About

Hi There. My Name is Mike, and this is my little corner of the internet.
This page tells you more about me, what bores and excites me.

My day job involves IT Service Management for a large government department. My role is to ensure the lights stay on and the engine runs smoothly.

I currently live in Southport, on the Sefton coast in the North West of England. I'm a born and bred "Yicker", originally growing up in a small town called Haydock, St Helens.

My Hobbies and Interests.

This site is a hobby in itself. It's my playground and where I practice my code, and a place to dump my thoughts. I have never been the best writer, so this is my little way of improving. I tend to jump between hobbies and get easily bored with some.

I currently reside in a park home, so I don't live the traditional brick-and-mortar life. I love the freedom it gives, and the simplicity it brings. I'm also a full-time carer for my Mum, so I have to fit my hobbies around my day job and caring responsibilities.

Photography.

I love photography; it's my release and escape. I can go from photographing the peace and tranquillity of a landscape to photographing the hustle and bustle of the big city, but my passion is aviation photography. The fast pace, the noise and the adrenaline of photographing fast jets are the best drug ever. You can't beat it.

I own far too many cameras to list here, but they range from modern mirrorless to classic film cameras. I showcase my photography on my other site Mike Chesworth Photography

My best mate.

As I mentioned earlier, I live with my Mum, but I also share the house with a Staffie called Bella. I have had Bella for around 8 years, after a rough start in life. She lived with a family that bred her for puppies. When she no longer became useful and could no longer breed, they wanted to rehome her. My oldest niece took her in, and she lived with her for a couple of years.

My niece was going through a rough period in her life and was sofa surfing. Bella came to stay for a few months, became great friends with my older staffie called Sophie, and never went home. I wouldn't have changed it for the world.

Colophon

Here is some of the wizzy stuff used to create this site. I'm sure somebody will find this useful.

The site is built using Kirby CMS hosted by Krystal using a custom theme.

The site started its life in pure HTML, then onto Textpattern, WordPress, and now on Kirby.

A few random facts.

• I have an unhealthy obsession with collecting novelty coffee mugs.
• My first site was built on AngelFire, you might need to Google that!
• I was born 5 minutes late and then nearly died.
• I can still remember my childhood phone number.