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GP Crossword Tribute
1 Across: Her Majesty The Queen, 21st April 1926 – 8th September 2022. May she rest in God’s eternal peace. © Richard Puller 2022
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My Legends of Pop Music – Part Fifty-Nine –Eagles
I suspect many of you will know my top three legends of pop music. We are on the countdown now to my most favourite music artists, making them my 2nd most favourite legends of pop [more…]
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Nostalgia Album, Nature’s Colosseum
Descending Tourmalet Having conquered the 7,000ft Col du Tourmalet for England, our pugnacious Ford 8 trundles down the other side nonchalantly taking for granted the now over-familiar spectacle of Pyerean mountain passes. The cycling data [more…]
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My Legends of Pop Music – Part Fifty-Eight – Smokie
I suspect many of you will know my top three legends of pop music. We are on the countdown now to my most favourite music artists, making them my 3rd most favourite legends of pop [more…]
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Naples – Front Line Problem City
In March 1944 my uncle John Alldridge visited Naples a few months after it had been liberated and produced this report for the Manchester Evening News. – Jerry F *** War brought disease and desolation [more…]
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Uncle Fred, Edwardian Metropolitan Policeman
Uncle Fred’s Early Life ‘Uncle Fred’, as we all called him, was, in reality, my maternal grandfather’s uncle, and my great great uncle. He was the only other member of my grandfather’s family I ever [more…]
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The Desert War – August 1942
August 80 years ago and although the situation in the desert starts off mostly quiet all hell is breaking out at sea. The Axis are desperate to resupply Rommel and the Allies are equally desperate [more…]
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Nostalgia Album, Conquering The Long Mountain
Col d’Aspin Last time on Nostalgia Album the heroic Ford 8, with a hiccup or two, commenced an odd zig-zag route across the Pyrenees as part of my father and grandparent’s 1952 return journey from [more…]
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My Legends of Pop Music – Part Fifty-Seven – Darts
I do like good old rock ‘n’ roll. Happy music, singalong, dance, be merry. Darts seemed to be on ToTP just about every week, so many happy memories. One of those bands that you just [more…]