Diversity Website
This site is one of approximately four thousand websites archived regularly by the British Library, in association with the UK web archiving consortium. Clicking on the logo will take you to this archive.
As for this site: use the links on the left to get to the main pages.
If you get lost use the BACK button, or click on my sketch of the house in the top left
hand corner, which returns you to this page. The site's topics include:
RADIO PLAYS
Information on radio writers and producers, articles, reviews,
details of BBC radio drama past and present. We also archive radio plays in conjunction with VRPCC.
EKEGUSII
Kennedy Bosire has begun the
Ekegusii Encyclopedic Projects. He is compiling an encyclopedia of
his mother tongue - Ekegusii, the language of the Abagusii, one of the
tribes of the Republic of Kenya. This link gives details
of his work.
ENGLISH APPLES
Numerous articles. Our specialisms are redfleshed apples, grafting, Leicestershire apples, and very late apples.
This section is currently being expanded (May 2009), and a section on Leicestershire Heritage Apples is being added.
MUSIC
Early keyboard music, listed by composer and by country, Iberian early
keyboard music, music by Ray Clarke, Andrew Lowe-Watson, Nigel Deacon and Ben Burrows.
MANDY GILTJES & "MAKING THE BAND"
For several years I have been in touch with Mandy Giltjes of the group formerly known as "Kismet
Girls". Mandy is now forming a new girl band, and clicking the link above will give full details.
Update - Mandy writes:
........After three Audition Heats, the Semi-Finals and the Finals - I now have my new girl group!
The unveiling of our new group will be at the UK UNSIGNED GRAND FINALS on the 12th July at the Hackney Empire! Previous successful entrants into UK UNSIGNED include Leona Lewis, Katie Melua, N-Dubz and Flawless!
To book tickets please call John Downie at SABA on 0208 776 6776.
ARTWORK
Nigel is a black and white artist. There are some pictures on the Artwork page.
WINE MAKING AT HOME
Most books on winemaking are unimaginative and out of date.
Learn how to make wine at home painlessly and efficiently. See Winemaking page. Also FAQs on winemaking, notes on noble grape varieties, growing vines, and wine articles.
GOKART RACING
My brother runs a large gokart circuit in Leicestershire called Sutton Circuit. Click on the Gokarting link at the side of the page for information.
GARDENERS' QUESTION TIME (GQT)
Do you remember Bill Sowerbutts, Fred Loads, Alan Gemmell,
Clay Jones, Fred Downham, Stefan Buczacki, Daphne Ledward
, Geoffrey
Smith, et. al...?
I am collecting recordings of old programmes
and putting together an archive
-email if you have any and are willing to send copies.
Around 140 episodes obtained so far, most of them pre-1990.
AN ADVERT:
I am writing pages about RADIO PRODUCERS and RADIO WRITERS.
If you can help, or are a radio producer (or playwright) and would
like an on-line presence, please email.
Producers and writers are found on the RADIO PLAYS page.
TEST MATCH SPECIAL and A VIEW FROM THE BOUNDARY
With Aggers & Co, and radio dramas involving cricket. Click
on "Radio" on the left. (I could have added a
link here, but you'd miss the other stuff on the Radio page)
ENGLISH POTATOES
Articles on most aspects of potato growing, including
potatoes in containers, descriptions of varieties (English, Irish, Scottish
and other heritage types), blight, chimeras, cooking qualities.
DIGITAL SOUND RECOVERY
Nigel does a small amount of digital audio cleanup; click on the heading for details.
ORGANIC GROWING
Articles on grapes , tomatoes, vegetables,
fruit, etc.
ENERGY
I have constructed (for my brother) a
website on ENERGY, which is concerned with wind turbines,
other renewables, sensible energy use and the nonsense usually written about global warming. If you're interested, the web address is
www.habitat21.co.uk/
Those who know me will be aware that I've done work on
energy and renewables since the mid-seventies.
Most of the material on this website is original; we don't always
invent the wheel but we are not plagiarists....
IF ANYONE THINKS WE HAVE INFRINGED COPYRIGHT,
PLEASE CONTACT US
STRAIGHT AWAY.
We are Alison and Nigel Deacon who live in
South Leicestershire, England.
Site designed by Alison Deacon.
Extracts may be quoted by non-commercial organisations
but please give the source.
Others- please email.
