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This ongoing Video Diary by myself John Neal, sometimes known as John Longcroft-Neal, as the whim takes me.

TODAY’S SUBJECT is a second part to the look at the sewer pumping station near Caldecote and a steep climb up Grange Road and return through Witherley.

GENERAL STUFF
I am retired from two careers of primary school teaching when I was deputy head of a Middle School and Primary School, and as a self employed Chalkboard Artist from 2002 until I reached the grand old age of 65 in 2016. Since I retired it’s like a second childhood but with more expensive toys.

I have written a book ‘Cursive Handwriting for Adults’
published by Ulysses Press and can be purchased from:

AMAZON UK

AMAZON USA

Gear that I use:
DJI Mini 3 Drone.
Iphone 15 Pro for camera, generally front facing so I can see myself in frame. Super quality especially if I keep the lens clean.
Go Pro11
Sony IC recorder

Insta x3 360 camera

Omnidirectional Lavalier Microphone

SE mini microphone to do voice over on computer
Video editing with Final Cut Pro X
Smatree Tripod / mono pod
Mono pod is a Manfrotto Compact MMC3-02 and is very useful for getting high angles that look like low flight drone shots and so easy to carry on my bike along with the mini tripod.

My bike is a e28.9 Estarli electric bike.

https://www.estarli.co.uk/

Money from ARTWORK SOLD will go to the MONA FOUNDATION
for details see https://www.monafoundation.org

I am a follower of the Bahá’i Faith and some of my philosophical ideas may show through in comments that I make, but, by and large, I’ll not make direct reference to my beliefs.

FACEBOOK:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/131048357093583
See www.bahá’i.org

I play guitar and write songs and have written about 14 songs for the local BBC radio station. I run a weekly (weakly) evening Acoustic session at a local pub and have been doing so for 14 years now.
Much of the music I use on this channel is taken from epidemicsound.com free to use on Youtube for a reasonable monthly fee, and sometimes I suffer you with my own music.

To hear my Bahá’i INSPIRED SONGS, (and others) GO TO:
https://soundcloud.com/jrwren/sets/bahai-inspired-songs

I now have three Facebook Pages
MUSIC
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61574964972375

ART WORK
https://www.facebook.com/Johnnealartist/

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5 Comments

  1. I have been watching your vlogs for a while now. 👍 Just to say 👏👏👏.
    I admire your attitude and all of your endeavours. I also admire the videos you produce. Great stuff.
    I have been accused in the past of living vicariously in the past, living watching others do stuff I guess…
    I would love to do something like this self. Perhaps document my findings in Leicestershire. How did you get started… Any advice?

  2. Witherley very nice Village and a stunning Church thanks John and Grange Rd we used to go down that two up on our 1 bike with me on cross bar with hardly ant brakes fly over the canal bridge literally on our way to work on (Charlesworth's) Farm down Leather Mill Lane at 6.30am when I was 15. 1968

  3. Your vlogs are a new find for me, I was Born in Higham and lived in Atherstone till i was 19. I now live away, but do occasonaly visit, some nice memories comming back. Thank you

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