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Masterpiece

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When Ercolina, a music teacher, finds out that her husband Nigel has been cheating on her, she needs to regain his attentions, and hopes she has a found a way of doing so when he asks her to compose his own personal music for the industrial awards ceremony, in which he is being presented for his design of a techo-suit. The suit can be programmed with remedial properties and when worn, can ... Read more

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When Ercolina, a music teacher, finds out that her husband Nigel has been cheating on her, she needs to regain his attentions, and hopes she has a found a way of doing so when he asks her to compose his own personal music for the industrial awards ceremony, in which he is being presented for his design of a techo-suit. The suit can be programmed with remedial properties and when worn, can
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Blackpool and the Fylde During WW1

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Blackpool was the Royal Army Medical Corps base during WW1, with 10,000 RAMC personnel in the town. When war broke out on August 4th 1914 the holiday season in the popular holiday resort was in full swing…and then the soldiers began arriving. First the regional regiments to train on the wide beaches and stay in the plentiful accommodation available. Then the munition workers and then the medics ... Read more

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Blackpool was the Royal Army Medical Corps base during WW1, with 10,000 RAMC personnel in the town. When war broke out on August 4th 1914 the holiday season in the popular holiday resort was in full swing…and then the soldiers began arriving. First the regional regiments to train on the wide beaches and stay in the plentiful accommodation available. Then the munition workers and then the medics
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The Conception, Construction and Opening of the Tower at Blackpool 1890-1894

by Colin Reed ...

In the three and a half years from its conception in late 1890, to its opening on Whit Monday 1894, the Blackpool Tower has, in its preparation and construction, a story of triumph over conflict, of financial successes and failures, of the stern arguments of Temperance in condemnation of alcohol in its protracted application for a drinks licence, a conflict of aesthetic values in the perceived ... Read more

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In the three and a half years from its conception in late 1890, to its opening on Whit Monday 1894, the Blackpool Tower has, in its preparation and construction, a story of triumph over conflict, of financial successes and failures, of the stern arguments of Temperance in condemnation of alcohol in its protracted application for a drinks licence, a conflict of aesthetic values in the perceived
... Read more
Cissie Loftus. Versatile Music Hall Entertainer and Actress

by Colin Reed ...

Taken largely from contemporary newspapers, this is a biography of Music Hall star Cissie (Cecilia) Loftus, whose career also spanned the serious stage, movies and radio, first successfully bursting onto the sage at the young age of 17. Much loved in her time but now mostly a forgotten name, she showed her versatility through published stories, music and lyrics and sketches. As well as a musician, ... Read more

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Taken largely from contemporary newspapers, this is a biography of Music Hall star Cissie (Cecilia) Loftus, whose career also spanned the serious stage, movies and radio, first successfully bursting onto the sage at the young age of 17. Much loved in her time but now mostly a forgotten name, she showed her versatility through published stories, music and lyrics and sketches. As well as a musician,
... Read more
The Tragedy of the Ocean Monarch

by Colin Reed ...

In the middle of the 19th century an unsettled Europe was being drained of emigrants dreaming of a new and better life in the New World. The packet ship Ocean Monarch was carrying nearly 400 of these passengers and crew on its return voyage to Boston from Liverpool on August 24th 1848. While still in sight of the North Wales coast, the ship caught fire which swept through its timbers in record ... Read more

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In the middle of the 19th century an unsettled Europe was being drained of emigrants dreaming of a new and better life in the New World. The packet ship Ocean Monarch was carrying nearly 400 of these passengers and crew on its return voyage to Boston from Liverpool on August 24th 1848. While still in sight of the North Wales coast, the ship caught fire which swept through its timbers in record
... Read more
The Proud Black and White Speckled Hen

by Colin Reed ...

The proud black and white speckled hen was different to all the other hens in the farmyard. She had black and white feathers,and all the others hens had brown ones. She considered that being different meant being better and, when an opportunity arose where she thought she could demonstrate that fact,she took it without pausing for a second thought. The error of her decision however,is obvious to ... Read more

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The proud black and white speckled hen was different to all the other hens in the farmyard. She had black and white feathers,and all the others hens had brown ones. She considered that being different meant being better and, when an opportunity arose where she thought she could demonstrate that fact,she took it without pausing for a second thought. The error of her decision however,is obvious to
... Read more
A Bad Day for an Urban Sasquatch

by Colin Reed ...

