CDT's Lensography!

CDT's Purple Star Lenses! 

Purple Star Lenses

These lenses were awarded Purple Stars!

Purple Stars are awarded to what the organisers describe as "standout lenses" made by Giant Squids - only approximately 2000 are awarded a year so I'm very honoured to have received six already!

Lurchers - 40MPH Couch Potato Dogs!

If you're wondering what Lurchers are, Lurchers are dogs...elegant, stylish, fast, beautiful, breathtaking dogs! Lurchers are affectionate, loving, have bags of character, make fabulous pets, and despite the fact they can run at over 40 mph, they...

A Guide To Legoland Windsor

Legoland Windsor is a family oriented theme park situated in Windsor, Berkshire, approximately 20 miles to the west of London. The park is aimed primarily at children aged 2 to 12 and the attractions are themed around the popular Lego range of const...

Gothic Clothing, Fashion And Make-Up - How To Get The "Goth Look"!

Gothic Clothing...Gothic Fashion...Gothic Style...the Gothic "Look" ! Rich jewel colours, sensual textures such as velvet, satin and lace combined with leather and PVC; Antique clothes worn with bondage gear, Fishnets, thigh boots, chains and sp...

How To Reverse Around A Corner

Reversing around a corner is one of the manoeuvres you may be asked to show the examiner on your driving test. You will usually be asked to reverse round a corner into a side road on your left. It is unlikely (but not impossible!) that you will be ask...

Photographs Of My Father

My Dad's name was Charlie. I didn't have the pleasure of knowing him for very long, but for the short time that he and I spent together, I thought he was the most wonderful being on earth :) Let me tell you a little bit about my Dad and share with...

Fuzzy Dice

In the UK they're called fluffy dice or furry dice, in the USA they call them fuzzy dice Whatever you want to call them, we've all seen them...oversized, often garishly coloured pretend dice made of a synthetic fur-like material, joined together on...

My Business Lenses 

My company - Clearway Driver Training, a driving school

I run a driving school in the south of England...we teach people how to drive cars safely and pass their driving test...

Driving Lessons In Wokingham, Berkshire

Clearway Driver Training is an independent, family run, driving school offering driving lessons and intensive driving courses from friendly, reliable, fully qualified driving instructors in Wokingham and the surrounding areas of Berkshire. We offer...

Intensive Learning To Drive Courses (Quick Pass/Crash Courses) In Berkshire

Clearway Driver Training is an independent family-run driving school offering semi-intensive learning to drive courses from fully qualified driving instructors in Slough, Windsor, Maidenhead, Bracknell, Wokingham, Ascot, Twyford, Crowthorne, Sandhurs...

Driving Lessons In Bracknell, Berkshire

Clearway Driver Training is an independent, family run, driving school offering driving lessons and intensive driving courses from friendly, reliable, fully qualified driving instructors in Bracknell and the surrounding areas of Berkshire. Establish...

Driving Lessons In Slough, Berkshire

Clearway Driver Training is an independent, family run, friendly driving school offering driving lessons in manual cars from fully qualified driving instructors in Slough and the surrounding areas of Berkshire. Established in 2004, we have steadily...

Driving Lessons In Maidenhead, Berkshire

Clearway Driver Training is a friendly, family run, local driving school offering driving lessons and intensive learning to drive courses from fully qualified DSA Approved Driving Instructors in Maidenhead and the surrounding areas. We are based in...

Clearway Driver Training - Driving School

Clearway Driver Training is an independent family-run driving school offering quality driving tuition from fully qualified driving instructors throughout East Berkshire and the surrounding areas of South Buckinghamshire, North Surrey and West Middles...

Learning To Drive Lenses 

Advice lenses for those learning to drive a car in the UK...

Advice on learning to drive and taking your driving test in the UK

Theory and Hazard Perception Test (UK)

All UK learner drivers have to pass a theory test before being allowed to take their practical driving test. There are two parts to the theory test - the multiple-choice test and the hazard perception test. This page is an information resource for...

