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Growing up

Posted on 25/01/2011 by Bea Turvey apprentice author and witch

This April, provided we are lucky enough to get tickets, we shall take the children to see Lord Of The Flies in Regents Park.  A wonderful, if disturbing story of the powerful force that is peer-pressure.  Ever since we decided … Continue reading →

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Protected

Posted on 06/11/2010 by Bea Turvey apprentice author and witch

Happy Diwali and a very Happy New Year (Hindu) to everyone. Yesterday saw the culmination of a trial involving an Oxfordshire primary school teacher for sexual acts on minors.  When I say minors I do mean under 10 years old.  Now, … Continue reading →

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The PC book teeters on the window ledge

Posted on 19/09/2010 by Bea Turvey apprentice author and witch

Yesterday was the Thame Fair.  Every year the whole town is swallowed up in a carnival-type atmosphere; the roads through town are coned off; half the shops flip the signs to ‘Closed’; the restaurants are packed; there is a heady smell of diesel, … Continue reading →

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