lurks behind the closed doors of a verified card holder of the white van man's club. Ladders, scrapers, blankets, a court order from the universe about breaching standard spatial dimension restrictions and a request to cease and desist, as well my magic ingredient that all decorators' run on. It's a journey into the unknown. Follow me if you dare . . .

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