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I was happily meandering through a very historic village that’s quite near me, on a walk with some pals. We were chatting away and very nearly had an embarrassing mishap by almost bumping into and knocking over a lady who was sat in the middle […]
Knowing our Ps and Qs . . . . . . a strange phrase which doesn’t actually seem to have a difinitive explanation but generally is taken to mean watching one’s language when out socialising and with family. This is all part of the rich […]
There really isn’t anything better than being amongst friends and colleagues when there are training courses to be undertaken. I remember the days of moving en-masse from our usual office block in town, to another one miles off, with all the time, cost and […]
We of a certain age are very familiar with the old style classroom scenario – teacher up the front of the class, chalk in hand and chalk board rubber in the other. One particular one was really excellent at writing behind her with her right […]
When I was leaving school I decided I’d like to go into the airforce. I used to take a teenage comic/magazine every week and they always had recruitment ads in them. They made it all look so glamorous and I decided to apply. My parents […]
Some years ago, due to conflicts of interest in a take over situation, I had to be ‘got rid of’. I was deeply upset as I really loved my job – or so I thought. It involved a lot of customer contact, my excellent powers […]
In this period of commemoration of the Armistice in 1918 we have been totally swamped on tv and radio with memories, tapes, recordings and words that have been hitherto squirrelled away in attics, store cupboards, precious memory boxes. Technical advances have meant we can confidently […]
One of the more fascinating aspects of getting older is looking back and seeing what we thought we knew from years ago, how relevant it is to today’s learning. Having to learn times tables in arithmetic – these have been one of the best things […]
I very happily belong to most of the heritage organisations in this country. I made the decision some years ago that I would try to support anything to do with historic houses, gardens and properties in general, within my very limited scope as an untrained […]
I was talking recently to a couple of very aged ladies – we were on a European coach trip, and were just getting to know each other – as you do on tours. These ladies had both been civil servants, back in the day when, […]