NEWBIES, Please introduce yourself here!

mentor4hire

mentor4hire

A few posts under my belt
Admin said:
I thought I would start a thread for new users to come and say "Hello," in, so here it is. :)

If you have just signed-up, please reply in this thread and let us know a bit about yourself!

Have fun. :stafford:
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Hi, I'm just your average simple country boy - well perhaps boy is pushing it a little.
 
bpelectric

bpelectric

Well-Known Forumite
Hi fellow Staffordians the names Brian I’m a Stafford lad born and bred went to Silkmore primary and Kingston secondary schools. Served my time as an apprentice electrician with English Electric and went to Stafford collage. My hobbies are music, fishing, and I run a Fishing Forum. I’m also a Burgess / Freeman of Stafford. I’ve played in a couple of Stafford bands over the years and if any of you remember the Surgery I was the sound and lighting guy there for a few years. I hope to have a few conovs with you all in the future. I've just been made redundant after working for the same company for 25 years these things happen in this day and age, any way seeing as there isn't the jobs out there that are Lord and masters in Whitehall seem to think there is I've decided to go self employed and I’ll put a post in the local services if that’s ok with the Admin on here.
Brian.
 
Withnail

Withnail

Well-Known Forumite
Welcome both. :)

bpelectric said:
I’m also a Burgess / Freeman of Stafford.
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How do you get that gig? Is it bestowed/inherited, sort of thing, or does one apply?

I quite fancy being able to say that i'm a Freeman of Stafford. There is even a book -
FreemenofStafford.jpg

- that lists them all, well up to a point one presumes.

Then i could say that i am not a number etc...
 
bpelectric

bpelectric

Well-Known Forumite
Hi Withnail did you serve your apprentiship in the town if you did you can claim by servitude if you want the details on how to apply Pm me, the book was written by Jack Kemp have you read it ...it makes for good reading if your into Stafford history
 
Withnail

Withnail

Well-Known Forumite
bpelectric said:
did you serve your apprenticeship in the town
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An apprenticeship of sorts...

Not the kind of one that usually has any kind of honour heaped upon it, on account of being in the most part quite dishonourable. :)

I shall have to wait for the honour to be bestowed upon me for 'good works' or something instead.
 
Gramaisc

Gramaisc

Forum O. G.
I did an apprenticeship at what had unfortunately had become GEC by my day. Can I become a freeman? What special privileges do I get, if I do?
 
bpelectric

bpelectric

Well-Known Forumite
Hi Gramaisc ...As long as you have your Papers confirming that you served your time you can claim by servitude.......as to the privileges most have been eroded away over the years due to the corporation acts in the 1800's If you want more info on how to claim PM me
You can also join the Burgess / Freeman's guild. That's the social side of things as i said PM me and i'll give you more info by the way is free lol.
 
bpelectric

bpelectric

Well-Known Forumite
LOL Not just yet mate i was one of the last of the EE lads to serve there time GEC took over in my last year but i kept my EE status
 
John Marwood

John Marwood

I ♥ cryptic crosswords
Freeman Hardy and Willis - Apprentice Indentured ( around the time of Wayfarer Pathfinders )

Is there a salute?

Tell us about your business, you earned the right for a plug ... geddit!
 
St Peter's Nursery

St Peter's Nursery

A few posts under my belt
Hello everyone!

We're St Peter's Pre-school & Nursery, based in the grounds of Stafford Sports College. Having heard great things about Stafford Forum from parents & friends we thought we better join up and join in!

As a charity we rely heavily upon the goodwill of others, so we hope that Admin will allow us to pop our events and other info on here...and we promise to contribute to other conversations too!

:)
 
Admin

Admin

You there; behave!
Staff member
St Peter's Nursery said:
We're St Peter's Pre-school & Nursery, based in the grounds of Stafford Sports College. Having heard great things about Stafford Forum from parents & friends we thought we better join up and join in!
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Welcome to Stafford Forum! That's lovely to hear that you've been hearing good things about us on the grapevine. :)

St Peter's Nursery said:
As a charity we rely heavily upon the goodwill of others, so we hope that Admin will allow us to pop our events and other info on here..
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Of course; that's what it is there for! Feel free to get stuck right in. :)
 
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