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My years at Harlow passed fairly uneventufully and, at this
distance and with a softness of memory, fairly amicably.
Not overburdened with an ambition to do well academically,
I bumbled along fairly nicely, tyring to do enough to keep
out of trouble but not too much so as to interfere with sport
and extra curricular activities! Actually managed to steer
clear of the cane, although I once came very close because
of an incident in Chewies prep!
Got thumped a few times... one memorable occasion by Brett
because I "walked too close to him". Another time
I decided to take on Alexander.... silly me. I twice survived
being beaten up by the Townies, because I could run pretty
fast in those days.
Girls became something of a distraction and I only managed
to stop smoking 5 years ago!
In the end, school closure or not, I had to move on as the
old school had no 6th Form. I ended up in the Lower 6th in
the Royal Naval School Tal Handaq, Malta... where I really
discovered girls!
After a very eventful 2 years, my father (R.A.F.) was
posted back to the UK and I entered the wonderful world of
advertising and marketing.
I also joined a T.A. special forces regiment, but that's another
story!
Some 30 years later, having worked in, around and out of
marketing agencies and client companies, I am presently a
consultant to a finance company, advising on their internet
marketing strategy at the same time as running a joint venture
company specialising in website development. I also run my
own Finance website
(www.britsnetfinance.co.uk).
In my 'spare' time I am about to start turning a cow
shed into a four bedroom house, in France. Took the plunge
and moved last year and rented whilst we hunted for our petite
piece de France. Virtually priced out of the market by
other Brits with more money (which was why we were in France
in the first place - priced out of the UK market!) , we finally
found a small barn in a small hamlet, on a small hill, near
a small town called St.
Céré in the Lot, South West France. Now
we are renting whilst we come to terms with 'Le Projet',
starting with a new roof to replace the two-tone moth eaten
one that is there! Watch this space!
Married early at 24 to a girl (Navy brat ) I met at Tal Handaq,
I had 2 children (one of each) and later divorced.
I am presently in a long term relationship and am enjoying
a re-start... Edward was 3 years old in January 2004.
(www.edward-mccready.co.uk)
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