December 23, 2021

 

When you’ve done your best

in the only way you know how;

in the given time space

that life will allow.

 

Don’t worry about a thing.

 

When you’ve given your all

whilst balancing balls in the air;

don’t let the returning battle

find you slumped in despair.

 

Just follow a bird on the wing.

 

When your efforts are booed

when successful you’ve been;

and the odd oversight

becomes the big screen.

 

Sit silent, and let time, calmness bring.

 

When you’ve dealt with bereavement

both in private and on view;

on top of your workload

is the hardest thing to do.

 

Stay positive, and hear church bells ring.

 

When new life appears

and makes sense of it all;

be proud of yourself

and always walk tall.

 

God Bless you with angels that sing.

 

December 20, 2021

 

1     ADEBAYO AKINFENWA

2     SAM HOSKINS

3     DANNY ROSE

4     DAVID BUCHANAN

5     JOSEPH MILLS

6     SCOTT McGLEISH

7     BILLY BEST

8     NICKY ADAMS

9     LIAM ROBERTS

10   MARC RICHARDS

11    FRASER HORSFALL

12    DARREN CARTER

13    GRAHAM CARR

14    ANDY HOLT

15    JACK SOWERBY

16    IAN SAMPSON

17    CRAIG DOIG

18    MICHAEL HARRIMAN

19    IVAN TONEY

20    FRANK LARGE

21    RYAN GILLIGAN

22    TREVOR MORLEY

23    RICKY HOLMES

24    LUKE CHAMBERS

25    CHRIS DUNN

26    BENNY ASHLEY – SEAL

27    BEN TOZER

28    TERRY ANGUS

29    DAVE BOWEN

30    ALI KOIKI

31    BRENDAN MOLONEY

32    ASH TAYLOR

33    RYAN WATSON

34    AARON PIERRE

35    IAN BENJAMIN

36    JACK ENGLISH

37    TERRY BRANSTON

38    JOHN – JOE O’TOOLE

39    MAX DYCHE

40    IAN HENDON

41    DANNY JACKMAN

42    BARRY TUCKER

43    JON GUTHRIE

44    ZANDER DIAMOND

45    SHAUN McWILLIAMS

46    LUKE GUTTRIDGE

47    CHRIS HACKETT

48    ABDUL OSMAN

49    JOE KIERNAN

50    MARK BUNN

51    PAUL LEWIS

52    BILL BARRON

53    AARON McGOWAN

54    TONY HADCOCK

55    LEE COLKIN

56    MARK HUGHES

57    NICKE KABAMBA

58    GRAHAM REED

59    BARRY LINES

60    FRANK BRETT

61    KION ETETE   ( on loan from THFC)

62    IAN CLARKSON

63    DOMINIC REVAN

64    STEVE BRYANT

65    MITCH PINNOCK

66    MICKY BELL

67    DYLAN CONNOLLY

68    JONNY MAXTED

69    KELVIN LANGMEAD

70    SID NELSON

71    JORDAN FLORES

72    JOSH FLANAGAN

73    LIAM CROSS

74    SCOTT POLLOCK

 

Compiled by Harriet Blackbury

December 2021

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Thank you for visiting my website   Regards Harriet

 

December 10, 2021

 