UK Practical Driving Test (Cars)

The practical driving test is a test of ability to drive a car without assistance from an instructor or accompanying driver. The driving test covers a range of situations and road conditions and involves demonstrating the ability to manoeuvre the ca...

How To Overcome Driving Test Nerves

Driving test nerves...getting nervous and stressed out about taking a driving test is the reason that many learner drivers fail! "How can I control driving test nerves?" As someone who works in the UK driver training industry, I come ac...

Learning To Drive A Car In The UK

Most people want to learn to drive a car at some point in their lives. This page is an information resource for anyone wanting to find out more about what's involved in learning to drive a car in the UK! Here you'll find videos, information...

How To Find A Good Driving Instructor

How do you find a good driving instructor? There are so many driving instructors and driving schools to choose from - where do you start and what should you look for? The aim of this page is to provide you with some straightforward, simple advice o...

How To Pass Your Driving Test 

Lenses to help with the reversing manoeuvres required for the UK driving test

How To Do A Turn In The Road

The turn in the road (often called a "three point turn") is one of the manoeuvres that you might be asked to perform on your Practical Driving Test. The aim of this manoeuvre is for you to turn the car round to face in the opposite direction by usin...

How To Bay Park

Bay parking is one of the reversing manoeuvres you may be asked to carry out on your driving test. Reversing into a marked parking bay is carried out at the test centre car park either at the start or end of the driving test. You can choose whether...

How To Reverse Around A Corner

Reversing around a corner is one of the manoeuvres you may be asked to show the examiner on your driving test. You will usually be asked to reverse round a corner into a side road on your left. It is unlikely (but not impossible!) that you will be ask...

How To Do An Emergency Stop

The emergency stop is an exercise that you may be required to carry out on your driving test. The emergency stop is often referred to as a "controlled stop" and is done at random on approximately one in three driving tests. The aim of the...

How To Parallel Park

Reverse parking (often called "parallel parking") is one of the manoeuvres that the examiner may ask you to do on your Practical driving test. The aim of the parallel parking manoeuvre is to show that you can reverse the car safely and un...

Driving Instructor Lenses 

Lenses for and about driving instructors in the UK...

Advice on how to become a driving instructor for those considering a new career and for those learning to drive, tips on how to find a good driving instructor to teach you...and some stuff to make you laugh!

How To Find A Good Driving Instructor

How do you find a good driving instructor? There are so many driving instructors and driving schools to choose from - where do you start and what should you look for? The aim of this page is to provide you with some straightforward, simple advice o...

Driving Instructor Training

We've all seen the glossy TV adverts for driving instructor training from Red Driving School, The Instructor College and BSM, featuring smiling driving instructors, nice shiny cars and the promises of earning lots of money, meeting "great&qu...

Driving Instructor Training Books And Software

How do you know which driving instructor training books, DVD's or PC software are useful and which ones aren't? Those training to be a driving instructor are faced with a wide and often bewildering range of training materials intended to supplement...

The Funny Side Of Being A Driving Instructor!

Comedians seem to find driving instructors, driving examiners and driving tests a good source of material for comedy sketches and funny routines! Here's a selection of funny driving instructor and driving examiner videos including some comedy classi...

Groups I Run - "Learning To Drive In The UK" 

Group for driving schools, learner drivers and anything else connected with the UK driver training industry...

Squidoo group for learner drivers and driving instructors and driving schools with Squidoo lenses - if you don't have a lens, you can add a link to your driving school website

Driving Schools On Squidoo Headquarters

Learning To Drive In The United Kingdom - UK Driving Schools, Driving Instructors, Driving Lessons, Driving Tuition And Driver Training This page aims to link together Squidoo lenses on the subject of learning to drive in the UK. Driving schools, dri...

Personal Stuff! 

Lenses specifically about me - CDT!

Lenses specifically about me...more to come in the fullness of time!

