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So. Reading, eh?
I guess it’s the fundamental bardic thing, the telling of stories from the year dot to entertain, educate and comfort the clan around the fire, and we still love it so much today. Just look at the size of the publishing industry, and the hoards of souls (me included) eagerly trying to make their stories… Continue reading
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Ed Pigot’s from Portsmouth & so am I
…although my parents moved us to Gloucestershire when I was one. However when I was of an age to take note of trips to Pompey, it was like visiting a giant pop-up book, I was so familiar with the place names and many, many family stories. I’ve just returned from a flying visit now, and… Continue reading
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The Welsh Obsession
I grew up in Gloucestershire and a lot of my childhood holidays were spent camping across Wales. Aberporth and Tresaith were initially family favourites before we ventured further north, to Barmouth, into Snowdonia and then: Dad discovered the Ffestiniog Railway. Momentous day! It was the early 1970s, the railway was in a state of ambitious… Continue reading
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