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Postcard From Birmingham, Part Two

31st August 2024 Always Worth Saying 1756 Comments

There should be a law against circular railway stations, especially those with exits at each point of the compass. The danger is, once outside, visitors don’t know where they are or in what direction they’re [more…]

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Report From Kenya 1955, Part Nine

20th August 2024 Going Postal 2426 Comments

On his way home from reporting on Kenya for the Birmingham Mail in 1955, my uncle John Alldridge filed this report from Uganda – Jerry F Colour problem in reverse Almost 50 years ago another [more…]

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The Origins of Terms and Phrases

13th July 2024 Going Postal 2367 Comments

There are terms and phrases which remain in use today, despite the fact they were coined many years or many centuries ago. In some cases it is quite remarkable that they have survived and stand [more…]

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Postcard From The Scotsman

29th June 2024 Always Worth Saying 7221 Comments

Mrs AWS and I are enjoying our May day-trip to Edinburgh, but time is tight. After walloping down (£10) ice creams, we must hurry to Waverley station if only to watch our train depart the [more…]

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Postcard From Edinburgh Castle

22nd June 2024 Always Worth Saying 2382 Comments

Mrs AWS and I are enjoying our day trip to Edinburgh. Although we’re used to exploring Princes Street, this time we are swept in a crowd of alighting passengers at Edinburgh’s Waverley station in the [more…]

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Postcard From The Scottish Reformation

15th June 2024 Always Worth Saying 2356 Comments

I have a strange sensation in my trousers while strolling Edinburgh’s Royal Mile arm in arm with Mrs AWS. Behave yourselves. Regular readers will be unsurprised to learn my work colleagues pay me not to [more…]

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Postcard From The Royal Mile

8th June 2024 Always Worth Saying 2177 Comments

Having exhausted Edinburgh’s King’s Gallery, myself and Mrs AWS spilled into the street and faced the caravan park, timeshares, swimming pool, shop and public lavatory complex opposite. Hold on a minute. On closer observation, the [more…]

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American Journey 1952, Part Four – Atlanta

4th June 2024 Going Postal 3205 Comments

On a chill November night in 1864 a small boy lay trembling behind a rock — not a hundred yards from where I am writing this — and watched a city burn. It was the [more…]

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Postcard From The King’s Gallery

1st June 2024 Always Worth Saying 1594 Comments

On our day trip to Edinburgh, Mrs AWS and I de-trained on Waverley’s Platform 9 at 12:17 prompt. While a disappointing first-class breakfast rattled in our tums, we allowed ourselves to be swept out of [more…]

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