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75Grand theft - pair of specs
Beware the dreaded spectacle snatchers! At least that is what I shall be doing in future, after my experience at a bus stop in Leicester. I make a regular journey by bus, once a week on a Wednesday, to...
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71Christmas is getting too darned early!
In August 2009, several charity shops in Leeds were sent a letter purporting to come from an organisation called the “Movement for Containment of Christmas”. This threatened dire consequences if the...
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70History brought to life at the 2009 Festival of History
History came to life in no uncertain manner at the 2009 Festival of History, held in the grounds of Kelmarsh Hall in Northamptonshire on 25th and 26th July. This annual event, run by English Heritage, is a...
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70The "Historic" Butler Cabin
One thing I miss now that Hootie Johnson is no longer Chairman of Augusta National Golf Club is his welcome to “the historic Butler Cabin” at the start of that very odd ceremony of presenting the...
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67Stories from Zimbabwe - the Joy of Giving Books to Schools
Happy children at Matenda School Making the book donation A child reciting a poem This is what books are for! On a Thursday morning, with dark clouds threatening, I arrived at Kudzanai Bus Terminus here in...
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66Stories from Zimbabwe - The Hard Journey to Matenda School
It was in the late afternoon of 27th July, at around five o’clock, that I was dropped off at Muzondiwa bus stop, about ten kilometres from LundiPrimary School along the Zvishavane road. Earlier in the...
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72Stories from Zimbabwe - Riding in the Rural Bus
I had waited at the terminus for close to three hours and was almost giving up hope when the bus pulled in. When it stopped at its rank, the rush to get on was incredible, with everyone pushing, shoving...
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67Stories from Zimbabwe - Brutal Murder
That hot Saturday afternoon, Denford did not dare leave the safety of his four-cornered hut. Since morning he had kept his eyes wide open, peering through the keyhole. Occasionally, he would recall the...
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72Stories from Zimbabwe - Toiling in the Hot Sun
Gumbeze wiped sweat from his brow. His body felt hot and sticky. To imagine that one had to toil in order to put food on the table made him feel embarrassed. Anyway, why worry, that was fate. For three...
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67Stories from Zimbabwe - Death in the Veld
At first, the two young hunters dismissed it as a harmless fire, fading away. In the scorching heat, with warm stale air hovering above their heads, they did not anticipate any danger. That was a grave...
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