Mibila Village Clinic, an update
Mibila Village Clinic. The word ‘Handenu’ painted on the front means ‘be healed.’
Three years ago, I became involved with a project to provide primary healthcare in a remote region of Zambia, in southern Africa.
Jon Witt and Barry Ilunga. Their vision made the clinic a reality.
My friends Jon Witt and Bishop Barry Ilunga decided to build [...]
Ginola and Rob
Rob flanked by Mark (left) and Scott (right)
There are few people more inspirational than my friend Rob. He’s been an inner-city school teacher for over ten years and had a tremendous impact on numerous young student’s lives. But as they – and Rob’s colleagues are all acutely aware – much of Rob’s own inspiration comes from watching [...]
The ultimate Flitch-u-mentary
Some time in the dim and distant mists of time… March 2004 to be precise… Chris Collins, and self-styled ‘directional savant,’ Jeff Dotts, got lost en-route from Heathrow Airport to visit me in Suffolk.
Fortuitously, they stumbled across a sign saying, ‘Great Dunmow, Ancient Flitch Town.’ Their curiosity piqued, they subsquently found out all about the [...]
Glastonbury or WW1 re-enactment?
Before the misery sets in
Last year, in a moment of madness, Bronny and I decided to join our friends Jane, Jo and Brian at the Glastonbury festival. We’d heard of the fun, the music and the drugs, and in hindsight, if we’d started munching Class-A’s as soon as we left the car park then we’d [...]
Tottenham Marshes Bat Walk
About half a mile from my home in Walthamstow, the streets and industrial units all come to an abrupt halt. The cityscape is replaced by the waterways and marshes of the Lea Valley Park Authority.
The park runs for 26 miles from the banks of the River Thames out into Hertfordshire and is dedicated to nature [...]
Shieldaig vs Lochcarron: highland darts challenge
The Ashes… Rangers vs Celtic…. the north London Derby….. England vs Germany…. Ross County vs Inverness Caledonian Thistle….these are just some of the great sporting rivalries in the world. And now, we can add to this list: the darts challenge between the villages of Shieldaig and Lochcarron.
You’re going home in a Lochcarron mini-bus
Nestled in the [...]
Dirty Canvas, March 2008
Purple and G Double: checking I’m in the house
I will always be eternally grateful to M.C. G Double, for the public name-checks he’s given me.
They’ve only happened twice, and each time it was upon entering a packed-out night club.
They go something like this: ‘Yo, yo! It’s Mark Burton, photographer, in the house!’
At which point, I’d [...]
