Claire started her London Air Ambulance sponsor challenge of walking 116 miles, which is the mileage of the boarder boundary of the London boroughs (didn’t know that).
Good luck, I know you can do it.
Category: General
General life story
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Week 61 – May 10th – Week 5 of lockdown easing phase 2
I followed up with the Hon Brokenshire, to see how he was doing with his health issue.
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Week 60 – May 3rd – Week 4 of lockdown easing phase 2
I went for my induction at the Croydon post office, I say induction, after about 45 minutes we were on the floor working.
I have to say in 40 years hardly anything had changed in how the job is done
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Week 59 – April 26th – Week 3 of lockdown easing phase 2
We decided with the local elections next week, as we still wanted to vote, but didn’t feel safe with Covid19 going to the polling station.
So I went online and filled out some information on the government website and today we got the forms to select who we wanted to vote, signed and send back.
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Week 59 – April 26th – Week 3 of lockdown easing phase 2
With the help of Mark Scholfield, to make the site even more secure, we added registration to be verified, as there had been a couple of random users from bad domains setup recently.
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Week 58 – April 19th – Week 2 of lockdown easing phase 2
It was like going back to where I started. Today I was accepted to work at Croydon Royal Mail parcel depot via agency work. I put myself forward when I want to work, just to give myself some extra cash.
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Week 57 – April 5th – Week 2 of lockdown easing phase 1 part 2
Buckingham Palace announced that Prince Phillips has passed away today.
The duke, aged 99, was the longest-serving consort in British history.
In a statement shortly after midday, the palace said: “His Royal Highness passed away peacefully this morning at Windsor Castle.”
A notice was posted on the gates of Buckingham Palace following the announcement.
Prince Philip of Greece was born on 10 June 1921 on the island of Corfu. His birth certificate shows the date as 28 May 1921, as Greece had not then adopted the Gregorian calendar.
With war looming, Prince Philip decided on a military career. He wanted to join the Royal Air Force but his mother’s family had a seafaring tradition and he became a cadet at the Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth.
While there he was delegated to escort the two young princesses, Elizabeth and Margaret, while King George VI and Queen Elizabeth toured the college.
According to witnesses, Prince Philip showed off a great deal. But the meeting made a deep impression on the 13-year-old Princess Elizabeth.
Philip quickly proved himself an outstanding prospect, passing out at the top of his class in January 1940 and seeing military action for the first time in the Indian Ocean.
By October 1942, he was one of the youngest first lieutenants in the Royal Navy, serving on board the destroyer HMS Wallace.
The day before the marriage ceremony, King George VI bestowed the title of His Royal Highness on Philip and on the morning of the wedding day he was created Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth and Baron Greenwich.
The wedding took place in Westminster Abbey on 20 November 1947. It was, as Winston Churchill put it, a “flash of colour” in a grey post-war Britain.
The duke returned to his naval career and was posted to Malta where, for a while at least, the couple could live the life of any other service family.
Their son, Prince Charles, was born at Buckingham Palace in 1948, and a daughter, Princess Anne, arrived in 1950. They were later joined by Prince Andrew (1960) and Prince Edward (1964).
On 2 September 1950, he achieved the ambition of every naval officer when he was appointed to his own command, the sloop HMS Magpie.
Philip took leave from the Royal Navy in July 1951. He never returned in an active role.
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, was a strong-willed and independent man who found himself at the centre of British society.
The duke retired from public life in August 2017 after decades supporting the Queen and attending events for his own charities and organisations.
Buckingham Palace calculated he had completed 22,219 solo engagements since 1952, and Theresa May, the then prime minister, thanked him for a “remarkable life of public service”.
Philip celebrated his 70th wedding anniversary later that year.
A lifelong cricket fan and talented allrounder in his playing days, the Duke served two terms as MCC President from 1949-50 and 1974-75 and becoming an honorary life member.
The Duke became Patron and Twelfth Man of the Lord’s Taverners in 1950, the same year the charity was founded. He also served as the President of the charity for two years between 1960-61.
He was instrumental in introducing the Lord’s Taverners ECB Trophy which is presented annually to the county champions. The trophy was introduced in 1973 with the Duke recognising that until that time, the champions had never received a physical trophy.
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Week 56 -March 29th – Week 1 of lockdown easing phase 1 part 2
I attend by web presentation by Kuoni on the “The Ultimate Guide To The Maldives.”
It was interesting to see about other island in this lovely paradise part of the world.
Especially the underwater restaurant in the Indian Ocean.
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Week 55 – March 15th – Week 2 of lockdown easing phase 1
So after the walking, you need to recharge, looking forward to this ?
Looking forward to having this roast lamb after all the walking and picture taking done earlier today. ? -
Week 55 – March 15th – Week 2 of lockdown easing phase 1
Did the census form today, pretty basic to be honest with you.
