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Happy memories of Forces life Historic work opened up
Retired RAF ofﬁ cer, Eric Hayes, has taken a humorous look back over RAF ofﬁ cer, Eric Hayes, has taken a humorous look back over The extraordinary triptych artwork in St Mary’s Church, next to Lydiard
Retired
his career in his newly published book, Your Number’s Not Dry. House, will be open on the ﬁ rst Sunday of every month from May to Sep-
Eric, from Lydiard Millicent, joined tember, from 12noon to 4pm, thanks to volunteers in the congregation.
the RAF as a boy entrant aged 15 The work is a family tree of the St John’s who owned the house, and
and trained as an electrical me- describes the family lineage from 15th to 17th Century and compliments
chanic. He spent twenty years of his the other monuments in the church.
service overseas and retired as an One of the ultimate family trees on display, the Lydiard Triptych
ofﬁ cer ﬂ ying with the Hercules ﬂ eet.
The last years of his career were
spent in Germany as a NATO staff
ofﬁ cer. In his retirement Eric worked
with Mission Romania and helped
raise £350,000 before the charity
was wound up.
At his family’s suggestion, he de-
to a commonly heard put down to
cided to set down his recollections to a commonly heard put down to
of service life. The title harks back
of service life. The title harks back raw recruits. He hopes the book
of service life. The title harks back raw recruits. He hopes the book raw recruits. He hopes the book raw recruits. He hopes the book raw recruits. He hopes the book
will
will
will be enjoyed by a wide audience
will be enjoyed by a wide audience be enjoyed by a wide audience be enjoyed by a wide audience
and not just those who have been not just those who have been not just those who have been
and
and
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in the services.
Neighbours Nut? in the services.
“It’s not a memoir,” said Eric. “It’s a
“It’s not a memoir,” said Eric. “It’s a
For just over 21 series of two paragraph stories that
ser
series of two paragraph stories that ies of two paragraph stories that
illustrate laughter through life. When llustrate laughter through life. When
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years, the much- illustrate laughter through life. When
my wife Gitti read it, she asked when
loved award my wife Gitti read it, she asked when y wife Gitti read it, she asked when
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winning Aussie I found time to do any work.”
I found time to do any work.”
soap has been “I have been fortunate in life and
“I have been fortunate in life and
entertaining UK I hope that this shows in my writing
I hope that this shows in my writing hope that this shows in my writing
I
viewers every and that all who read this book laugh that all who read this book laugh
and
and that all who read this book laugh
weekday ﬁ rst on as much as I did writing it.”
as much as I did writing it.”
High ﬂ ying at Lydiard ying at Lydiard
BBC and now Having discovered a love of High ﬂ
Having discovered a love of
writing, Eric is well on the way to The Swindon Kite Festival returns to Lydiard Park, the site where it was
writing, Eric is well on the way to iting, Eric is well on the way to iting, Eric is well on the way to
on Five. wr
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And here’s your chance to win a completing his second book, this completing his second book, this
And here’s your chance to win a
completing his second book, this ﬁ rst held in 1991, after a ﬁ ve year break.
great DVD Collection of the deﬁ ning time a thriller set in Australia. Kite ﬂ yers from Germany, USA and all over Britain will be ﬂ ying spec-
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time a thriller set in Australia.
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moments in the lives of the residents Your Number’s Not Dry is avail- tacular wind bourne devices, with incredible demonstrations. Kite traders
moments in the lives of the residents
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