Oh yes, be afraid people, be very afraid. The Walker Sisters are taking over the asylum!!!
Now, if this was a Mr Christian Spooner (another 'old' friend of mine, again in the length of time I've known him sense) then a bloody big thank you mate! Christian and I used to work together at the good old Worksop Guardian many years ago.
I know I'm only 31, but I've done a lot of jobs and started early - my Mum pimped and dragged me about places saying "But I know people who've started jobs at 15 because their National Insurance number was on its way". My first official job was at The Old Blue Bell in Worksop aged 16 (day after my birthday as I seem to recall), but I helped out a family friend with her business as office bunny from the age of about 12/13 I think! BIG work ethic in the family as you can probably tell!
I did a few placements at the Guardian (sounds so much better!) in editorial, but the summer between my first and second year at Uni saw me spending three months working in the advertising tele-sales department (can't share too much about this wondrous experience for pending copyright reasons I'm afraid!).
This is when I really got to know Christian. There were only two doors between the departments but it might as well have been the Red Sea - work nights out were the Moses really! Mostly boys in editorial, mostly girls in advertising - you start to get the picture!!!
Ssshhh Clancy, think of your material!
Anyway, it may just be an incredible coincidence, but as I DON'T BELIEVE IN COINCIDENCES, then I shall thank Mr Spooner again. If it's anyone else I apologise - let me know!
Mr Spooner and I became facebook friends recently so he could have been reading this blog (just not letting me know) - he went to work at Real Radio in Leeds a few years ago and is now News Editor at Century FM. Hello again Christian! It's nice to be back in touch.
GET TO THE POINT, you may cry!
My sister, as officer on said facebook group (above) had a request from the Worksop Guardian to join this morning. Jennie was incredibly inspired by last year's calendar and again by this one and has been harbouring a secret (or not with me) desire to do something similar with her hometown of The 'Sop. I have of course asked her permission to share this exciting news now.
Looks like her dreams might be coming true soon too!
She has spoken to the Worksop Guardian this afternoon and they want to do a feature - they are totally on board (they have a wonderfully cutting weekly column by a Mr AA Grundi. Mr Grundi (think about it) is not well-liked around the town as he often slags off things about it!
They have even suggested pulling together a choir to do a rendition of "Speedy Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band".
Good luck Jennie, Julia, John et al. My thoughts are with you - literally. I shall of course be stepping in as 'Big Sister' to share information on the pitfalls and peaks, and maybe Mrs Emma Bearman will too!
Whoo whoo!!!
Clancy xxxx
p.s. So you ARE still reading after all, my little cup of joy overfloweth gang! Thank you x
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