Gingerbits and the piglets
Early on, round about 1982, Mary came scuttling round saying bring your camera quick. I got my camera…
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Merle’s garden at Longlands
Merle James developed a garden at Longlands easily equaling Mary’s garden but in a totally different and more…
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Mary’s garden at Forge Farm
Mary’s garden was her pride and joy. She usually spent five days a week working in it alongside…
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‘Harley has Changed’
“Harley has Changed”. These words are often banded about and are of course true depending upon the timespan…
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The Coal Dealer
Thursday March 4th 2004 we got a visit from the coal dealer: A certain Mr. Hayley delivered coal…
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Strictly Ballroom
Jim and Mary Brookshaw were good neighbours and we became quite good friends. There was a gate from…
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Owd John and the Pig Running Game
In our early days in the village, that is the 1970s, Harley was a more agricultural village than…
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Neighbours
Our neighbours next door, was Forge Farm, the home of Jim and Mary Brookshaw. Jim was the tenant…
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Finding Harley
The road descended diagonally through dense enveloping green down the steep escarpment of Wenlock Edge. Exploring the area…
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