Chronicle of a Croydon Boy

It is now early 1960-ish I've moved on from Arthur Horton's bookie office and gone to Albert Cook and Son, 801 Wandsworth R...

Lara Fabian.  A vision of beauty.  Beyond compare. This is something I posted a few years ago and think another outing and listen is due. ...

That's a strange title, what the heck does it mean? Well, seeing as it's you, I'll explain.  Fram Actual, one of the few Blogg...

So sad to learn that the wonderful George Cole is no longer with us. He died on 5th August 2015 and I cannot understand why I did not hear...

 Sunday 2nd August 20.15   A pleasant day, lots of cumulus clouds but nice and dry. Great, especially for the adventurous who are vi...

One of my earlier posts. Palaces of Romance, The Cinemas of Croydon. In the 1940s and 1950s Croydon boasted some of  the  best cine...

It's nearly three years since my wife Pat and I decided to move from the Scottish Borders back to Lincolnshire.  This was prompted by so...

Have your sound on, keep your eyes glued to this wonderful dance exhibition. I have always loved ballroom dancing and especially this on...

BBS (before betting shops) I worked in the 'credit office' owned by Albert Cook and Son.  Manning one of the eight phones, I took th...

Again I am in a reflective frame of mind, caused by a friend of ours who lives in Eastbourne who sent us a photo of her dear departed pet c...

After reading the blog "Sixth in Line" by Elisabeth in the land of Oz, I harked back to one day some six years ago when we had to ...

On Sunday 22 March we took a drive to this airfield, just to have a cuppa coffee, a chat with whomsoever was unlucky enough to be collared...

I've just been listening to Sir Peter O'Sullivan on BBC radio 4 and so many memories came flooding back. You may not know this cha...

What a ridiculous situation in England where retail stores over a 280 square metre floor-space are forced to close their doors at the end of...

Do you remember Bronkski Beat, The Communards, Jimmy Somerville and Richard Coles? The Eighties,  the sounds, the attitudes and so on?  I ...

Well, here's Bob - now just over a year old. He's not really allowed on the settee but it's OK if Andy, or me, is there firs...

Bob, just 10 months old.  Getting used to his new and loving home. Just a tad nervous when a sudden sound occurs, like a loud click or som...

Daughter Clare had to say 'Goodbye' to her lovely Dogue de Bordeaux 'Marley Moo' a couple of weeks ago.  A hard step, but al...

My daughter Clare had to take the terrible step of having her wonderful Dogue de Bordeaux put to sleep.  He had a bad growth on his back le...

On Saturday we drove to Wickenby Airfield, near Lincoln, as we have done before a few times. This was once the home of two RAF bomber comm...