Photographs Of My Father

My Dad's name was Charlie. I didn't have the pleasure of knowing him for very long, but for the short time that he and I spent together, I thought he was the most wonderful being on earth :) Let me tell you a little bit about my Dad and share with...

My Dogs 

I own 3 Lurchers...all of them are rescue dogs

I LOVE my dogs...happiness is a wet nose and a waggy tail!

Lurchers - 40MPH Couch Potato Dogs!

If you're wondering what Lurchers are, Lurchers are dogs...elegant, stylish, fast, beautiful, breathtaking dogs! Lurchers are affectionate, loving, have bags of character, make fabulous pets, and despite the fact they can run at over 40 mph, they...

Food Lenses 

Food, recipes, restaurants...

Mmmmmmmmmmm...food...

The Ostrich Inn, Colnbrook, Berkshire

The Ostrich Inn is situated in my home village of Colnbrook and for many years, I worked in the building next door to it. The Ostrich is said to be the third oldest inn in England and parts of the building date back to the 12th century! The infamou...

Sarastro - The Opera Themed Restaurant In Covent Garden, London!

Eating at Sarastro is an experience in every sense of the word! Situated right in the heart of London's Theatreland/Covent Garden, the owners of Sarastro describe their establishment as a "theatrical restaurant". It's a description...

Welsh Food Lenses 

I'm English but my Mum was Welsh and she did a lot of traditional Welsh cooking when I was a small person...

Borthiant chan Cymru!

Welsh Rarebit - aka Welsh Rabbit!

Welsh Rarebit (also known as Welsh Rabbit - although there's not a rabbit anywhere in sight!) is a delicious traditional British dish. Welsh Rarebit consists of toasted bread covered with cheese that has been melted in beer or milk with mustard, pep...

Welsh Cakes - Picau Ar Y Maen

Welsh Cakes - THE most delicious memory of my childhood. The smell of freshly baked Welsh Cakes is wonderful and the taste is just, well, if you've never had a Welsh Cake, I suggest that you put eating one on your list of "Things To Do Befo...

Humour Lenses 

...or as Americans would say, "Humor Lenses" ;)

Silly stuff to make you giggle!

The Funny Side Of Being A Driving Instructor!

Comedians seem to find driving instructors, driving examiners and driving tests a good source of material for comedy sketches and funny routines! Here's a selection of funny driving instructor and driving examiner videos including some comedy classi...

Funny Road Signs!

Most road signs you encounter are straightforward. They tell you what to do, which direction to go in, where you are etc. Pretty mundane stuff really...but occasionally (and usually unintentionally), road signs can be funny! Here's a collection...

Nodding Dogs

In the UK we call them nodding dogs, in the USA they call them bobbing head dogs or bobblehead dogs. I've also heard them called Dashboard Dogs, and in Germany they're known as Wackelhunds or Wackeldackels! This page is an affectionate look at dogs...

Fuzzy Dice

In the UK they're called fluffy dice or furry dice, in the USA they call them fuzzy dice Whatever you want to call them, we've all seen them...oversized, often garishly coloured pretend dice made of a synthetic fur-like material, joined together on...

Groups I Run - "Heavy Metal Headquarters" 

Group for Heavy Metal fans, artists and anything else to do with the Music Of The Gods...

Squidoo group for lenses about Heavy Metal

Heavy Metal Headquarters

HEAVY METAL ON SQUIDOO The group for lenses and links devoted to the most awesome music ever made by mankind - HEAVY METAL! If you have a lens about any aspect of the diverse genres of Heavy Metal whether it's about a band, band members, songs, a...

Heavy Metal Lenses - Judas Priest and Motorhead 

Lenses devoted to legendary British Heavy Metal bands, Judas Priest and Motorhead and their equally legendary vocalists, Rob Halford and Lemmy!...

Heavy Metal icons, Judas Priest and Motorhead...two bands that inspired countless others to follow the ways of Metal! \m/

Judas Priest Videos

Judas Priest, are an iconic Heavy Metal band who formed in 1969 in Birmingham, England. Judas Priest are regarded as amongst the originators of Heavy Metal and have been described as "the godfathers of speed metal". Rob Halford, vocalist...

