The original premise of these articles was to illustrate my career in teaching whilst enduring lockdown and as the articles progressed it unfurled its brief to encompass all manner of moans, observations, nitpicking and flights of […]
We invited readers to have their say and you responded in your droves, voting for a total of 131 different artists although we are still to decide whether votes for Jimi Hendrix and the Rolling Stones […]
As inevitably happens with lists of this kind people will disagree. Where is X? How come Y is above Z? Well as promised you, our wise and wonderful readers, will have the chance to cast your […]
‘Love Hurts’ was written by Boudleaux Bryant in the summer of 1960, and it’s a song with quite a fascinating history. Bryant and his wife, Felice, were the main writers for the Everly Brothers during this […]
As Spring brings new shoots, so opportunities present themselves. If you’re new to this parish, I am retiring from full-time teaching in July and am looking to do lots of the things I really want to […]
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