Poem on Rob the Rubbish by Radio 4’s Matt Harvey

The wonderful Radio 4 Saturday Live poet (and fellow Devon resident) Matt Harvey did a poem about my (Tim Kevan’s) Dad Robin Kevan in his guise as Rob the Rubbish a few years ago which was broadcast on Fi Glover’s programme on Radio 4. Now it’s going to appear in a new book by Matt [...]

July 22, 2010 · babybarista · One Comment
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Inspiring post of the day: introducing Rob the Rubbish!

There’s a lovely letter from my (ie Tim Kevan’s) Dad Robin Kevan in The Independent today about picking up litter. He is famously known as Rob the Rubbish for his efforts which include not only cleaning up his local area but also mountains such as Snowdon, Scafell and Ben Nevis and as far afield as [...]

July 21, 2010 · babybarista · One Comment
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