Judas Priest

Judas Priest is a heavy metal band formed in 1969 in Birmingham, England. They have sold over 35 million albums worldwide Judas Priest have been cited as an influence on many heavy metal musicians and bands. Their popularity and status as one of the...

Lemmy

Lemmy is the frontman, vocalist and bass guitarist for the legendary British Heavy Metal band, Motorhead. Lemmy's given name is Ian Fraser Kilmister, and he was born in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England in 1945. Son of a vicar who left the famil...

Motorhead - British Heavy Metal Band

Motorhead have been described as "an aural nail bomb" - since 1975 they've been making their own unique brand of wild, raucous, fast and furious Heavy Metal. Motorhead proved they can still cut it 30 years later, when, in 2005 they recei...

Rob Halford

Rob Halford is one of the legends of heavy metal. Best known as the lead vocalist for the equally legendary Judas Priest, Rob has also performed as the vocalist with Black Sabbath and has formed three bands of his own - Fight, 2wo and Halford. Famous...

Heavy Metal Lenses - British Heavy Metal 

Lenses about some of the other British Heavy Metal bands I love...

Other lenses I've written about British Heavy Metal bands and artists

Skyclad - The Ultimate Pagan Heavy Metal Band!

Skyclad are a British Heavy Metal band credited as being one of the originators of "Folk Metal" and "Pagan Metal". Named after the Pagan practice of ritual nudity, Skyclad were formed in 1991 by former Sabbat vocalist Martin Wal...

Akercocke - Progressive Blackened Death Metal

Akercocke are one of those bands that straddle more than one genre of Heavy Metal. Akercocke's MySpace page lists them as "Death Metal/Black Metal/Alternative"...Wikipedia describes them as "a progressive blackened death metal ban...

Bruce Dickinson

Bruce Dickinson is most famous as the charismatic singer with the iconic British Heavy Metal band, Iron Maiden. Formerly the vocalist with Samson, Bruce joined heavy metal legends, Iron Maiden in 1980. According to All Music Guide, Bruce Dickinson...

Venom - Black Metal!

Venom is a black metal band, formed in 1979, in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK by Cronos (vocals), Mantas (guitar) and Abaddon (drums). Cited as a major influence on death, black and thrash metal bands ever since, Venom were considered "the most outrageous...

Heavy Metal Lenses - Other Heavy Metal 

More Heavy Metal...

Heavy Metal bands from around the world

Goat Of Mendes - Pagan Heavy Metal Band From Germany

Goat Of Mendes are a German Heavy Metal band who formed in 1994. Influenced by bands such as Sabbat, Skyclad and Cirith Ungol, Goat Of Mendes have forged a musically eclectic mix of several genres of Heavy Metal, including Black, Death, Doom, Thrash...

Amon Amarth - Viking Heavy Metal Band From Sweden

Amon Amarth are a Heavy Metal (Viking Metal) band from Sweden who use Viking mythology and imagery in their lyrics and artwork. Amon Amarth formed in 1988 and were originally called "Scum"! In 1992 they changed their name to Amon Amarth (Amon Amart...

Death Metal

Death Metal is one of the many diverse genres of Heavy Metal. Death Metal evolved from 1980's Thrash Metal and by incorporating some of the extreme elements of Black Metal, a brand new genre of Heavy Metal was born! Death Metal combines the fast te...

Cruachan - Irish Celtic Heavy Metal Band

Cruachan are an Irish Celtic Heavy Metal band. Cruachan formed in 1992. Celtic music, history, Paganism and mythology are prominent influences in Cruachan's music, as are the Viking Age and the works of J R R Tolkein. Cruachan's earlier w...

Thyrfing - Viking Heavy Metal Band From Sweden

Thyrfing is a Heavy Metal band formed in 1995 in Sweden. Thyrfing's music is part of the genre of Heavy Metal known as "Viking Metal" because of the Norse mythology imagery and lyrical themes used in their music. The band is named aft...

