Linda Wigzell Cress
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GREECE TRIP APRIL 1966 - PART 1 HAHGS ON TOUR
GREECE TRIP 1966 – SAT 2 ND APRIL 1966-MON 25 TH APRIL 1966 PART 1 – HAHGS ON TOUR There was great excitement at school when the allocation of places...
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THE GRANVILLE PARKERS - VICTORIANS TO WW2
After the war, many bombed-out families from SE London needed to be re-housed urgently. Like my family, originating from the Peckham/Bermondsey area...
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THE GRANVILLE PARKERS - EPITAPH
Not long before Christmas 2021 I heard the sad news that my longest-standing friend, Roy South, had passed away on 29 th November 2021 having only...
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THE GRANVILLE PARKERS - CLIFF- MOVE IT!
Recycled and Upcycled from my Blog in honour of Cliff's 80th Birthday 14th October 2020 62 years ago Cliff released his first hit single Move It!, on...
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THE GRANVILLE PARKERS - POST WAR SE LONDON
I was born in 1950, in Lewisham Hospital, London SE13. It had been a workhouse, then a military hospital for the returning wounded of WW1. Mum and...
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Hi me old mate. I've just
Posted on Mon, 04 May 2020
Hi me old mate. I've just come across this rather late!! And reading about all our old haunts has brought tears to my eyes too. I could visualise it all clearly. And I feel I know dear Suzi too. Much enjoyed.
Read full commentPosted in Visit the Past
Hi Rhiannon. This is such an
Posted on Sat, 11 Apr 2020
Hi Rhiannon. This is such an accurate account of the effects on us locked-down folks. And told with sensitivity. We are all a little lost at present. keep safe
Read full commentPosted in Isolation
Nice rhyming, good pace and
Posted on Mon, 27 Mar 2017
Nice rhyming, good pace and images as fresh as Spring itself!
Read full commentPosted in Spring has sprung (at last)
Great angle on the theme
Posted on Thu, 16 Mar 2017
Great angle on the theme Rhiannon, a very clever and amusing poem.
Read full commentPosted in Chasing the dream
Huddie, that's lovely! Really
Posted on Fri, 13 Jan 2017
Huddie, that's lovely! Really hit the spot with this old girl.
Read full commentPosted in Our Feet Don't Run
A good one mate. Made me
Posted on Fri, 21 Oct 2016
A good one mate. Made me smile and that ain't easy these days! G cherries well deserved on a very readable piece.
Read full commentPosted in Owl and the Pussycat
Hi mate. Lewisham last time
Posted on Wed, 27 Jul 2016
Hi mate. Lewisham last time I saw it a year or so back is a mess. The big roundabout outside the hole that was the Odeon has been demolished and traffic is appalling. That's progress for you. And I've begun a Blog if you fancy a read. Hope...
Read full commentPosted in ELEPHANT PARK (LONDON)
Done!
Posted on Wed, 27 Jul 2016
Done!
Read full commentPosted in ELEPHANT PARK (LONDON)
A lovely poem, very readable
Posted on Tue, 26 Jul 2016
A lovely poem, very readable gentle rhyme and rythm on a perfect take on the IP. Well deserved cherries.
Read full commentPosted in The Old Oak Chair
So dark and deep. Made me go
Posted on Fri, 20 Mar 2015
So dark and deep. Made me go cold. Well crafted.
Read full commentPosted in Shadow Anthem
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