At ATC 1474 Squadron in Wickford, Essex, we were fortunate to have dedicated officers who organized the Duke of Edinburgh’s
For reasons I can’t quite pinpoint, I remember my second year at Barstable School more vividly than any other. I
I attended Barstable Grammar and Technical School in Basildon, Essex, from 1962 to 1966, between the ages of 13 and
As I attempt to finish the account of my life in Billericay as a young boy between the ages of
In 1962, my family moved from the quiet village of Culcheth in Lancashire—home of sheep, pies, and Northern understatement—to the
Stuart Beckett was a popstar or pop singer in the 1960s, chasing dreams in the midst of a musical revolution.
My brother Stuart called to tell me of our father’s death. My father had been living in Thurso, Caithness, in
After my 2006 visit to Eigg, I finally got round to start writing the book about our family history. I