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A Christmas Trip to Remember

16th December 2020 Going Postal 0

Mum, Dad, Big Brother and I were off to stay with my aunt and uncle in a small Yorkshire village for Christmas. I had passed my driving test about a year earlier and was to [more…]

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Childhood Holiday Memories

14th August 2020 Going Postal 0

As a kid I spent most of my Summer holidays at my Grandparent’s house in Hull. Dad came to London during the war when he was posted to the Royal Army Pay Corp offices in [more…]

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