1     BEYOND A FAN    I AWAKE     7  9

2     S  ASK HIM  SON     3  7

3     YES AND NO   R     5  4

4     I C U HAD BAND VAN     5  8

5     PHIL LOSES   J M     6  5

6     C THEM   C  IT GLOSS     5  8

7     BE STILL BY     5  4

8     I C AND MY ASK     5  5

9     TIMS BAR ROLE     4  7

10   R  IS CHARM CARD     4  8

11    SO FAR ALL R FRESH     6  8

12    C  NR  ART READER     6  6

13    RAM CAR   ARGH     6  4

14    HANDY LOT     4  4

15    ACE WORK BY J S     4  7

16    SO SPIN A MAN     3  7

17    O  AIR GIG  CD     5  4

18    ARIEL CHARM IN A  M H     7  8

19    O IN VAN YET     4  5

20    RANK   FAR LEG     5  5

21    ANY A GRILLING     4  8

22    REMOVE LORRY  T     6  6

23    L  HE IS MY ROCK     5  6

24    C  US BREAK HELM     4  8

25     RUN N HIS CD     5  4

26    HE AN BALL N YES – YES     5  6 – 4

27    B ZERO  TEN     3  5

28    URGENT RAYS     5  5

29    WEAVE ON  D B     4  5

30    A  OK   I LIKI     3  5

31    N  BEND  ROOMY LANE     7  7

32    ROYAL HATS    3  6

33    WAS ANY TORN     4  6

34    OR NEAR A PIER     5  6

35    I  AN  JIM  AN  BEN     3  8

36    E   J SHACKLING     4  7

37    R  BANTER N STORY     5  8

38    O LEO – J J ONE HOOT’     4 – 3  ‘6

39    C  Y  X  MADE  H     3  5

40    ONE IN HAND     3  6

41    D J YANK   CAN MAN     5  7

42    U  C  BARKER  TRY     5  6

43    O  E RING HUT  J     3  7

44    N  DR NO   DID AMAZE     6  7

45    I SAW CHUMS IN MALL     5  10

46    TT GUIDER   UK LEG     4  9

47    C  THE RICH TASK     5  7

48    DO  B  MANUALS      5  5

49    I NEAR ONE  J K     3  7

50    RUN BK  MAN     4  4

51    A WISE PULL     4  5

52    B IN ROLL BAR     4  6

53    WON A MANGO CAR     5  7

54    C  ANDY COOK  T H     4  7

55    E  LOCK LINE     3  6

56    HUGE ASK  MR H     4  6

57    ABBA CAME IN  K K     5  7

58    RE   HARD GAME     6  4

59    SIR  L   NEAR BY     5  5

60    R T TANKER   F B     5  5

61    O E KITTEN   E     4  5  (on loan from THFC)

62    I C  RAN ON  KLAS     3  8

63    I C MAN ON DRIVE     7  5  (on loan)

64    RE   Y  TV  ABSENT     5  6

65    THINK ICON   C  M P     5  7

66    I C KELLY   M B     5  4

67    C  ONLY  ONLY LAND     5  8

68    NEXT DAY ON   J M     5  6

69    M  V  LEADING ANKLE     6  8

70    SEND LIONS     3  6

71    DJ  NEARS FLOOR     6  6

72    HALF JASON  AN  G     4  8

73    SIR  SO CALM     4  5

74    STOP CLOCK   LOT     5  7

 

The answers will appear on my website –

blackbury-poems.com

on 23rd December 2021

( usual copyright rules apply)

Thank you for visiting my website – Regards Harriet

 

December 8, 2021

 

 

 

With the first of 4 hits in the 70’s,

in 75, John Miles entered the charts

at No.17, with ‘High Fly’,

on the Decca label, winning hearts.

 

In 76, ‘Music’, still on Decca,

his biggest hit was to be,

becoming a silver seller,

and an inevitable UK Top 3.

 

Also in 76, ‘Remember Yesterday’,

the next Decca recording on view.

Guaranteeing another hit single,

this time peaking at No.32.

 

Finally, in 77, came ‘Slow Down’,

which saw him back in the Top Ten.

Thank You so much for the music,

to this day, played again and again.

 

R I P    John Miles   1949 – 2021

 

written by

Harriet Blackbury

 

 

 

December 3, 2021

 

1     CHRISTIAN DOIDGE

2     CHRIS STOKES

3     KURTIS GUTHRIE

4     REECE BROWN

5     UDOKA GODWIN – MALIFE

6     MARCUS KELLY

7     LEE HUGHES

8     MARK COOPER

9     JOSEPH MILLS

10   DARREN CARTER

11    JORDAN MOORE – TAYLOR

12    DOMINIC BERNARD

13    JAMILLE MATT

14    JAKE YOUNG

15    REUBEN REID

16    ELLIOTT FREAR

17    OPI EDWARDS

18    JACK AITCHISON

19    JAMES NORWOOD

20    KEANU MARSH – BROWN

21    YAN KLUKOWSKI

22    DALE BENNETT

23    EBOU ADAMS

24    BAILY CARGILL

25    MATT STEVENS

26    AARON COLLINS

27    REGAN HENDRY

28    JACK EVANS

29    JOSH MARCH

30    TAYLOR ALLEN

31    GAVIN GUNNING

32    SADOU DIALLO

33    BEN STEVENSON

34    NICKY CADDEN    

35    LEE COLLINS

36    VAUGHN COVIL

37    ALEX LAWLESS

38    JARED HODGKISS

39    SCOTT LAIRD

40    DAYLE GRUBB

41    HARVEY BUNKER

42    JON PARKIN

43    LUKE MCGEE

44    DAN SWEENEY

45    BRADLEY COLLINS

46    OMAR BUGIEL

47    HAYDN HOLLIS

48    ALEX BRAY

49    KANE WILSON

50    CAMERON BELFORD

51    MARCEL McINTOSH

52    CHRIS CLEMENTS

53    LEWIS THOMAS

54    FINN BELL

55    ALEX IACOVITTI

 

Compiled by Harriet Blackbury

November 2021

( usual copyright rules apply)

Thank you for visiting my website  Regards  Harriet