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“The day that changed my life” – Andrew Watson

It’s Friday afternoon, 21 February 2025. Eight days ago, I attended Andrew Watson’s funeral service at St James the Less, Stubbings. The event was so oversubscribed that the church and parish centre (with a live broadcast) were full, and there … Continue reading

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The Penny Dreadful, the Ha’penny Dreadfuller – will we ever learn?

One of the education blogs I follow is that of Alex Quigley, Hunting English. He, like me, read today’s headlines on the BBC website and in the Guardian about a new English A level syllabus being steered to approval, involving some … Continue reading

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It is the best of times, it is the worst of times…

to quote the first dozen words of Charles Dickens’ great novel, A Tale of Two Cities, though moved to the present rather than the past. The actual paragraph reads: It was the best of times, it was the worst of … Continue reading

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