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The Visit
I had barely finished my induction and I was suddenly launched into a sea of people, all on their own journeys’ to their own lands. My long term destination was Cartrefle College. For now. After taking a couple of evening classes in Sociology and Psychology … Continue reading →
Posted in Shaggy Job Stories
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Tagged Academic Qualifications, Birkenhead, College Interview, Disinterest, Distant Lands, Education Community, Ellesmere Port, Evening Classes, Family Stress, Feeder Schools, Horse Work, Induction, Journeys, Lad, Local Authority, Mile Journey, Monies, Mutual Friend, Outskirts, Set In Stone, Social Services, Social Worker, Term Destination, Thatcher, Time Education, Valuable Service, Wards, Work Horse, Work Projects, Working With Children, Youth Work Experience
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Flotsam and Jetsam
Manchester to Bridgetown Barbados. November 1st 2010 Distance – 4168 miles. A cold, almost frosty Monday morning in November, waiting for the taxi to ferry us over to Manchester. Thoughts of Greenwich, Lloyd, Andy Roberts, Michael Holding…. Bob Willis, John … Continue reading →
Posted in Flotsam and Jetsam
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Tagged 50th Birthday, Andy Roberts, Barbados, Bob Willis, Bridgetown Barbados, Caribbean Cruise, Catch A Fire, Ellesmere Port, Empire Windrush, Enoch Powell, Excitement, Family Ties, Flotsam And Jetsam, Flotsam Jetsam, Garveys, Garveys Ghost, Ghost Stories, Greenwich, Grenada, Handsworth, Hangover, John Snow, Lloyd, Lost Summer, Margaret Thatcher, Monday Morning, Particularily, River Mersey, Skinny Neck, Start Family, Taxi, Teenage Youth, Toxteth
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I know enough about these places to feel able at this time to call most of them Home
The end of the beginning, not as has been suggested, how to write a Story. (It is always nice to tell a story though, especially when there are people to listen and there may be something interesting to … Continue reading →
Posted in Pitter Patter
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Tagged Bantry Bay, Begi, Bobby Bare, Clancy Brothers, Donny Osmond, Drunken Journey, Dun Laoghaire, Ellesmere Port, Gail Thomas, Gertie, How To Write A Story, Irish Catholic Family, Irish Rebel Songs, Johnny Mcevoy, Maroon Colour, O Shea, O Sullivan, Pubs And Bars, Puppy Love, Rich Tenor, River Mersey, Tenor Voice, Weddings And Funerals
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