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Disloyalty card

Posted on January 8, 2019January 8, 2019 by philjackman

I’ve been going to Dave’s in Morpeth to get my hair cut ever since I moved to the town. That was nearly thirty years ago. Dave reminded me that I was one of his first customers when he had his first shop on the main road North. He’s seen me go from black to grey … Continue reading Disloyalty card

Posted in Of interestTagged business, design, life, loyalty, morpeth, promotion, workLeave a comment

Lower leagues

Posted on August 22, 2017August 22, 2017 by philjackman

There is something enjoyable about lower league football. Away from the glamour and the glitz of the premier league, with its mega stars and obscene budgets there is still a lot that the beautiful game has to offer. It is not that I get to a lot of games. I would not call myself a … Continue reading Lower leagues

Posted in Of interestTagged amateur, art, football, fun, learning, life, morpeth, sportLeave a comment

An oasis

Posted on November 24, 2016November 27, 2016 by philjackman

There is a small oasis in our local tip.  Morpeth's waste recycling centre has been transformed into an Eden, a paradise on earth.  Among the metal skips and lumbering vehicles, among the ephemera and detritus of our modern lives there lies a pair of small gardens.  Someone, I assume it is one of the people … Continue reading An oasis

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A fair day to remember

Posted on June 11, 2013June 9, 2013 by philjackman

For any respectable citizen of my home town the second Sunday in June has a red ring around it as that is the day of the annual Morpeth fair.  It is an opportunity for all the people to come together, the well healed and the less so, the older and the young to enjoy the … Continue reading A fair day to remember

Posted in UncategorizedTagged Davison, Emily, fair, morpeth, suffragette, vote, womenLeave a comment

Torch

Posted on June 15, 2012 by philjackman

I cannot imagine that this is the first time that someone has run through Morpeth with a flaming torch but this time it was different, it was the once in a lifetime opportunity to see the Olympic flame come through our own home town and so this is how we found ourselves this morning standing … Continue reading Torch

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