Anthony Purple Patch
Live with Immune Thrombocytopenia & Fibromyalgia. Work as a volunteer for the ITP Support Association & written many articles about my ITP. Love sport, reading, music, clothes, gardening, photography, art, architecture, social history
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JOY AND PAIN - TALES FROM THE LANE (opens the original)
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1966 AND ALL THATIf you ask most English people to nominate two years in history which ring the loudest bells with them they will likely as not respond with 1066 and 1966.No doubt a few will respond with 1939, or 1945, perhaps even 2012 if they are Olympics lovers.Undoubtedly, as a sports fanatic and a football obsessive I would opt for 1966 and 2012. Both winning Summers and both showing my home City at its best.That July day in 1966 when as a six year old, I watched my first ever game of footb
THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF BATH (opens the original)
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WHAT HAVE THE ROMANS EVER DONE FOR US ?This is the fifth in a series of seven articles which take a look at unique British produce from specific places across the country.A visit to Somerset for a taste of biscuits, buns and Sally Lunns in the beautiful City of Bath. Not to mention the famous Roman Baths and Spa. All of the seven destinations covered in this series are places that I have visited myself and have sampled all of the products mentioned.To clarify for readers, I have no connection wi
YOUV’E EITHER GOT OR YOU HAVEN’T GOT STYLE (opens the original)
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TUESDAY NIGHT AT THE MOVIESI wasn’t going to write another Royal related article this week, simply because like most people I am worn out by the constant stream of mainly nonsense that has been spewed out, particularly over the last 3 weeks.Having said all that, I believe that it is even more important in these times, when negative news has been in the ascendency following the return of the non working, private citizens, to highlight the very best of British.Last night in London (Tuesday Septemb
A GREAT BRITISH FARCE (opens the original)
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FAST PACED CHAOSThe dictionary definition of farce -“ A farce is a funny play or movie that uses silly situations and physical humour, or a real-life situation that has become completely ridiculous and unfair”.When reflecting on yet another week of sordid, embarrassing headlines for the British Royal family, the word farce instantly came to mind.I take no pleasure in using it but it is the right description of another set of excruciating scenes being played out by our publicly private or is it p
GO WEST YOUNG MAN (opens the original)
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Up The Apples and Pears !The fourth in a series of seven articles which take a look at unique British produce from specific places across the country.A visit to Herefordshire for a taste of cider and perry at H Westons and Sons in Much Marcle.All of the seven destinations covered in this series are places that I have visited myself and have sampled all of the products mentioned.To clarify for readers, I have no connection with any of the producers mentioned and receive no financial reward or oth
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