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| D A T E |
E V E N T |
N O T E S |
| 2008 |
age 65 in December | |
| 2007 |
age 64 in December | |
| October |
started erixlife web site |
|
| September |
started erixlife blog at Blogger |
|
| July/August |
letter in Heyday |
Heyday magazine |
| July 30 | moved to different bungalow (same street) |
|
| January |
article in Park Home |
Park Home magazine |
| 2006 | age 63 in December | |
| April 10 |
moved to Kings Langley (to date) |
|
| 2005 |
age 62 in December | |
| September 2 |
passed IAM test (third time) |
Institute
of Advanced Motorists |
| July |
Tetanus injection - Worthing
A&E |
|
| June |
left The Acorn |
|
| 2004 |
age 61 in December | |
| August |
first house/pet sitting - East
Grinstead. Various house sits until 2005 |
Sox and Gribbles |
| April 19 |
CRB Enhanced Disclosure |
Criminal Records
Bureau |
| January |
started as
volunteer admin support worker at The Acorn (18 months) |
Aldingbourne Trust |
| 2003 |
age 60 in December | |
| August 15 |
ordained by Universal Life Church |
article in
The Argus |
| July 9 |
article on past life regression |
The Argus |
| July 6 |
qualified as Reiki Teaching Master |
|
| May 12 |
Hypnotherapy course - one week residential, "qualified" |
Elestial training, Cardiff |
| April 9 |
item on Reiki |
Croydon
Guardian |
| March 28-30 |
worked at the Vitality Show, Olympia (with the Reiki Association) |
|
| March 14 |
Reiki Two course |
|
| January - June |
did Reiki healing with Psychic Fayre group at venues across southern England |
|
| January 5 |
Reiki One course |
| D A T E | E V E N T | N O T E S |
| 2002 |
age 59 in December | |
| December |
left
Honeywood House - "sick" to March 03 |
|
| November
22 |
West Sussex
Minibus Driver Permit |
|
| July |
coach
holiday to Llandudno |
|
| June |
coach
holiday to Paignton |
|
| Jan
14 |
Kenninghall
(MS Hotel) part-time handyman, gardener, driver |
Made
redundant November 2002 |
| January
4 |
First Aid
certificate |
APK |
| 2001 |
age 58 in December | |
| November |
closed Erix
Studio |
|
| April
26 |
Honeywood
House, Rustington - Night Porter - hotel for the blind (18 months) |
web site |
| February
5 |
moved to Brecon Close, Worthing (5 years) |
|
| 2000 |
age 57 in December | |
| September
26 |
moved to Newland Road, Worthing (6 months) |
|
| July
17 |
moved to Downland Park, Bramber (3 months) |
|
| July |
opened Erix
Studio in Rowlands Road, Worthing (18 months) |
|
| July |
started
Worthing Coffee Drinkers Society (handed over after 3 months) |
letter to
The Argus |
| May
1 |
moved to Broadwater Road, Worthing (3 months) |
|
| January |
left RCGP |
started
staff magazine, weekly |
| 1999 |
age 56 in December | |
| December
21 |
mother died
- never told her I had given my notice in! |
|
| 1998 |
age 55 in December | |
| 1997 |
age 54 in December | |
| 1996 |
age 53 in December | |
| November |
City &
Guilds IT certificate |
|
| October
9 |
Diploma in
Therapeutic Massage |
Institute of
Therapeutic Massage |
| 1995 |
age 52 in December | |
| 1994 |
age 51 in December | |
| February
21 |
Red Cross
basic first aid |
|
| 1993 |
age 50 in December | |
| D A T E | E V E N T | N O T E S |
| 1992 |
age 49 in December | |
| 1991 |
age 48 in December | |
| 1990 |
age 47 in December | |
| left RCS,
joined RCGP as Evening Porter (10 years) |
RCGP |
|
| 1989 |
age 46 in December | |
| 1988 |
age 45 in December | |
| Summer |
Royal
College of Surgeons - Night Porter - Nuffield College (2 years) |
RCS |
| April
3 |
left W H
Smith. Chauffeur to two chairmen - Peter Bennett & Sir Simon Hornby |
|
| 1987 |
age 44 in December | |
| September |
moved to Tring, Hertfordshire (13 years) |
|
| May
21 |
Anti
Terrorist Driving Course |
|
| 1986 |
age 43 in December | |
| September
25 |
Dad died.
Mum came to live in Pimlico with me. |
|
| 1985 |
age 42 in December | |
| 1984 |
age 41 in December | |
| 1983 |
age 40 in December | |
| January |
article in
H&E |
H&E
magazine |
| D A T E | E V E N T | N O T E S |
| 1982 |
age 39 in December | |
| 1981 |
age 38 in December | |
| 1980 |
age 37 in December | |
| 1979 |
age 36 in December | |
| 1978 |
age 35 in December | |
| 1977 |
age 34 in December | |
| June
20 |
W H Smith,
Marylebone Station Bookstall, then Chauffeur at Strand House (11 years) |
W H Smith |
| 1976 |
age 33 in December | |
| Autumn |
Daily
Telegraph, Fleet Street - Library Assistant, evenings (6 months) |
|
| July |
finished as
driving examiner |
self
employed instructor again |
| 1975 |
age 32 in December | |
| 1974 |
age 31 in December | |
| June
3 |
Driving
Examiner - Dept of Transport (2 years) |
4 week
residential - Harmondsworth |
| May
|
gave up self
employment |
|
| 1973 |
age 30 in December | |
| May
27 |
self
employed driving instructor (1 year) |
|
| May
25 |
left Harrow
Council |
| D A T E | E V E N T | N O T E S |
| 1972 |
age 29 in December | |
| 1971 |
age 28 in December | |
| 1970 |
age 27 in December | |
| 1969 |
age 26 in December | |
| October
27 |
Asst Road Safety Officer. L B Harrow (4 years) | |
| October
25 |
left BSM. DOT Approved Driving Instructor (ADI) | |
| January
13 |
BSM -
Driving Instructor. (10 months) Residential training in Streatham. |
Harrow
branch. Triumph Herald. |
| 1968 |
age 25 in December | |
| October |
National
College for the Training of Youth Leaders |
left at
Christmas! |
| September 30 | left Warden
job - centre closed |
|
| May
20 |
Playcentre
Warden, Acton |
L B Ealing.
Full time experience before College. |
| May
10 |
left Harrods |
|
| 1967 |
age 24 in December | |
| May
5 |
Blood
donation, Harrods - A Rh pos (first and last time) |
|
| March
13 |
started as
Sales Assistant in Harrods - boys, winter sports |
unemployed
since Dec 66! |
| 1966 |
age 23 in December | |
| December
10 |
left
Prudential |
awful
selling pressure |
| January
10 |
started as
Prudential Agent, Rayners Lane office |
manager
looked like mum's dad |
| January
7 |
left Hazel's |
|
| 1965 |
age 22 in December | |
| December
13 |
Chauffeur,
Hazel's Car Hire, Northwood Hills (1 month) |
hopeless navigation |
| December
10 |
left
Tiranti's |
|
| 1964 |
age 21 in December | |
| December
11 |
21st
birthday - homesick and drunk, 3 friends from work |
|
| September |
went to live in Goodge Street (3 months) |
back to parents! |
| August
31 |
started at
Tiranti's Bookshop, Charlotte Street (2.5 years) |
web site |
| August 29 | left Children's Society | |
| 1963 |
age 20 in December | |
| D A T E | E V E N T | N O T E S |
| 1962 |
age 19 in December | |
| May
7 |
started at
Children's Society as Fund Raising Assistant, Balham (2.5 years) |
Had read an
article about professional fund raisers, and thought this was for me! |
| May
5 |
left Ealing
Libraries |
No FLA
without A levels. Petition. Wolfenden. |
| 1961 |
age 18 in December | |
| 1960 |
age 17 in December | |
| September
1 |
started work
- Reference Library Assistant, Ealing (2 years) |
|
| August |
GCE O level
- English Language + Geography |
|
| July |
left Harrow
High School |
|
| 1959 |
age 16 in December | |
| July |
College of Preceptors - 5 passes | Arts
Festival, Eiffel Tower. Librarian |
| 1958 |
age 15 in December | |
| June |
College of
Preceptors - 5 passes |
Arts
Festival, Sydney harbour bridge |
| 1957 |
age 14 in December | |
| June
30 |
first
communion - St Lawrence |
|
| June 26 | confirmation - St Lawrence, Eastcote | church web site |
| 1956 |
age 13 in December | |
| 1955 |
age 12 in December | |
| September |
started at
Harrow High School (5 years) |
co-ed now! |
| 1954 |
age 11 in December | |
| 1953 |
age 10 in December | |
| D A T E | E V E N T | N O T E S |
| 1952 |
age 9 in December | |
| 1951 |
age 8 in December | |
| went to Prep School in North Harrow (4 years) |
||
| 1950 |
age 7 in December | |
| 1949 |
age 6 in December | |
| started at Hawtrey House Prep School, Ruislip Manor (2 years) | ||
| 1948 |
age 5 in December | |
| October |
Adoption
order, Uxbridge |
|
| 1947 |
age 4 in December | |
| Winter |
memories of deep snow with drifting |
|
| 1946 |
age 3 in December | |
| January |
boarded out
to foster parents - later to become my adoptive parents |
|
| 1945 |
age 2 in December | |
| April |
Baptised,
Great Maplestead |
|
| 1944 |
age 1 in December | |
| December |
taken by
birth mother to Children's Society nursery, Great Maplestead, Essex |
a long way! |
| 1943 |
age 0 |
|
| December |
born in Wiltshire |
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