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Ronald Brooks
Ron Brooks was born on 14 November 1938, less than ten months before the outbreak of World War Two, which then lasted six years. Their house was close to Filton Airfield, Bristol Docks, and Avonmouth Docks, all prime target zones for the Nazis. His dad was conscripted in 1940 and sent abroad for almost five years, immediately after compassionate leave following the very difficult birth of Ron’s brother Peter. Peter was born on Sunday 13 April 1941 during the horrific Easter bombings. Ron has clear memories of their ceilings coming down, ...
Eleonora Georgeta Bulz
Born in a small city in Romania in 1955, Eleonora Georgeta Bulz grew up spending her holidays visiting her grandparents in a small village at the base of a mountain. She enjoyed the freedom of roaming the hills, mountains, and forests close by and spent lots of time connected to nature. She worked as head of reception and then manageress in a hotel and thereafter became a care assistant in a nursing home. After the revolution in Romania in 1989, Bulz was driven by her passion and started an animal charity. Bulz is divorced and currently ...
Diane Valerie Burgess
Diane Valerie Burgess was born in Birmingham in 1970. She has worked at British Rail, the Birmingham Heartlands Hospital and is the lead vocalist in a Carpenters tribute band.At twenty-seven, Diane was diagnosed with severe rheumatoid arthritis, which caused her right hand to become deformed, and in 2021, she suffered a stroke, which paralysed her left hand. Despite this, Diane is still able to write poetry, her favourite pastime. In September 2022, Diane’s life took on a new direction when married the first man she has ever loved.
Norman Burslem
Norman Burslem, born in an air raid shelter in Salford in 1940, was educated mainly in North Wales and West Sussex before going on to become a primary school teacher, headteacher and eventually an advisor/inspector in this field. He and his wife have one son. Having taken up writing upon his retirement, Mr. Burslem has four published novels and has had poetry published in three anthologies.
Helen Marie Byrne
Helen Byrne was born in Morewnstow in Cornwall and worked as a groom for Mendip Farmers’ Hunt until the age of twenty-one, when she retired due to illness. Helen loved horse riding and scuba diving. She possessed an in-depth knowledge of horses and wrote the book All About the Horse at just sixteen years old. She is missed by all who knew her.
Kevin Byrne
Kevin Byrne, born January 2, 1949, embarked on a journey of adventure early in life. Leaving school at fifteen, he served eight years in the Royal Navy . After leaving the Navy, Kevin dove into the realm of sales, where he found his niche for the next forty years. From selling oil additives, to marketing IT solutions and facilitating recruitment processes, Kevin’s career trajectory mirrored his adventurous spirit and entrepreneurial drive. He is an avid enthusiast, of Blues, Soul, Jazz and Motown with a large collection. – He enjoys Reading ...
Richard Byrne BSc(Hons)
Richard Byrne was born in Hull in 1956. He joined the military where he was injured after seven years. He attended Ulster University in Belfast and has a BSC Hons degree in Community Development. Richard was employed as a PCIH (Practitioner Chartered Institute of Housing). He is an empathetic, genuine and helpful person. His favourite activities are golf and spending time with women. He has travelled the world; has gone to Memphis and Graceland, where he once shook hands with Vesta Presley.His published works are 1914 Dig the Dry Zone, and ...
