Tag Archives: Dorset

Mrs Tapper is 90 today

Posted on September 7, 2022 by henry tapper

Philippa Tapper is 90 today and she should be proud of her 90 years , two thirds of which she’s been my Mum. I will not say she is the best Mum in the world but she’s the best Mum … Continue reading →

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“Gonna break out of the City” – and retire to a very cheap house in the country

Posted on July 31, 2020 by henry tapper

  No song was more thrilling to me as a 15 year old than Eddie and the Hot Rods “do anything you wanna do!”. Its opening line is quoted in the title of this blog and you can hear Eddie … Continue reading →

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Wear a mask – but where?

Posted on July 25, 2020 by henry tapper

Today I am preparing for my first expedition outside of the metropolis since March. I am going back to see my Mum in my hometown of Shaftesbury in Dorset.  I will have to take precautions with regards PPE as I … Continue reading →

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Boomers are farmers.

Posted on January 5, 2020 by henry tapper

I grew up in a rural area of Dorset where the farmers were considered rich but acted poor. The farmers explained that though they might own the land, they could only extract from it the income that came from dairy … Continue reading →

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Dr Geoffrey Tapper – “Balm for both body and soul – and from a politician to boot”

Posted on March 20, 2018 by henry tapper

This morning saw the funeral of my father at Salisbury Crematorium. Here is my tribute It isn’t hard to write about my Dad, he was a very public man , talked a lot and was much talked about. He gave … Continue reading →

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St Rumwold – we need another miracle!

Posted on March 14, 2015 by henry tapper

The patron Saint of Cann and Melbury Abbas is St Rumbold (Rumwold), a curious Saint who only lived 3 days , dying after delivering a sermon on the Trinity while barely out of the womb. His memory was besmirched by fraudulent … Continue reading →

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The sunny uplands of Wiltshire

Posted on January 27, 2013 by henry tapper

Above the Donheads and the villages of the Chalk Valley rises White Sheet Hill the western end of a ridge that runs 16 miles to Salisbury. Few buildings are on this ridge other than agricultural barns protecting hay, straw and … Continue reading →

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My mother and father

Posted on October 6, 2012 by henry tapper

I wish I had written  every decade of my life, 500 words on how I felt about my Mum and Dad. I could chart my relationship from utter dependency, through a growing appreciation to full or partial dependency on me. … Continue reading →

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Rose Metcalf- dancing seafarer to the rescue.

Posted on January 16, 2012 by henry tapper

Did anyone hear the full interview on Radio Five Live this morning with Rose Metcalf? The 22-year-old dancer told of her night helping passengers, staff and herself off the stricken Costa Concordia with a poise and understatement that suggests she has rather more … Continue reading →

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Unavoidable, necessary and futile – the fight for public sector pensions

Posted on June 21, 2011 by henry tapper

Because the unions only speak for those they define as their own – they do not speak for me – nor I for them. Continue reading →

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