memories
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In this latest series down memory lane, we’ve had California Dreamin’ , Moonlight Shadow and The Smurf Song. This week, it’s the turn of The Belle Stars: In the early 80s, on a Saturday night, I could be found down the road at my friend’s house. We used to sit up in her room and listen to music.
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We’ve had California Dreamin’ and Moonlight Shadow so far. This week it’s over to Father Abraham: When I was growing up in the 1970s, Smurfs were the latest craze and like any young child, I was mad about them. Some of my friends had lots of them, but times were hard for Mum and Dad
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Last week, it was California Dreamin’, this week it’s Moonlight Shadow by Mike Oldfield that holds a special memory for me. There I was, eleven years old, glumly trudging round the shops with Mum and Dad, when I saw it – the sign. It was in the shop window of Clarks shoe shop – ‘Free
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A while ago, on my blog, I took a trip down memory lane and highlighted songs that hold special meaning to me. I thought I’d revisit those memories over the next few weeks. When I heard The Mamas and The Papas California Dreamin’ on the radio recently, I was reminded of winters at home when
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When I was about five years old, my father bought me my first comic. It was called Twinkle (which ran from 1968-1999) and came out weekly. I thought it was wonderful. Dad had a paper delivered daily and set up a weekly order for Twinkle as I was so taken with it. I loved the
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I heard it on the radio When it came to radio stations, my father and I clashed. He was a big BBC Radio Two fan and would always listen to the breakfast show. As a teenager I thought it too dated, but it was Dad’s radio, so who was I to argue? Luckily, he had
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School Visits During my secondary school days, in the 1980s, we had two celebrity visitors. The first was Margaret Thatcher. I remember the buzz of excitement in the school in the days leading up to her visit. The Prime Minister was coming to our school! In little old Newbury. My mother and father thought Maggie
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Keith Chegwin, affectionately known as Cheggers, was a big part of my childhood – growing up in the 70s and 80s, I could be found clued to Multicoloured Swap Shop, starring both him and Noel Edmonds, and Cheggers Plays Pop. When he died on December 11th 2017, I felt a tug of sadness. I thought
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It wasn’t until I was in my twenties that I first learned my great grandfather, Arnold John Deller, had been wine butler to the Royal Family – to Queen Alexandra, wife of King Edward VII, and her son, King George V. My grandmother, Joan, was a private woman and didn’t talk about herself or her
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