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Commonwealth Games In Kandy

July 26, 2014 By Mike Sedgwick 1 Comment

Sri Lankan children commonwealth games

Not as big an event as in Glasgow but Hillwood College Sports Day for the Nursery and Playgroup was great fun.

We knew we were to be invited but when the invitation came it specified us as “special guests” and that, before the prizes were distributed the special guests would make a speech. We thought we had better try to speak in Sinhala. How would you do it? [Read more…] about Commonwealth Games In Kandy

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Tags: adventure, culture, education, history, languages, reading, Sri Lanka, storytelling, tradition, travel, writing

My Debut Novel: Marriage, a Journey, and a Dog

June 1, 2014 By SO53 News 10 Comments

Marriage and Journey and a Dog cover

By Brenda Sedgwick

Has anyone else living in the Chandler’s Ford area published an ebook or printed copy?

I’ve just published my first novel, Marriage A Journey And A Dog, and I would love your feedback.

I read how it takes 5 minutes to upload a book onto Kindle Publishing. It does when you have a perfect manuscript and [Read more…] about My Debut Novel: Marriage, a Journey, and a Dog

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Tags: arts and crafts, books, celebrations, Chandler's Ford, community, culture, education, interview, languages, memory, reading, Sri Lanka, storytelling, writing

White for Easter

April 25, 2014 By Hugh Benham 6 Comments

Janet’s post Easter Day – From Tragedy To Triumph is a fine account of a very memorable Easter celebration.

In most years the daffodils have been yellow – this year’s late Easter probably helps to explain the change of colour.

White is, however, a traditional colour for Easter.

In his poem ‘Loveliest of trees’ [Read more…] about White for Easter

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Tags: Chandler’s Ford community, Christianity, culture, Easter, education, history, languages, music, poetry, religion, St. Boniface Church, tradition

English Spelling

April 13, 2014 By Hugh Benham 1 Comment

English Spelling

English spelling at times seems completely random, but it is sometimes systematic, even if there seems no good reason for the system, and if exceptions can still be found!

Take the use of single L and double L at the end of a word for example. [Read more…] about English Spelling

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Chandler’s Ford Or Chandlers Ford? You Choose.

February 4, 2014 By Janet Williams 13 Comments

Today I would like to do a quick survey about an important (or trivial) matter – depending on your viewpoint.

Are you passionate about the apostrophe?

Would you prefer: Chandler’s Ford, or Chandlers Ford? Tell me. [Read more…] about Chandler’s Ford Or Chandlers Ford? You Choose.

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