Nice though my Job is, thankfully not all my time is spent there.  This page attempts to describe a little about what makes a bloke like me happy.



FTO Here is the spot that once boasted my Mini cooper, which is now sold though I am glad to say I still see it regularly at my office where the chap I sold it to still works. I now own an FTO (Mitsubishi) which doesn't have quite the character the mini had, or the cheakyness, but it does have 200 horse power and a very nice looking profile to boot with a few more creature comforts like climate control, sports seats oh and a suspension ;-) The picture you see isn't actually my fto as I havn't got round to taking a picture of it.. though mine looks just the same.
My newest hobby - Painting in oils. I may be no grand master but it's great fun! Press on the "James Art picture" to see my completed works. James Likes to paint in oils
Me cooking on a stove outside my tent me putting my tent up
Two pictures have to be devoted to camping, as after my car it's the thing I enjoy doing most in my spare time.  You can't beat being out in the open air and the freedom to move from site to site.  I always enjoy the challenge of cooking fancy meals using the most basic of facilities.  Whenever me and my friends go off camping I like to do the cooking.  Above on the left you can see me cooking on a holiday with a couple of friends, to the right is a picture of me putting up my tent earlier this year on a trip with Mum, Dad, Gran and my sister Laura.
Tennis is one of my hobbies that helps to keep me vaguely fit.  I most often play against my friend Mike (who also works at big blue), however in the picture I am playing Bill (a friend from my university days) at a court in the south of France where we all holidayed that year. me playing tennis with bill
some horses in the new forest
Finally a picture of some horses.. why - am I a lover of horse riding then?  Well actually no not really (though i'd love to try it!).  The picture is actually of 2 wild horses in the new forest.  The picture shows 2 other things I like to do in my spare time.  Photography and Walking.  The picture was taken in the new forest, somewhere I spend a lot of time enjoying the fabulous views and taking a fair few pics.  I'll try and find a better picture of the forest to put on here.