Monthly Archives: July 2013

Rec recollections as Shots ring out again

Posted on July 31, 2013 by writewyattuk

HARDLY a few days go by at present without updates from troubled Aldershot Town FC. And it’s not just diehard Shots fans drawn by these worrying developments. A shadow still appeared to hang over Andy Scott’s side as July ended, just … Continue reading →

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Hugh Cornwell – Preston 53 Degrees

Posted on July 7, 2013 by writewyattuk

HE’s still got it, you know, and more than 20 years after leaving the band with whom he made his name, there’s still plenty of fire in Hugh Cornwell. The former Stranglers front-man doesn’t look any older than when Golden … Continue reading →

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From Kentish Town to Chicago, via Shalford – the Hugh Cornwell interview

Posted on July 5, 2013 by writewyattuk

THEY’RE the stuff of legend in my old neck of the woods – the days The Stranglers rehearsed in our village scout hut. I was there myself within a couple of years with my first band – the 1st Shalford … Continue reading →

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More books about chocolate and girls – the Cathy Cassidy feature

Posted on July 4, 2013 by writewyattuk

WHEN best-selling children’s author Cathy Cassidy called at the University of Central Lancashire recently, writewyattuk’s chief blogger was there to meet her – albeit hiding behind his eldest daughter (who adds her own footnote). I FELT a bit of an … Continue reading →

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