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Army Cyber Spartan event with student engagement was a great success

The British Army, in the shape of the 13th Signal Regiment, held a large-scale training cyber exercise on the Dorset Innovation Park at the BattleLab facilities last week.

Major Mansel Thewlis shared that there were 34 teams, with over 350 exercise participants, drawn from the Field Army, Army Reserve, UK Law Enforcement, the NHS and most welcome partner nations from Europe to South America.

Furthermore, the Army generously asked X-Net to extend an invitation to local businesses and education providers to take part. Over 40 people signed up, and we saw mini-buses of students arrive from Bournemouth and Poole College, and Bournemouth University arrive and take part for three days.

My community centred project. Guess who's back?

I think I am getting my mojo back.

The government has changed. I’m hoping to also change, come out of a personal slump and get back into being a positive contributor to the local area again.

Since the pandemic I have been feeling low energy. Starting with constant snoozing on the couch watching world events unfold on TV during lockdown, to frequent deep sleeping during the day after having Covid and probably exacerbated with taking medication for high blood pressure. It’s been three years since catching Covid.

Have never felt so tired and wanting to sleep so much, and equally not wanting to leave the house.

It has curtailed any aspiration to put effort into the local community. I’ve feel like I’ve talked a lot, reliving times when I have been able to put in, but not really living up to the standards set by others, like Stewart Britton, Tracy and Simon from the Wight Bear and James from The Larderhouse, the team at Makla amongst many other people.

That listlessness is self perpetuating too. To come out of long covid, more physical exercise helps, getting out into the fresh air helps. That’s felt like too much effort even though I know it’s the right thing to do. Even breathing is hard work, as highlighted by the sleep apnea that my wife has to put up with.

Evolve to Succeed Podcast - interviewed by Warren Munson

I was interviewed for the Evolve to Succeed podcast by Warren Munson in June 2023.

It's always a bit weird to listen to yourself...

A reminder about the Walk With Chandy event

I saw this pop up on social media as a reminder and wanted to share on this website as I don't think I blogged it at the time.

On one of the sunniest days in 2021 we walked with Chandy, a disability rights campaigner would had been subjected to daily abuse when out walking. The way he walks has been affected by his disability, from the impact of a brain tumour as a child.

We wanted to support him as if the pandemic wasn't bad enough, to suffer this too was just ridiculous.

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