User:Salix alba/History

My History through wikilinks


 * Born and grew up in Harpenden and St Albans, O and A levels at St. George's School, Harpenden
 * BSc University of Kent at Canterbury, lived in Canterbury and Hern Bay
 * MSc University of Manchester lived in Manchester
 * PhD University of Liverpool lived in Liverpool, lived in Toxteth near Sefton Park
 * Postdoc University of Leeds lived in Leeds, taught in Saltash
 * Moved to Lerryn near Lostwithiel Cornwall to work with Plants for a Future a Permaculture project, especially there Devon site near Ashwater.

Mathematicians

 * Peter Giblin my PhD supervisor.
 * Andrew Zisserman and the late Ian R. Porteous my Ph.D. examiners.
 * C. T. C. Wall - both worked in the singularity theory group at University of Liverpool, helped him in mathematical visualization work.
 * Drew some pictures for Mary Rees
 * Met Vladimir Arnold, Bernard Morin
 * Worked with Thomas Banchoff on a few graphics projects.
 * Was a post doc working with Kanti Mardia on Statistical shape analysis
 * Had the displeasure of attending a course by Chisholm on Vectors in three-dimensional space which seemed to consist of him reading aloud from the book

Activism

 * Earth First! helped organised one of the first UK actions in Liverpool
 * Never participated in Earth Liberation Front actions, but was at the meeting where the movement started
 * Participated in Direct Action at Twyford Down, M11 link road protest, Manchester International Airport
 * Stayed at Faslane Peace Camp
 * Chained my self to the ralings outside the House of Commons and later arrested without charge. (Two other arrests without charge).
 * ICI served an injunction against me.
 * Participated in Liverpool and Leeds Critical Mass bike rides.
 * Played british bulldog with the guards at Stonehenge on the Winter solstice
 * Met Angie Zelter and took her place on an action
 * Knew Derek Wall another friend of a friend.
 * Worked with George Marshall (environmentalist) during the Earth First! roadtrip
 * Stood as a local councilor for the Green Party in Tuebrook and Stoneycroft and Riverside. Never won but got more votes than the tory candidate.

Random

 * Gave a lift to Stephen Gough, the naked rambler hitchhiking
 * Called Richard Dawkins smug in a public lecture
 * Been backstage with Motörhead
 * Volunteered on the Ffestiniog Railway
 * Short exchance of emails with Scott Mills following him mentioning that people were adding silly comments to his wikipedia article.
 * Best mate of mine used to live in the same house (but different flats) as Margi Clarke, met her a few times.
 * Also knew Janice Long and helped a bit on Crash FM.
 * Played D&D with Dino Dini while at Uni
 * Had corespondence with my local MP first Colin Breed and then Sheryll Murray