Other Music Lenses 

Other bands I like...

Music lenses

Ministry - Industrial Metal

Ministry was an industrial metal band, active from 1981 to 2008, who are widely regarded as one of the pioneers of industrial metal. Founded by Cuban born Al Jourgensen, Ministry started life in Illinois in 1981. Jourgensen decided on the band name...

The Traveling Wilburys - The Last Great Supergroup

When George Harrison recruited a group of his friends to help him record a B-Side for his 1988 single, "This Is Love", he inadvertantly formed the last great supergroup, the Traveling Wilburys. The song they recorded, "Handle With Ca...

Favourite Places 

Places where I've had fun!

Cool places with fun things to do!

A Guide To Legoland Windsor

Legoland Windsor is a family oriented theme park situated in Windsor, Berkshire, approximately 20 miles to the west of London. The park is aimed primarily at children aged 2 to 12 and the attractions are themed around the popular Lego range of const...

Lifestyle Lenses 

Stuff I'm into...

A mixed bag of stuff I find interesting...

Pentagram Jewelry, Accessories & Gifts

Pentagram/Pentacle Necklaces, Pendants, Chokers, Earrings, Bracelets, Watches, Rings, Buckles, Bags, Purses, Wallets, Keyrings...And Other Accessories & Gifts! The pentagram or pentacle (sometimes also called a pentangle or a pentalpha) is a five po...

Steampunk Movies - My Top 10

Steampunk films are set in a past era (or in a world resembling the past), in which technological discoveries occurred earlier in history than they really did and were accomplished using the science already present in that time period. Much of steam...

Gothic Clothing, Fashion And Make-Up - How To Get The "Goth Look"!

Gothic Clothing...Gothic Fashion...Gothic Style...the Gothic "Look" ! Rich jewel colours, sensual textures such as velvet, satin and lace combined with leather and PVC; Antique clothes worn with bondage gear, Fishnets, thigh boots, chains and sp...

Groups I Run - "British Literature" 

I read loads and I run a group for any lenses connected with Brit Lit - authors, retail - anything goes as long as it's relevant...

Squidoo group for lenses about British Literature

British Literature Headquarters

BRITISH LITERATURE British Authors, British Books...in fact, everything connected with British Literature! If you have a lens on any aspect of British Literature whether it's about a book, author, retail or whatever, please add your lens here! I...

British Authors Lenses 

British Literature (Brit Lit)...

Lenses I've written about British authors

William McGonagall

William McGonagall (1825 - 1902) was an ordinary working class Scottish man employed as a weaver in Dundee's textile industry. One momentous day in 1877 when he was aged 52, literally in a sudden blinding flash of "divine" enlightenment, he "received...

Ian McEwan - British Novelist, Short-Story Writer, And Screenwriter

Ian McEwan has been writing fiction since the 1970's and has written many bestsellers and received numerous literary awards and glowing critical acclaim. It is difficult to sum up Ian McEwan's writing...a few words and phrases spring to mind...

The Works Of Neil Gaiman

Neil Gaiman - British born author of fantasy and science fiction novels, short stories, poems, graphic novels and films. Neil Gaiman is possibly best known for "The Sandman" graphic novels, and his books "Stardust", "American...

Neil Gaiman Lenses 

Neil Gaiman is one of my favourite authors...if you're not familiar with his work, he's worth checking out!...

For the full list and links to all my Neil Gaiman lenses, please see my Neil Gaiman lensography - The Works Of Neil Gaiman

Neverwhere By Neil Gaiman

Under the streets of London there's a secret world which is Neverwhere...a dark mysterious place of shadows, tunnels and abandoned underground stations populated by assassins and warriors, angels and vampires, talking rats and a hierarchy of nob...

Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman

Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman poses the question; "How would YOU react if you found out your Dad was a God?" Following on loosely from his bestselling novel "American Gods", author Neil Gaiman has taken the popular character of &q...

