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Sparrows! – a short story

I witnessed something from my bedroom window today that shocked and appalled me. I was casually drinking a cup of tea (decaff of course!) when a huge commotion erupted outside a few feet from my window. It was a shock to see 2 guys positively brawling and shouting aggressively, one had obviously stolen the others…

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The old Drill Hall in Sandwich

*** Update*** I am leading a project to get a Blue Plaque fixed to the wall of the old Drill Hall, it is well into the planning stages and I am working with Sandwich Town council and the Sandwich branch of the Royal British Legion to bring if all together. There will be a formal…

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Eclipse Mania…

I am but a simple person who’s wants and needs are not extravagant nor foolhardy, but as I wander aimlessly through life I get more disheartened. The solar eclipse was meant to be the biggest event in our history, billed as a ‘once in a lifetime occurrence’ you simply cannot miss, the way it was…

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Life as a Grocer/Shopkeeper

My father left school aged 14 and started his working life in 1940, in the little grocers shop in the village of Ickham in East Kent. Dad always wanted to write his story encouraged by so many of his old customers, but didnt have the skill and today’s technology. I am fortunate to have an…

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