Dulwich Hamlet FC Built A Culture. Lewes FC Built a Brand — Fluffed It and Lost Its Soul

by Chris Harris 13/12/25 Dulwich Hamlet FC 1-4 Lewes FC. A great result, but the truth is the real winner over the last few years has been Dulwich Hamlet FC, a club the leadership at Lewes FC failed dismally to emulate. Dulwich Hamlet are a phenomenon as well as football club.  It’s not about results, … Continue reading Dulwich Hamlet FC Built A Culture. Lewes FC Built a Brand — Fluffed It and Lost Its Soul

Week 10: When the World Starts Knocking. International Recognition – My Blogging Diary.

by Chris Harris The Strange Geography of Blogging It has always baffled me how my annual stats insist that people from eighty different countries read my blogs. I never set out to be international. I write because I enjoy it, because the subjects matter to me, and because it helps me make sense of the … Continue reading Week 10: When the World Starts Knocking. International Recognition – My Blogging Diary.

When Counselling and Mindfulness Can Be a Load of Bollocks (Sometimes)

by Chris Harris Let me get this out of the way first: counselling can be enormously helpful. The headline reflects my own experience, not a universal truth. For many people it’s transformative, even lifesaving. I’m not anti-therapy, anti-counselling, or anti-people trying to sort their heads out. For a lot of people, it works exactly as … Continue reading When Counselling and Mindfulness Can Be a Load of Bollocks (Sometimes)