‘Memory of Hubbard’s Hills’, (2012), oil on linen, 100 x 70 cm  2012

Hubbard’s Hills is a public park and beauty spot near Louth in Lincolnshire. A very cold and shallow stream courses its way though a valley with densely wooded slopes. It was a favourite destination for family outings in the 1940s and 1950s. The sixteen mile journey from Grimsby to Louth was usually undertaken by bicycle. I recall paddling in the water, crossing the stream...