Stardust - A Novel By Neil Gaiman

Award winning British author, Neil Gaiman wrote the novel, "Stardust" and in it he weaves a sparking, magical tale that will enchant and enthrall anyone who loves a good tale, well told. If you love stories or films such as "The Princess Bride", "Le...

American Gods By Neil Gaiman

Have you ever wondered what happens to Gods when people stop believing in them? In his internationally acclaimed bestselling novel "American Gods", award winning British author Neil Gaiman tells the intriguing tale of Shadow, an ordinar...

Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch - a novel by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman

Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch, is a novel jointly written by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett and first published in 1990 The plot of the book concerns an unusual young boy, an unconventional angel, an even more...

Ian McEwan Lenses 

Ian McEwan is another of my favourite authors...I've made lenses for all his novels and collections of short stories!

For the full list and links to all my Ian McEwan lenses, please see my Ian McEwan lensography - Ian McEwan - British Novelist, Short-Story Writer, And Screenwriter

Atonement By Ian McEwan

"Atonement" is a novel by award winning writer, Ian McEwan, first published in 2001. The plot of "Atonement" follows the life of Briony Tallis, from naive teenager to elderly woman. In 1935, Briony 13 years old, an aspiring writer and the youngest...

Saturday By Ian McEwan

"Saturday" is a novel by multi-award winning author, Ian McEwan, first published in 2005. "Saturday" is the story of a day in the life of a 48 year old London neurosurgeon, Henry Perowne. The novel is set on Saturday, 15th February 2003. Henry wake...

The Comfort Of Strangers By Ian McEwan

The Comfort Of Strangers is Ian McEwan's second novel, first published in 1981. A bored couple journey to an un-named city in search of excitement. There they meet an enigmatic stranger who entangles them in a web from which there may be no escape.....

Black Dogs By Ian McEwan

"Black Dogs" is a novel by multi-award winning British author Ian McEwan, first published in 1992. In 1946, a young couple, Bernard and June, set off on their honeymoon. Fired by their ideals and passion for one another, they plan an idyllic holiday...

First Love, Last Rites By Ian McEwan

First Love, Last Rites is Ian McEwan's first collection of short stories and was originally published in 1975. This collection was Ian McEwan's first published work and comprises a collection of eight short stories, all of which are summarised indiv...

The Lovely Bones Lenses 

The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold is one of my favourite books and I'm looking forward to the movie interpretation...

"The Lovely Bones" is a very thought provoking piece of writing...

The Lovely Bones Movie

Director Peter Jackson has teamed with scriptwriters Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens to adapt author Alice Sebold's best-selling novel, "The Lovely Bones" into a movie version for the big screen. The storyline of "The Lovely Bones&...

The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

In "The Lovely Bones", author Alice Sebold takes a shocking and upsetting theme - the rape and murder of a child, and from this dark background weaves a poignant, thought provoking and uplifting tale of enduring love, acceptance and redemp...

Interesting People 

People I find interesting...

People who I think stand out from the crowd...

Deborah Meaden - Common Sense Rules

Deborah Meaden is the only female "dragon" on the popular BBC TV series "Dragons' Den". Renowned for her straight talking approach to would-be entrepreneurs, Deborah Meaden is an extremely successful businesswoman herself. D...

Giant Squid Summer School 2009! 

CDT's Giant Squid Summer School Lensography!

In June 2009, all Giant Squids were invited to participate in the Giant Squid Summer School. Who could resist something described as "part lensmaking challenge, part networking with fellow Giants, part daily lesson plans to goose you along&quo...

CDT's Squidoo Accolades 

Squidoo stuff I'm proud of!

CDT's Squidoo Accolades!

Hi, I'm CDT! I joined Squidoo in May 2007. To be precise, I stumbled into Squidoo quite by chance! I run my own business and I was looking for places on the internet where I could publicise it by means of links and I came across a Squidoo page...