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Welcome to my poetry blog site. My name is
Claire Champion and I'm an avid creative writer. Please sit back, relax and read on.

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Loving the Lido Life – Part 2
There is a lido venue that was closed for a number of years, but which was refurbished and given a new chapter. Namely the Thames Lido...

Claire Champion
Jun 292 min read


Loving the Lido Life – Part 1
Summer has emerged from the strange spring that we encountered this year. Now the sun has made a long-awaited appearance, my thoughts...

Claire Champion
Jun 183 min read


I'm still here with you...
Hello, just checking in to say I'm still here with you. I've been away for a little while working on various projects. Happy to tell you...

Claire Champion
May 281 min read


Our Autumn Trip to London
As part of my birthday present for October last year, James had bought us tickets to go to The Comedy Store in central London. We are...

Claire Champion
Jan 256 min read


Poem for December
My Seasonal Wish December arrives cloaked in a dull, dampened cape. A little mild, then very wild: no great difference there. The...

Claire Champion
Dec 18, 20242 min read


Claire’s Restaurant Radar
It was September 2023 when I last gave my recommendations for local restaurants and eateries. As you may know by now, I’m a bit of a...

Claire Champion
Nov 24, 20244 min read


A Lifetime of Learning
It’s an adage that we never stop learning throughout our lives, and it comes back to me repeatedly. We are often not aware how much we’re...

Claire Champion
Sep 29, 20244 min read


Why Photos Are Magic
Images are with all of us, most of the time. Specifically photos of our nearest and dearest, from years ago and present day. I personally...

Claire Champion
Aug 7, 20242 min read


A Break in Beautiful Bruges
Day One After a smooth journey from Basingstoke to Kings Cross St Pancras International, James and I picked up our journey to Bruges. Our...

Claire Champion
Jun 25, 20246 min read


Scaling Mount Te Aroha with Dad
It has been an extremely sombre time in my life over the last couple of months. I have taken a break from the blog to reflect and...

Claire Champion
May 22, 20245 min read


An Inconvenient Truth
Around this time last year I published a poem on the blogsite, called The Price of Progress, discussing how our local amenities and...

Claire Champion
Mar 15, 20244 min read


The Tyranny of Technology
My ideas for a new post for February 2024 didn’t necessarily include extremely serious subjects and themes. I had wanted to set a...

Claire Champion
Feb 7, 20242 min read


Alpaca Adventure
In October this year I turned 50 and for one of my birthday treats my husband James bought us a “Walking with Alpacas” experience. It...

Claire Champion
Nov 11, 20233 min read


Claire’s Restaurant Radar
On of my all-time favourite passions in life is dining in restaurants. I’ve enjoyed eating in local restaurants since I was a child and...

Claire Champion
Sep 10, 20236 min read


Update for July – Site Relaunch
I first posted a blog on this site back in March 2021, to launch Claire’s Poetry Hub into the online creative writing space. Now, nearly...

Claire Champion
Jul 19, 20231 min read


A Poem for July: Audio Lifeline
When I reflect on radio and how it has been part of my life for so many years, I now understand how important it is to me. From childhood...

Claire Champion
Jul 7, 20232 min read


Innocence Melts Loneliness
This week – 12th to 18th June - has seen the marking of Loneliness Awareness Week, organised by the Marmalade Trust. They are (as yet)...

Claire Champion
Jun 18, 20232 min read


Leaders Have Failed Us
Compassion could surely be given out more freely, just when our abused planet needs an urgent lifeline. Instead, we have egotists, who...

Claire Champion
Apr 11, 20231 min read


The Price of Progress
The subject of my latest poem is something close to my heart and I thought I needed to get it out onto the page. We keep losing our...

Claire Champion
Mar 4, 20232 min read


Our Trip To Chichester
The day of our Chichester trip had come around quickly and turned the January gloom into something brighter. James and I were looking...

Claire Champion
Jan 21, 20234 min read
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