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 WELCOME
TO ALBIE’S TALES –
the adventures of a lad from Regis Place, in the little seaside town of Sheringham
on the North Norfolk coast. Join with me as I look back at Albie’s childhood
during the war years of the ’40s, learning more about the petulant teenager
during the ’50s, and raving over his fab days during the early ’sixties.
Will it all be sun, sea and – saucy frolics? Just you wait and see!
LET’S
START AT THE BEGINNING with
the story of Albie’s birth, at Regis
Cottage, as told by Edie, his great-grandmother, with whom the family lived in
those far-off wartime days of housing shortages and ration books. How
were the family affected by the Second World
War? How did they eke out the meagre rations from their allowance? We
shall soon begin to discover the truth as it unravels itself through the pages
of Albie’s Tales – the Adventures of a Sheringham
lad. JOIN
ALBIE ON HIS FIRST DAY AT SCHOOL Let’s
go hand
in hand with Albie, as we accompany the lad to school
for the very first time, leaving his mother at the school gates. Never before
had they been apart, so it’s bound to be a shock for both of them. Maybe
Albie will think it’s only for a day and he won’t have to go again –
if so, he’s in for quite a surprise! Will
he be eager to learn, or will he think it’s all a waste of time and just
look forward to ‘playtime’? One thing is certain, things will never
be the same again for the little lad, so how will he adapt to this sudden change
in his life? Stay
with us and we’ll find out! Read
about a birthday Albie is destined to remember
forever. What on earth could happen to make his special day, one which should
have been filled with so much happiness, one to be filled with sadness for, not
only for the lad, but a great many other people as well. You, too, may have been
touched by the events of that particular day. Be
with Albie when he sits the dreaded examination – the
eleven-plus. Find out how he coped with the pressures of the exam room. Would
he pass, or fail? Would he become an engine driver, electrician or was he destined
for greater things? Or would he remain a dreamer?  Join
Albie and his mother as they buy his school
uniform in preparation for the start of a new term at a new school –
will it be a secondary-modern or grammar school? Who knows, but you will find
out if you read on.
Be
with the eleven-year-old on his first day at his new school. What will the day
bring? Will it be a challenge? will
he make new friends? He will certainly discover it to be different to what he
has grown accustomed in the past! Remember,
with Albie, that dreadful night in 1953 when the North Sea threatened the lives
of so many along the North Norfolk coast, and join Albie and his friend Victor
as they take a walk along the Sheringham promenade – or where it used to
be! There
are so many stories to be told: pocket money to be earned; mountains to be climbed;
races to be won and lost too; battles to be fought as
Albie joins the Headmaster’s elite force! No mercy shown, nor expected, and
orders to be obeyed without question at all times. ALBIE’S
MOST UNUSUAL ROLE! Suddenly,
quite unexpectedly, Albie is in great demand and fulfils a most
unusual role – but will others believe in him? His
love of music begins to play an ever-increasing part in his life. It may well
be ‘Heartbreak Hotel’ time for the lad but some – particularly
grown ups – fail to share his tastes! One
thing is certain, there are bound to be more pressures than ever before upon him,
with even more days spent studying and revising for his eventual visits to the
examination room. How
will Albie cope with these additional pressures? Will he take it all in his stride,
or will he just go to pieces? Perhaps his doctor may be able to prescribe something
to help...! After
those fateful days in the examination room, what next? When the results are but
known, what will be his ambition in life? Does he indeed have an ambition? If
so, where will he go from here? That,
my friend, will be revealed in Albie Moves On,
coming soon. But, firstly, start at the beginning with Albie’s
Arrival on that bleak, snowy February day, sometime during the early 1940s.
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EVERY
PICTURE TELLS A STORY... at least that’s what they say, so,
place your mouse over any of the pictures and see what you can discover.
People
and places are identified, with drawings and cartoons captioned to make it easier
for you to follow the tales. Also, as each page is opened you should hear
some music, specially selected to compliment each story – so, unless you
hate music, make sure you have the sound turned on and the volume turned up –
and ENJOY! PS:
Albie’s Tales is being updated every week with more short stories,
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