Portrait above drawn on 27 December 2006 by
Richard Bell of Willow Island Editions.

• Professional curriculum vita: Reader in Composites Engineering at the University of Plymouth
• MATS324 Composites Design and Manufacture: an on-line resource for composite materials and structures
• The Summerscales surname: a brief history and links to the websites of other people with the same surname
• Music in and around Plymouth: a diary of forthcoming events
• Jazzacadabra party (07 April 2012)
• John's favoured inns and beers
• The landscaped garden

... and links to other relevant sites

• Birds on Boxing Day: a record of sightings in West Yorkshire around Christmas to 2003
  • Richard Bell's nature diary for our Boxing Day birdwatch  2001  2003  2004  2005
  • Richard Bell's nature diary for 27 December 2006
• Butterfly Conservation; Life Benefactor
• Eden Project: Lifelong Friend
• English Folk Dance and Song Society: member
• Morris Ring: Squire of Thaxted Ring Meeting Tour D on 08 June 2002
• National Meningitis Trust: Supporter
• National Trust: Life member
• Plymouth Inter-Varsity Club: Honorary Life Member
• Plymouth Morris Men: dancer and past squire
• Plymouth Music Accord: Life Member
• Plymouth School of Flying: student pilot
• Royal Society for the Protection of Birds: Life Fellow
• Society for Anglo-Chinese Understanding: member
• Society for Applied Philosophy: member
• Walking in England : free walks to download, details of all the books, maps and walking groups in the country

My Desert Island Discs would be a sub-set of:

• Allegri: Miserere (Gimell CDGIM339, 1980)
• Berio: Visage (BV Haast CD9109, 1961)
• Glass: Freezing ("Songs from Liquid Days", CBS MK39564, 1986)
• Pärt: Arbos (ECM New Series 1325, 831959-2, 1987)
• Ligeti: Continuum (BIS-CD-53, 1976)
• Messiaen: Turangalîla Symphony (DG 431781-2, 1991)
• Susato: La Mourisque (Testament SBT1080, 1971)
• Vaughan-Williams: The Lark Ascending (Argo 414595-2, 1972)
• Neil Ardley: Kaleidoscope of Rainbows (Line LICD 9.00351O, 1976)
• Sonny Condell: Camouflage (Mulligan LUNCD010, 1977)
• Moody Blues: Nights in White Satin
• Procol Harum: A Salty Dog ("Live", Chrysalis CCD1004, 1972)
• Sandy Denny: Quiet Joys of Brotherhood ("Sandy, Island Masters IMCD132, 1972)
• Tir na nÕg: Strong in the Sun ("Strong in the Sun", Edsel EDCD336, 1973)

... and classic electronic music available to download (free)

• John Cage, Fontana Mix (1958-9), From "Electronic Music" (various artists) LP, Turnabout TV 34046S (7.86 MB mp3 file)

Former inmate of the UWIST Blue Bar 1971-1974: