TimeLine

1971

15 Jun, 1971

It’s Not Me – It’s A Memory

I was allowed to crawl into the loft space and carefully walk the beams, fearful of putting a foot through the ceiling, and, I found this. My father as a boy…

1977

20 Sep, 1977

What can I say – all of those boys from my youth who now are remembered in caricature, in dreams… And an influential teacher who is responsible for me having a walking business… Click on Read More for the names of these chaps 🙂

1981

15 Apr, 1981

HCPT

My aunt ran a Catholic group that took disabled children on pilgrimage to Lourdes, France. I joined her on one occasion. Of course I had been with her before, a few times, but those trips were holidays.

Not that I am a Catholic. I guess the holidays were the parents palming me off on a childless aunt.

I really enjoyed the support worker trip though. I even thought about becoming a carer for young people with disabilities.

1983

12 Apr, 1983

Adrian

Adrian And His Anal Birth Complex was a band that I was in, briefly. We played a chaotic piece at the Centro Aberico or some such anarcho space. Date is a rough estimate.

1987

10 Feb, 1987

Harold MacMillan

Yes, I was invited to attend the funeral of Harold MacMillan. It was a sober affair with many dignitaries present.

1992

28 May, 1992

The Great Outdoors Challenge

I walked from Shiel Bridge to St Cyrus in totally glorious weather. It was a fine expedition! Click on Read More for the full story in picture form. I made a hand made book you know 🙂

24 Dec, 1992

Brecon And Radnor

I was featured in the local rag in advance of my charity walk in Scotland – three months walking the Munros…

1993

28 Jan, 1993

Wales Today

I was working for Welsh Water and was getting restless. This was the first job that I applied for after moving to Wales and although comfortable, well paid and close to his home in Quakers Yard it was not my calling. And so my restless feet lead to a long walk whilst on unpaid leave, a ‘journey’ if you like, a wander to find myself…

This was an and of the news item on BBC’s prestigious Wales Today programme and went out at 6.50pm on the 28th January 1993.

10 Feb, 1993

The Sun

Yes, I made it into a national 🙂 They didn’t;t ask me for an interview. They got my age wrong. It was a very brief piece.

1994

30 Mar, 1994

Quali – Diploma In Aromatherapy

After the most glorious course of bodywork – who wouldn’t want to go to college and get massaged each and every week? – I gained the quality and went own to set up my first self employed business, Andy’s Aromatherapy.

I left working for Welsh Water and hired a room in Brecon Town Centre and offered up my services.