About

The editor of this blog is, Ian Bridge, is a professional writer and a member of the Chartered Institute of Journalist.

“Writing is an integral part of my nature, it’s something I just ‘do’”, Ian says. “Whether it’s expressing feeling, emotions and passion through poetry or something more prosaic, I find the whole creative process to be cathartic.”

Ian is equally at home penning technical manuals and commercial copywriting as doing journalistic work such as magazine features or sports reporting. This blog then is an expression of his personal views on life and in particular the things that most interested him; whether that be nature, poetry, politics or just plain fair play.

An active member of the CPRE and branch co-ordinator of the Central Lancashire Green Party, Ian has a keen interest in protecting the environment; not only for humans but for wildlife too.

In addition Ian is an active supporter of Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace and Oxfam; lobbying on their behalf to support an array of campaigns.

Ian’s published work has appeared in many publications, including but not limited to:

• The Daily Express,
• The Daily Mirror,
• League Express,
• Rugby League World,
• Golf Today,
• Rugby World,
• The Non-League Weekly,
• Chorley Guardian,
• Widnes Weekly News,
• teamtalk.com,
• rleague.com.

An ITSMF/ITIL accredited Service management consultant, Ian has undertaken consulting and commercial writing projects for many major companies including:

• Capita
• Xansa
• BT
• Barclays
• Co-operative Bank
• Orange
• Dun and Bradstreet
• Martin Dawes Systems

Areas of specialism include (but are not limited to):

• Travel writing (most recently on the Czech Republic)
• Nature writing (most recently on the plight facing the bumble bee)
• Technology (most recently on RFID technology)
• Sports (a regular contributor to League Express)

If you have any comments on the blog then please feel free to add them and open up a dialogue.
If you’d like to discuss work assignments then please feel free to contact us via email (Ian.bridge@league13.info).