Last week it would have been Naseeb’s 31st birthday. The weather was bright so we were fortunate enough to go to the Goyt Valley, where we walked up from Fernilee Reservoir past Errwood Hall (ruins), along the side of a long slope through patches of woods and then back along the upper ridge with its panoramic views. It’s a walk we did a number of times with Naseeb, the first time being when he was a toddler. That time we found a very cute little mouse stranded in amongst the floor cracks at Errwood Hall and together with Naseeb we managed to put the mouse somewhere safer amongst dense plant growth where it stood a chance of surviving. Naseeb always loved animals.
Back home we had tea and a tasty carrot cake that Balwant had baked.
A couple of days earlier we got out to Lyme Park and walked along some of the moorlands and then in the gardens. We spotted these unusual small cyclamen-flowered daffodils which are very distinctive growing through the grass.
The tree that we planted in Naseeb’s memory is doing well and was in full bloom on his birthday. Often the flowering period misses his birthday, so this was lovely to see the tree in full bloom this year.
It’s been a busy winter and many people reading this will also know about the extensive report we produced on the issues connected with Naseeb’s case. In support of the report’s recommendations, we’ve been heavily involved in a campaign asking for a Statutory Duty of Care for Students in Higher Education. In January there was a second parliamentary debate on the issue which Balwant attended. For those interested here is a link to an article that is an easy read and sums the current situation and the debate up neatly: https://wonkhe.com/blogs/parliament-has-debated-a-statutory-duty-of-care-again/ .
Thank you to all those who got in touch with us remembering Naseeb’s birthday, and for the cards and flowers.
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The daffodils everywhere are lovely, particularly those unusual cyclamen-flowered ones that you spotted. Naseeb’s tree in Longford Park looks glorious too. We also were lucky enough to enjoy the carrot cake expertly baked by Balwant. Thank you for the link to the Parliamentary debate and to the current situation. You have both worked so tirelessly to reach this point but the outcome is certainly not satisfactory; perhaps the Swedish approach should be adopted?
Thanks! Re the Swedish approach – I know little about this, do you have a link you can point to?
Belated Happy Birthday to Naseeb! The pictures are lovely and glad his tree is thriving xxx
Yes the park management have cut back a lot of the competing vegetation in close proximity (as part of a big park refurb) so the tree is getting more light and space.