James Spry

James Spry

Journalist and assistant producer at LBC; MA Broadcast Journalist from City, University of London. Previously writing for the Global Cycling Network

About these Stories

I’ve been working as a writer/journalist for the Global Cycling Network since January, and the GCN news website launched in late August 2023. This is a small collection of only my favourite features I have written for GCN. Most are…

out of Control moisture Levels in Bristol

Now I know that if these emails are anything to go by, unemployment is one big holiday. But I spent last Thursday morning spreading horse manure over Mum’s allotment. So there. And as I scraped the horse shit across the frozen…

… And i’m *Feline* good

Last week, I found out what it’s like being a house cat. Hannah invited me up to Aberdeen for the week, and for those few blissful days I was the ‘house man’: needy; domesticated; reasonably well trained. Hannah was out…

A Chieftain, to the Highlands Bound

Having spent 6 years living in London, among go-getters and city slickers, I thought I’d seen the fastest walkers the UK had to offer. But this weekend in St Andrews has shown that the truly speedy pedestrians live north of…

A Quintessential English Welcome

I arrived in Manchester airport on Thursday night to a truly quintessential English welcome. I went to sit down in the railway station, when someone said I should probably move: some kids were above us, on the balcony of the…

Feeling Cute, Might Buy a Public toilet

The other day, I convinced myself that I should move to Wales and spend the winter windsurfing, walking and cycling, living off nothing more than a paltry freelancing/tutoring wage as I continued to attempt to make a career as an…

Exciting Developments in my Research!

I’m writing to you this week with exciting developments from my ongoing sociological research. As you know, for the past few months I have integrated myself into a group of watersports enthusiasts in Vassiliki, and made a written record of…

Another Day, Another Dollar

On Sundays I start at 9 rather than 8, so this morning I’ve risen early, cycled to a town a few km away, and sat in a cafe to write this. I’m in the town square, by a church that’s…

Bikes or Tennis?

Since I’m now part of a team of four bike guides, I’m spending less time cycling than I’m used to, and more time attending to the bike shed, which is positioned in the hotel car park, right in front of…