Basterfield Billy

Neighbourhood ramblings from the Golden Lane area of London

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Saturday, 19 November 2016

Encounter: Renal Outpatients

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Conversations about kidneys are a speciality for Billy Mann My face must look like it needs a good talking to. Every six months or so I...
Wednesday, 11 November 2015

A message from the departed

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Bitching over a dead person's possessions is undignified. By chance, Billy Mann uncovered the perfect solution The subject had turned ...

Hacked off by hackers

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Having your Facebook account hacked is no laughing matter. Well, maybe, concludes Billy Mann At a fireworks party in a friend's gar...
Friday, 23 October 2015

Encounter: Dancing in the doorway

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A brief conversation left Billy Mann lost for words They bumped into one another in the doorway to the community centre. They were bot...
Thursday, 22 October 2015

Encounter: On Golden Lane

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Children and animals - keep your distance from Billy Mann I don't think I can be faulted for not spotting the approach of this parti...
Saturday, 10 October 2015

Conversation: Ball breaker

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Billy Mann was not expecting this particular slice of life... He came and sat down beside me. The large room was virtually empty, so anyth...
Wednesday, 9 September 2015

Men's Shed: Ally Pally Garden Centre

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Billy Mann joins St Luke's Community Centre Men's Shed on a plant-buying mission north of Old Street Ally Pally garden centre is...
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I'm originally from Liverpool and worked as a national magazine journalist for more than 30 years before suffering a stroke at age 53. I started this blog as part of a neurorehabilitation programme and wrote the very first postings with one finger of my disabled left hand. Later, art became another therapy for me at Headway East London's Submit To Love studios. I write a monthly column about my London neighbourhood for a local newspaper and volunteer as a teaching assistant, coaching schoolchildren in aspects of journalism.
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