Queen Elizabeth II 1926 – 2022
Queen Elizabeth II died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon, Thursday 8th September 2022
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Help Connor’s family
Connor tragically lost his life at the weekend of the 10th of April in a car accident. He was just 26, married with two small children. His friends have started this fund to help his young family out. Connor attended school with...
Read MoreCoronavirus symptoms: What are they and how do I protect myself?
Coronavirus symptoms: What are they and how do I protect myself? – What should I do to prevent catching and spreading the virus.
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Grenfell Report: Blaming the Firefighters
To all the firefighters that attended Grenfell that day, and to each an every firefighter around the UK, I support you. Thank you for all that you do, and for who you are. To those who have already given, you are not and will never be forgotten.
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Kosmonavt Yuriy Gagarin 1988/89
My daughter found a bunch of photos in the cupboard the other day that I hadn’t seen in many years. Amongst them were photos of the Kosmonavt Yuriy Gagarin (Russian: Космона́вт Ю́рий Гага́рин) that I took around 1988/89 whilst I was serving on HMS Juno (F52)
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BREXIT Woes. Will it ever end? How will it end?
I mean, every one of you that voted leave, considered this point at the start of this Brexit...
Read MoreStrong not silent – No Health without mental health
‘ I AM STANDING UP FOR MEN SPEAKING OUT’ Every week, 84 men in the UK take their own lives. The majority will have suffered in silence or tried to self-medicate themselves…and failed. As men our ‘strong and silent’...
Read More‘And what a plan’ – D-Day June 6 1944
“And what a plan! This vast operation is undoubtedly the most complicated and difficult that has ever occurred.” Churchill’s speech on D-Day (Hansard, 6 June 1944, cols 1209-1210). June 6th 1944 – The...
Read MoreWe Will Remember Them
For the Fallen Robert Laurence Binyon (1869-1943), With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children, England mourns for her dead across the sea. Flesh of her flesh they were, spirit of her spirit, Fallen in the cause of the...
Read MoreIn or Out ? EU or not EU?
To be honest, initially I started off as an “in” but that was purely based upon “it’s what I know”. I then realised I had better do some research since whilst it may not affect me so much, it will...
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