Alun had an eclectic working life in engineering and electronic systems, including working on document standards in Europe and for the BIS. The formative years I left grammar school in 1959 with one A Level pass, not a very good one. I then went to the local civic college to try and improve on matters […]
Research
Automobiles and Archaeology (1956-2000)
Joan was a secretary for the Royal Automobile Club in London, which was quite a forward-looking organisation. When she married she she moved to Norfolk and worked at the Rural Life Museum for 30 years. Part of her work was transferring archeological records and she is proud that these are now available for future generations. […]
From Nursing to Pharmaceuticals (1941-2006)
As a child during WWII Mary worked picking potatoes and then entered a special programme for training young nurses. She recounts the time when tuberculosis was common and her continuing training at Charing Cross, London. Marriage and children followed and a career change to a more secretarial role after spending time in Italy. I was […]
Hooked on spinning. The glorious smell of a raw fleece (1984-2016)
Academic and researcher Jenn always been a crafter and has returned to her first love in recent years, taking commissions and selling at fairs. I’ve always been a maker and a crafter and I chose to do that when I left school in 1984. Dressmaking was my first love at that time so I did […]
Milk matters – the lab. (1970-1987)
Julie was a senior analyst in the laboratory at the Milk Marketing Board/Dairy Crest dairy in Norwich for 15 years. The work led her to believe that farmers actually ran Norfolk and made the county what it is. And everyone in the dairy industry had to keep to the animals’ time! I was educated in […]
The Scientific Administrator (1969-2005)
Anne wanted to be a secretary from the time she was 13. After a few clerical positions in local businesses she got to expand on this role at the John Innes Centre and push for technological advances side by side with scientists and students. From the convent school to Technical College I came to Norfolk […]