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Chronicles of my Holiday Wanderings (1891-1901) by Harry Bond
From September 1891 until April 1901 Harry kept a meticulous record of his holidays: some by train, some by boat and some by bicycle. It is a fascinating record of a more leisurely age of tourism.
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whatthedickens.com – a play by Philip Blackshaw
Former teacher Philip Blackshaw wrote and directed this excellent school play which serves as an introduction to the work of Charles Dickens.
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The settling train
But his son, filled with ambition in his teenage years, felt that, pleasant though his father’s life no doubt was, there was surely more to life than this?
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Why you haven’t heard of Reg
How can anyone be so talented, and produce such marvellous music, and still be so little known?
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The Mint Juleps shine again
Perhaps they were planning some other gigs? Unfortunately not, I was informed by Debbie C – this was strictly a one off. A precious treat. And I couldn’t go. But…I couldn’t not go.
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The woman who sat on my lap
How little I knew, as I recoiled from this unexpectedly close contact, about the lady on my lap. Looking back, I feel honoured.
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Wanted: two personal pronouns and a noun
When our language is less precise, it is less useful. Here are three gaps in modern English, where a new word – or at least wider use of an existing word – would improve clarity.
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Get to know: Tim Hardin
“A Tim Hardin song never outstays its welcome. It’s very short and pretty: one verse, one chorus, second verse, the song is over and he’s out of there. It’s like a tiny, perfectly cut gem.”
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The Green Machine: Siemens Tumble Dryer iSensoric extraKLASSE WT47RT90GB review
Never mind all that. There are actually only three settings: Don’t bother, Whatever, and Just Do Your Damn Job. I recommend the last.
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Feedback they can’t ignore
One man, unidentified at the time of writing, seems to have decided to provide feedback which could not be ignored.
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Protected: Operas and Musicals Rik and Debbie have seen (don’t worry, it’s not interesting)
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
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The V.I.P.’s – the story of a band
If having a chart entry is the mark of success, you could say the V.I.P.’s made it.
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Striders and Strollers: pub and walk route list
A resource for Striders and Strollers to help plan pub walks of 5 or 8-12 miles – none of them too far from Chorleywood, Hertfordshire.
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Selective justice
The occupants of the car did not look like habitual troublemakers: in our thirties, conservatively dressed, professional – a stockbroker and two schoolteachers. But I’m pretty sure being white also helped.
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Three Sex Pistols with Frank Carter – O2 Forum Kentish Town, 26 September 2024
I bought “Never Mind the Bollocks” on the day it came out and played it again and again. Damn, they cut it loud. It spoke to my desires and frustrations, to my energy and my ambition. It was the record I needed in that part of my life.
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In search of “Wandering hands”
Much has changed in the last forty years, but the jocular tone of a story concerning sexual abuse – one of Margaret Thatcher’s cabinet ministers making sudden lunges at women in his office – is jarring.
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