Articles tagged Garry Dale:
D Day Remembered - A Trip to the Normandy Beaches
- 5 Jun 2019
My Dad was nine when the Second World War broke out. For him, the war defined his whole life. He was 15 when it ended. To the day he died, two years ago he devoured every programme he can watch about it. His TV was permanently tuned to the History Channel or the Discovery Chan...
The Tale of Clifford Norden - My Great Uncle Who Was Killed 12 Days Before The End of WW1
- 4 Nov 2018
October 31st was the hundreth anniversary of the death of my Great Uncle, Clifford Norden. I say, death, but what I really mean is it’s the 100th anniversary of the day he was killed in the First World War, only twelve days before the Armistice. I often wonder what might ha...
A Day With the Family
- 27 Sep 2008
It might seem a bizarre way to spend your golden wedding anniversary, but my parents didn't want a party. They just wanted their three grandchildren and three children at home. In the end we all went out for a pub lunch in Great Yeldham and then spent a couple of hours at the ...
The Changing Face of Farming
- 3 Feb 2007
I'm spending most of this weekend in Devon, hence the lack of posts yesterday. The thing that has struck me here is how much I miss this kind of lifestyle. I was brought up in a very rural area in North Essex and never imagined I would spend much of my working life in Londo...