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Speech to full @ambervalleybc Council Meeting on 26 September 2012 re: 550 houses planned for #Codnor
This is interesting – my first speech to full council before I had any idea I may become a councillor. Speech to full Council meeting – 26 September 2012 You say that the Borough Council’s Vision for Amber Valley, as … Continue reading
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Simon Says Four
Teddy bear, teddy bear Turn around. Teddy bear, teddy bear Touch the ground. Teddy bear, teddy bear Climb the stairs. Teddy bear, teddy bear Say your prayers.
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Simon Says Three: Your Sweetness is my Weakness
Simon Says Three Your Sweetness is my weakness So here we were for the jam. I’ve always liked the idea of a jam, if I’m honest, though not the fruit kind. More, the getting together of musicians and … Continue reading
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A little event to commemorate a huge undertaking: marking the @Pentrichrevolt
For immediate release 29 April 2015 A little event to commemorate a huge undertaking: 13 June at Pentrich Village Hall from 1pm to 6pm. After considerable organisation and the influence of a government agent provocateur on 9 June 1817 around … Continue reading
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Still Something in the Water?
Originally posted on graemecummingdotnet:
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the solar eclipse in 1999. I’d been reminded of that experience by more recent events and felt it was something worth sharing. In the post, I said I’d…
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Doing the new reed dance
I don’t tend to post about this on my blog, but I’m a saxophonist. Sure, I’m a saxophonist who works mainly as a copywriter and does creative writing when she can, but I have a performance diploma from the ABRSM … Continue reading
Shred
You are my life, my completeness This love is my weakness. You’re my before and my after The absence of laughter. I’m held. You’re my holder. My future is stuck in your folder. My strength is this: To shred the … Continue reading
How on earth have I avoided the Ragged Trousered Philanthropists for so long?
As a student of English literature in the 1990s at the University of East Anglia, I thought I’d come across all the ‘classics’ I would ever want to or not want to read. But now I have come across the … Continue reading
A fragment of a folk song
I really am the queen of not getting on with writing. Though things are so interesting – and I like to be involved – and I’m not good at giving anything up. And I know sometimes things will result in … Continue reading
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Resolutions, resolutions
So many years I have had the Writers’ and Artists’ Handbook poised at new year, thinking, say 2003, is going to be my year…. It wasn’t, though there’s a lot to look back on and edit. This year I am … Continue reading
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