• Question: whats your fave hobbies ?

    Asked by badlads2k6 to Alastair, Emma, Hywel, Keith, Vicki on 17 Jun 2010 in Categories: .
    • Photo: Hywel Vaughan

      Hywel Vaughan answered on 16 Jun 2010:


      I must admit that I am a bit of a sports person…
      I really enjoy cycling whenever I can. I have both a road and a mountain bike so like to either go for long road cycles or cycle off the top of the mountain near where I come from in Wales. On top of that though, I also like to go climbing and love swimming whenever I get chance.
      Apart from all that, I tend to just be an internet and TV person – there is nothing quite as nice as relaxing at the end of the week by putting on a good film!

    • Photo: Alastair Sloan

      Alastair Sloan answered on 16 Jun 2010:


      I play saxophone in 2 bands and have gigs every other weekend. I also play golf, but not very well. I used to play cricket and rugby but don’t anymore – but enjoy watching those sports. Music is really my fave hobby

    • Photo: Keith Brain

      Keith Brain answered on 16 Jun 2010:


      Rather distractingly, I keep rotating through hobbies. I did photography for a while, then 19th century science books (too expensive now that I have children), to Roman coins (I can’t believe there are so many still around!).

    • Photo: Vicki Stevenson

      Vicki Stevenson answered on 16 Jun 2010:


      On a day to day basis I like reading novels and Terry Pratchett is my favourite author. I also love watching films – Johnny Depp is one of my favourite actors! I also use facebook to keep in contact with my family in Scotland, while I’m in Wales

      I also play squash a couple of times a week – it really clears my mind!
      I started keeping bees last summer and I’m really pleased that they survived this winter when it’s been so cold. I’ve got stung a couple of times, but I’ve had some lovely honey to make up for it!

      I like gardening and I’ve got two vegetable patches as well as lots of flowers. I don’t grow as much veg as I could since I like to leave my sprouting brocolli in the ground too long – the bees love the flowers and the caterpillars love to eat all the leaves! I have a greenhouse, and I like to grow my own tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers and melons – so far I’ve done well with tomatoes and cucumbers, so I’m hoping this year I’ll be lucky with peppers and melons!

      I also make stained glass panels it’s a bit messy and I tend to get a lot of little cuts off the glass, but I’ve made some lovely panels.

      Since I live in Wales and most of my family is in Scotland I like to give them home made presents to show that I’ve been thinking of them – stained glass panels and pots of honey seem to be well appreciated!

    • Photo: Emma Carter

      Emma Carter answered on 17 Jun 2010:


      Playing the drums and piano (not at the same time of course), skiing, swimming, gardening, reading, watching films (whilst eating pizza preferably). I cycle most days but that’s to get to work rather than as a hobby but I do enjoy it.

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