Category: history

Aspirations and Achievement

A couple of weeks ago, I received a phone call from a Primary School to ask if I would like to go and speak to the children. As part of their Aspirations and Achievement week, the children had been asked to suggest the kind of people and jobs they would…

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The Big Dig!

I LOVE HISTORY! That’s an opening statement isn’t it? History has always fascinated me. The three people who encouraged, inspired and developed my interest in all things historical were my mum, grandma and my J3 (Year 5) teacher Mrs Allen at Primary School. Over the years I have devoured books…

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The Joy of Freelance Work

I’ve now been operating as a freelance storyteller for just under 6 months and I’m really enjoying it.  Setting up as a freelancer can be stressful. The regular income and pension payments are a thing of the past. Spreading the word and finding future bookings are now a huge chunk…

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