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David Lawson: June 2008
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Thursday, 26 June 2008. Tell me and I will forget, show me and I may remember, involve me and I will understand" Chinese proverb. Well we're in the post-season now, so I'm enjoying a well earned break from basketball. To keep things interesting though I went along to the Gobowen Kempo Karate Club to write a feature on them, so here are by Karate Diaries! Border Counties Advertizer June 25, 2008 -. T's not just fighting Dave! Back at college my old Chinese room mate was the national Shaolin Kung Fu. Chief...
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David Lawson: Jungle Diaries
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Wednesday, 12 December 2007. I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and not, when I came to die, discover I had not lived." Henry David Thoreau. Ve been lucky enough to spend the last week in the Belizian Jungle with the Welsh Guards, reporting on their jungle training. Here's my jungle diary. Twelve hours in the air followed by a fun night out in a Houston bar, which had a larger-than-life model of a shire horse in the middle of it? Belize i...
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David Lawson: October 2012
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Saturday, 20 October 2012. Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must; just never give up" Dean Karmazes. THE Olympics may be over but the focus now turns to how their legacy can inspire a new generation of champions. Our reporters have been out experiencing some Olympic sports first hand and our series concludes with chief reporter David Lawson making a return to the track one last time to reflect on what makes the 100m such a special event. Outside, this is the moment when the crowd goes ...
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David Lawson: June 2009
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Friday, 26 June 2009. A Ship Called Oswestry - Part 3. IN THE final piece of our three part series, we look at the last of the ships to have carried the name ‘Oswestry’, starring on screen in a 1950s blockbuster, and we see how the demise of a earlier vessel in the 1800s gave rise to an incredible act of heroism. Part Three: Tiger Bay. THE last of the ships to bear the name Oswestry Grange made the most of peace time, but found fame and stardom in the 1958 film Tiger Bay. 8220;The ship’s name was o...
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David Lawson: January 2010
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Saturday, 30 January 2010. A very brief Ripping Yarn. 8220;I always wanted to be an explorer, but - it seemed I was doomed to be nothing more than a very silly person.” Michael Palin. I recently travelled to London on the new Wrexham and Shropshire trains in the hope of "a few words" with adventurer and comedian Michael Palin, only to find you should be careful what you wish for! While the Palin of old may not recognise the luxury, he would certainly recognise the route I'm travelling. Infact it was ...
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David Lawson: July 2008
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Tuesday, 22 July 2008. When is the time? 8220;When exactly do we go from being children to being just people? I do know it's not about turning a certain age or graduating from school. It happens when we’re not paying attention. We go from playing with our friends, to playing with our friends’ feelings. Without our knowledge or consent, childhood slips away in the night, and our innocence escapes us. And we wake up one morning to find we have become, who we are.” William Krudski. People see us as older?
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David Lawson: A Ship Called Oswestry - Part 1
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Friday, 29 May 2009. A Ship Called Oswestry - Part 1. Between 1902 and 1970 four ships criss-crossed the Atlantic, running the gauntlet of the allied supply lines in two world wars, ferrying passengers to Australia, bearing witness to the passing of New Zealand’s greatest leader and even taking a starring role in a Hollywood movie, before being sunk by German naval forces. What linked these ships was their name. Oswestry. Part One: The Oswestry Grange. It was finally ready for launch on February 1, 1916 ...
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David Lawson: December 2009
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Thursday, 24 December 2009. To rid ourselves of our shadows, we must step into either total light, or total darkness" Jeremy Preston Johnston. AS THE cage doors closed on Hanmer's Arnold Ballard and the elevator hurtled ever deeper into the coal black mines, the 19-year-old resigned himself to leaving behind his family and friends, spending his Second World War in the alien underground world of the miners, as one of Britain's 'Bevin Boys.'. Only certain professions vital to the war effort were made exemp...
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David Lawson: Tryfan's North Ridge
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Wednesday, 6 March 2013. Great things are done when men and mountains meet" - William Blake. Having used hypnotherapy to finally rid myself of my fear of exposed heights the previous year, all that remained was the challenge of mountain guide Nigel Shepherd who helped me over Crib Goch on that momentous occasion, but warned me with a mischievous grin that no-one could really call themselves a mountaineer until they had reached the top of Tryfan via its north ridge. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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David Lawson: Meeting your heroes
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Monday, 12 November 2007. Without heroes, we are all plain people and don't know how far we can go." Bernard Malamud. Meeting heroes is a risky business, but who can resist when given the opportunity. I recently had the chance to meet and interview Peter Snow who I first remember from Tomorrow's World. Growing up without a dad, grandads or uncles around, television helped fill in the gaps, and for me like many others, Peter was everyone's. Mid Wales and Border Living / Border Counties Advertizer -. And e...
