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Scandal After Midnight

6th September 2024 Always Worth Saying 2480 Comments

Busy times for Mrs Francis Killen. The adverts had been placed. The VIPs were on their way. The early weeks of 1960 saw her guests begin to converge on Merseyside. If her curly-wired bakelite GPO [more…]

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The Cnuteneering Home For Wayward Lathes and Mills

5th June 2023 El Cnutador 2203 Comments

As many of you know I have been hankering after a milling machine for some time. Not being able to justify the price of a shiny new one I have been religiously checking ebay and [more…]

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Finding Ngozi

6th December 2022 Always Worth Saying 2838 Comments

For obvious reasons myself and Swiss Bob don’t know each other’s true identities nor are we ever aware of each other’s exact whereabouts. Secret messages whizz around the globe. A sentence is out of place [more…]

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Kenneth Essex’s 101st Birthday Challenge

11th July 2021 Going Postal 1952 Comments

My name is Kenneth Essex and I will be 101 on 20th July 2021. I intend, starting on 11th July, to do a sponsored walk of two 500m circuits from my house, each day for [more…]

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The Curious Tale of Colonel Ellis & the Christmas Oranges

20th December 2020 Going Postal 2629 Comments

In 1908 Colonel William Verner Ellis (*) had long been retired from the British Indian Army and an adventurous & distinguished career playing “The Great Game”. His restless nature found him one grey winter’s day, [more…]

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Kenneth (Ken) Essex Hits a Century!

10th July 2020 Going Postal 2786 Comments

Kenneth Essex, one of the most respected viola players of our time, celebrates his 100th birthday on Monday 20th July 2020. Born the son of a Co-op baker and confectionery manager in Hinkley, Leicestershire he [more…]

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I work for a very enlightened employer, it is as companies should be, and how most were 20 years ago, working in a patrician, supportive environment where employees are valued. Among many career opportunities and [more…]

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