Glenn Vowles
- Gender: Male
- Industry: Education
- Occupation: Associate Lecturer in Environment, Open University
- Location: Bristol : South West : United Kingdom
About Me
Recently selected by the Green Party to be its Parliamentary Candidate for Bristol East in the 2010 general election - and also its local election candidate for Knowle ward. I've lived in Knowle for over 40 years. For over 20 years have campaigned as a Green here. Was Parliamentary Candidate for Bristol South in 1987 and 2001. Local election candidate for Knowle in 2007. I'm an Associate Lecturer in Environmental Decision Making and Studies with the Open University.
Please describe how you could take the peel off an apple all in one go:
...but the peel and just under it is the best, most nutritious bit - why peel it?
Interests
- The outdoors
- Learning to play the guitar better!
- Staying fit and well - the garden
- local swimming pool and gym help here
- Family activities
- Politics and current affairs
- especially environmental matters.
Favorite Movies
Favorite Music
- Blues - Robert Johnson; Leadbelly; Rory Gallagher; Eric Clapton; rock - Led Zeppelin; Lynyrd Skynyrd; The Who; Pink Floyd; Free; a wide variety of guitar music
- from classical... John Williams; Julian Bream; to jazz... Django Reinhardt...; also some folk music... Woody Guthrie; Bob Dylan; Nick Drake; Billy Bragg; and there's...Ry Cooder; (couldn't decide whether he is blues
- rock folk
- all three or something else!). I've always been huge fan of The Beatles; (identifying particularly with George Harrison songs on the mid-late albums)....And there's more...
Favorite Books
- Tolkien's - Lord of the Rings
- Richard Dawkin's - The God Delusion
- Edward de Bono's - I am Right You are Wrong
- Ray Mears - Outdoor Survival Handbook
