The 2024 #ConcreteSpoon, organised by The Concrete Society Wales Region and raising funds for the amazing Wales region of the Wooden Spoon charity, returned to Sophia Gardens. For the ninth year, Jo Davies and I were the event photographers. This year’s guests were Welsh rugby royalty with scrum halves Brynmor Williams and Rupert Moon, joined… Read More
It was great to be back at the 2021 Concrete Spoon, the Autumn rugby lunch organised by the Concrete Society and held in conjunction with the Wooden Spoon. Once again Jo Davies and I were the event photographers at a new venue at Cardiff Arms Park in the centre of the city. This year’s guests… Read More
In 1997, the British and Irish Lions toured South Africa, the first after the end of apartheid. The team was coached by Ian McGeechan and captained by England legend Martin Johnson. The Springboks had won the 1995 Rugby Union World Cup and, as with all Lions tours, there was great excitement and anticipation. The Lions… Read More
As a photographer I get the opportunity to meet some incredible people and many of my sporting heroes. However, as I was sitting drinking coffee in Shane Williams’ kitchen, I had to pinch myself. I was there to photograph Shane as part of the promotion for the Wooden Spoon’s ‘Rugby With Altitude‘, where a group… Read More
The Concrete Society Autumn lunch, held in conjunction with Wooden Spoon Wales, is one of my favourite events of the calendar year. Jo and I have been fortunate enough to be the event photographer since 2014. The lunch is held at the Sophia Gardens cricket stadium in Cardiff and brings together some of the most… Read More
The Concrete Society and the Wooden Spoon held a fantastic rugby lunch at the Sophia Gardens Cricket Stadium in Cardiff (October 2015) to celebrate Wales’ third place in the 1987 Rugby World Cup. Players Bleddyn Bowen, Adrian Hadley, Bon Norster, Paul Thorburn, Glenn Webb were joined by Team Manager Clive Rowlands. Related blog: Photographing My… Read More
I have had the great honour of photographing the annual dinner for The Concrete Society Wales Region since 2015. Every year, the dinner raises funds for the amazing Wooden Spoon charity leading to the dinner being known as ‘Concrete Spoon’. The event is always hosted by Sean Holley, who has a masterly skill of encouraging… Read More
There are only a handful of Northern Hemisphere rugby players who have won the rugby union world cup and two of them, captain Martin Johnson and Lewis Moody, sat on stage at the 2022 Concrete Spoon. The Concrete Spoon is organised by the Wales Concrete Society, raising funds for the Wooden Spoon Wales and was… Read More
Guests were treated to a wonderful lunch talking rugby with Sean Holley and guest speaker Will Carling at the 2025 The Concrete Society Wales Region Spring Lunch (Marriott Hotel, Cardiff). Will Carling was only 22 when he became England’s youngest ever captain, winning 72 caps between 1988 and 1996, with 59 as captain. He played… Read More
Less than five months after refereeing the tense rugby world final between New Zealand and South Africa (11-12), referee Wayne Barnes took stage as the guest speaker at the 2024 The Concrete Society Wales Region Spring Lunch (Marriott Hotel, Cardiff). The sports-loving audience heard stories of the rugby career of one of the all-time great… Read More