Pick Me Up! 28-Jan-2021

Working as a Helicopter Communications Specialist in the army, I loved my job. For eight years, I dedicated my life to my country. After retiring in 2005, I started working for Openreach and in 2014, I had my son Theo, now six. Life was good and then one day, whilst at work, I came across an advert for SSAFA The Armed Forces Charity. Would you trek Iceland for SSAFA? the notice read. As a veteran, SSAFA had always been close to my heart. From the moment I saw the challenge, I was raring to go. As Openreach has an affiliation with the charity, quite a few of us got involved. In August 2017, we took on the hike to raise crucial funds. I was blown away when I secured just…

Bitesize! ACROSS 1 Destiny (4) 5 Middle Eastern country (4) 6 Stick together (4) 7 Droops (4) DOWN 1 Lies (4) 2 Opera song (4) 3 Strong taste (4) 4 Finishes (4) Read down the shaded squares for the answer. Answer on page 47. Follow it! Solve the puzzle to spell out a term related to the picture. The arrows show you where to put your answers. The answer is spelled in the yellow squares. Answers on page 47. Fill it! Complete the grid then read down the shaded squares to reveal the hidden answer. Clue: Sweet. Answer on page 47. ACROSS 1 Moves very slowly (6) 4 Rapturous (8) 10 Daphne du Maurier novel recently adapted into a film starring 11 Across, 22 Down & 23 Down (7) 11…

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Scrolling through Facebook, I saw a message pop up that took me by surprise. It was from Josh Henry, 25 – a guy I used to go to school with. I hope you don’t mind me sliding in, how’re you? his message read. The last time I’d even so much as heard from Josh was nearly 10 years ago. The pair of us started messaging back and forth for around four weeks. With three children, Molly*, five, Kelsea*, three and Rosie*, two, who live with my mum Sandra*, plus my beloved dog Patch, I had a lot on my plate. Only, the more me and Josh got talking, the more I wanted to meet him. Fancy hanging out? I typed. I’d love that, he replied. And so, a few days…

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