Uttlesford
Conservation… of sorts!
Friday 8 October 2021
Lensman Gordon Ridgewell entitled his missive containing this image ‘Conservation’… ever one for an alternative take, our Gordon! “I popped into the garden the other day after hearing a commotion to find a crow [it looks like a jackdaw, a type of crow] having a fight with a red kite. “The crow was defending his patch […] Read more >
Of jabs and pumps…
Thursday 7 October 2021
No one catches the spirit of the age quite like photographer Gordon Ridgewell. Last month he went to Saffron Walden leisure centre for his Covid booster, benefiting from “a shot in both arms with the flu jab included”. It was also the time of the fuel crisis, hence the wry observation “Almost as many people […] Read more >
Make hay for when the sun doesn’t shine?
Tuesday 5 October 2021
In these days of such uncertainty over energy, as ever Gordon Ridgewell offers us his unique perspective on affairs with the aid of some delightful camera work. “I have heard the contractor collecting these large bales has an order to deliver 36 bales per hour 24/7 to the electricity-generating plant near Ely. “I was trying to work […] Read more >
If it’s worth a second look, photographer Gordon will be there!
Monday 4 October 2021
Photographer Gordon Ridgewell never misses an opportunity! The other day he popped out to pick a prescription and returned home via the scenic route, which allowed him to capture and share with us this blaze of colour in a Littlebury field. You might be interested in seeing more of Gordon’s work on his website at […] Read more >
Tribute to a great British hero captured for posterity by Gordon’s lens
Thursday 23 September 2021
Who could forget the efforts of Captain Sir Tom Moore, the British Army veteran who raised almost £33 million for NHS Charities Together by walking 100 lengths of his garden before his 100th birthday? He also performed in a cover version of You’ll Never Walk Alone, sung by Michael Ball, with the proceeds destined for […] Read more >
Wings over Littlebury
Friday 27 August 2021
It’s the end of the week, so that means it’s time to share some images from photographic wizard Gordon Ridgewell! The unifying theme is wings – two of them on a kestrel and two on a Spitfire. As ever, Gordon tells us the story behind both shots. Firstly, the kestrel, a delightful falcon with which […] Read more >
The signs are there if you look… so not so fast with that sharp tongue, Gordon!
Wednesday 11 August 2021
Photographer Gordon Ridgewell has had to perform something of a volte-face after one of his typically wry observations… Having snapped a signpost lacking any place names, Gordon made the withering remark: “If you want a mystery tour, come to north-west Essex as we have a confused signpost. Probably a paint job, but it looks funny. […] Read more >
In front of us, Victoria sponge. Above us, the Red Arrows…
Tuesday 3 August 2021
A couple of treats from our favourite CPRE Essex supporter Gordon Ridgewell today… The first features a Victoria sponge and Gordon tells us: “I am into cooking now, so I might do a cookbook called Grandad Gordon’s. It will be basic but have loads of calories!” The subject of the other shot will surely be […] Read more >
With England’s big day looming, Gordon offers a special selection to whet the appetite
Friday 9 July 2021
A veritable cornucopia from ace photographer Gordon Ridgewell as a little hors d’oeuvre in preparation for England’s date with football destiny on Sunday. The man from Littlebury rarely misses an opportunity to strike with the lens and we present here the results from his latest wanderings… as ever, Gordon has a tale behind the picture to […] Read more >
Letter: solar farms and the wrecking or our landscape
Friday 2 July 2021
With the report that proposals for solar farms in Essex, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire have doubled over the past five months, this letter to the Saffron Walden Reporter from Richard Haynes, a member of both CPRE Essex and the Uttlesford Local Plan Community Forum, could scarcely be more pertinent. For more on the subject of solar […] Read more >