Herman, having recently been made redundant, is being fussily groomed by his wife as she perfects the state of his suit he is obliged to wear for a job interview that morning. He is used to wearing overalls for work, and being generally casual or careless in his ordinary, everyday, dress sense.To walk the streets like a tailor's dummy is completely uncharacteristic of him, but he has to do it ... Read more

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Herman, having recently been made redundant, is being fussily groomed by his wife as she perfects the state of his suit he is obliged to wear for a job interview that morning. He is used to wearing overalls for work, and being generally casual or careless in his ordinary, everyday, dress sense.To walk the streets like a tailor's dummy is completely uncharacteristic of him, but he has to do it
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L for Louisa

by Colin Reed ...

A routine ride home on the underground metro provided Wilfred Truebody with both dreams and nightmares. He was a different man when he got off at his usual stop, and expecting to get home for tea. ... Read more

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A routine ride home on the underground metro provided Wilfred Truebody with both dreams and nightmares. He was a different man when he got off at his usual stop, and expecting to get home for tea.
... Read more
Myra Thorndyke's Very Last Affair

by Colin Reed ...

A straightforward anecdote about the imminent closure of a care home for the elderly, which had been founded by the indomitable Myra Thorndyke. Old age and its frequent accompanying states of dementia and diminishing ability of judgement, is both sad and humorous at the same time. Myra's difficult, early adulthood, which she had had the strength of character to overcome, was her insurance for the ... Read more

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A straightforward anecdote about the imminent closure of a care home for the elderly, which had been founded by the indomitable Myra Thorndyke. Old age and its frequent accompanying states of dementia and diminishing ability of judgement, is both sad and humorous at the same time. Myra's difficult, early adulthood, which she had had the strength of character to overcome, was her insurance for the
... Read more
The Skinless Guest

by Colin Reed ...

Two lifelong friends, Phoebe-Rose and Imogen, find themselves in bed together, but not through sexual need or physical attraction. Their names have been changed to hide their true identities. Unlike their recent and unexpected guest, in the bed and breakfast accommodation that they ran together and whose identity change is a little more drastic. ... Read more

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Two lifelong friends, Phoebe-Rose and Imogen, find themselves in bed together, but not through sexual need or physical attraction. Their names have been changed to hide their true identities. Unlike their recent and unexpected guest, in the bed and breakfast accommodation that they ran together and whose identity change is a little more drastic.
... Read more
Last Orders at Waterloo

by Colin Reed ...

Dave wins the regular, monthly drinking contest in the pub for the first time, and is then considered among the elite of the hardened drinkers. Barely able to stand up, he meets Iggy, a former winner of the contest, and they go on to a military fancy dress party where there is no 'last orders'. Eventually Dave finds his way home but, as he arrives in the bedroom,he is confused to learn that his ... Read more

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Dave wins the regular, monthly drinking contest in the pub for the first time, and is then considered among the elite of the hardened drinkers. Barely able to stand up, he meets Iggy, a former winner of the contest, and they go on to a military fancy dress party where there is no 'last orders'. Eventually Dave finds his way home but, as he arrives in the bedroom,he is confused to learn that his
... Read more
The Lion and the Cheesegrater

by Colin Reed ...

The title is based on the classic line from Aristophanes, Lysistrata. In the needs of relationship and partnership, Ottilia is confident about what she wants, but Hayley and her husband Trent, in their own particular ways, are not. Hayley and Trent have grown apart and both have been easily convinced by different agents on how to change things, though the consequences of that change have not been ... Read more

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The title is based on the classic line from Aristophanes, Lysistrata. In the needs of relationship and partnership, Ottilia is confident about what she wants, but Hayley and her husband Trent, in their own particular ways, are not. Hayley and Trent have grown apart and both have been easily convinced by different agents on how to change things, though the consequences of that change have not been
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