Warm July For many people the month of July signals the start of their holiday season. This year, I have had so many interesting conversations with excited people  about their vacations and ‘staycations’. One unexpected aspect of some of these conversations really stood out for me this year and that is the fear than many people have of certain insects especially those they regard as ‘creepy crawlies’!

I always look forward to the month of June for many different reasons. Apart from the fact that it is obviously warmer, it contains the summer solstice when the Earth's maximum axial tilt toward the Sun is 23° 26’. On the 21st June this year, this maximum tilt means that the sun will be at its highest point and we will have the longest period of sunlight.

As I write this blog it feels like summer is about to arrive. I am looking out of the office window and our new college is quite a picture on this sunny Spring day. We are making excellent progress with the interior developments of the college.