Dave’s Podcast

In this the last Episode of the current series. I cover the last ten years offering respite and holiday for adults with learning difficulties. It also covers Lucille strangely the conception and birth of her 7 puppies. See YouTube https://youtu.be/IElkYOVCbmg?si=iwjMa0ldHbox6XgX. The various characters who have stayed on holiday.

Covering my time at Longfields day centre Swansea.

The five year plan reaches a climax, move to wales . Walking the Welsh coastal route. Buying a hot tub . Saying goodbye to Reading FC . Leaving Stepping Stones.

A recorded interview with my mum as she reaches her 90 th birthday, she looks back on her life . Early memories evacuated rabbits evacuated again house of ill repute evacuated again spitfires . Meeting my dad life in Cookham back to Westwood Green .

This Episode cover my time at Stepping Stones Day service in Reading. A day service for adults with learning difficulties. This is the year before the Five Year plan came to fruition. What the five year plan Dave ?

More holiday stories from my time at Hazeldene residential home . I get a bit emotional at the end of the podcast for reasons that become apparent, I could have re-recorded it but I think it shows how I felt .

Covering my early time at Hazeldene a residential care home. Dealing with challenging behaviour and supporting service users on their chosen holidays.

Central heating , 999 copper quadrophia and a book . Covering my time at Faulkners Heating Contractors Shinfield Reading Berkshire

Tales from my time at Andy Spares in Tessa Road Reading spring 2000 to spring 2001 . Covering Spares , Freddo, Jesus , snakes and karaoke tears . This Episode also includes my continued survey of the Best Christmas Staff Do attended .

Covering my time as a wine salesman following my extensive training harvesting, crushing and pressing, fermentation, clarification, and then aging and bottling. I’m joking three days in Luton

Closing down David’s High Quality Fresh Fish , selling kitchen Note guest introductions by Susie Cornish

Thames Water Algorithm technician T.W.A.T. Debbie move on walled garden Renting milking shed guard dogs micro glider July 1996 Pat

A sacking Hog Roast 2CV Rabbit shoot . Mr Lying Thieving bastard get his comeuppance. Camping and stories of Park Farm .

Dave’s Podcast Episode 14 Day of Pigs Disaster opening a shop Terry Collins and daughters . Meeting the Collins at Park farm Heckfield, going into business and open out shop in December 1989

More fish stories wildlife encounters wallabies peasant wolves lobsters hawks . Meeting people making movies and Christmas bonus

Knocking on doors, hurricanes floods and Amy born . Adapting to life being self employed, struggles with the weather and Amy is born.

Dave’s Podcast Episode 11 Chernobyl Italy Game of Life a baby and back to Fish. Covers the birth of Millie , leaving MOD Aldermaston and starting my business as a self employed mobile fishmonger.

Police tragedy BMW surveyor strikes and Getting busy Living . More from the Aldermaston and dealing with tragedy.

Stories of my wedding and more from the MOD

We reach 1983 and I’m working for the MOD . Flybent missile Donkey Jacket Trucking and a trip to the seaside!

Unemployment Stable Cottage Doug Hector and a certain balcony in Majorca 1983

Power gardening Slough mowers tractors Honda cars meeting Debbie twice

More stories from WG Church hardware shop in Cookham

W G churches hardware shop in Cookham,Four candles Wendy Craig , car auction and Arabs

Miller morris and brooker, Saturday Night Fever , Morecambe and Wise , accusations wallpaper and turkeys

Boxes , Mushrooms, trench coat and boots. First ever job greengrocer Maidenhead.

In the first episode I tell a bit of the background of my early life education how I drifted into employment .