Category Archives: Autobiography

A Bad Weekend

Posted on February 21, 2014 by odeboyz
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Working in the 1970s

Posted on February 6, 2014 by odeboyz

We nicknamed the huge treble extension ladder “Big Bertha” as it really was a beast with thirty rungs in each in each of its three sections, the bottom and middle section fitted with ropes and pulley wheels. In 1972 I … Continue reading →

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Harold Hill history.

Posted on January 17, 2014 by odeboyz

True stories to my granddaughter Kay. Hi Kay, as with most things, the most tenuous threads of fate pull together in forming both a personal as well as an interactive history of me with others and others with me.  So … Continue reading →

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A Love Story

Posted on January 9, 2014 by odeboyz
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The Onslow Arms

Posted on January 7, 2014 by odeboyz
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Tales from William Tyndale Junior School in the 1950s

Posted on December 20, 2013 by odeboyz

Although all three of us boys started off our school days at Thornhill Road School, (Islington)  for some reason Mum moved me to what was then called Sebbon Street School but later the name was changed to William Tyndale School. … Continue reading →

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Its not cricket

Posted on December 13, 2013 by odeboyz

Its not cricket

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Good Friends

Posted on November 29, 2013 by odeboyz

A number of years ago, my destiny – and as it happened later my wife’s life was channelled into serving our community as local Councillors.  Politics is never boring as many MPs  will attest, but local politics at Borough level  … Continue reading →

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Such Happy Times.

Posted on November 26, 2013 by odeboyz

When young,my happy secure home…Rang with laughter. The radio light programme, trilled from the corner sideboardAlmost all day,I rememberMum singing along.“ I can’t tell a waltz from a tangoI never know what my feet are goner dono I can’t tell … Continue reading →

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Fray Bentos

Posted on November 22, 2013 by odeboyz

Fray Bentos

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