Alistair Bennett - A Co-Op Life in the Borders
LifeStory
In the 48th edition of Lifestory at the age of 80 Alistair looks back on 40 years of working life with the store, from joining Alloa branch as a clerk at 15 to becoming Chief Executive of Borders Co-Op.
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Andrew Grant - Jobs in the 1960s
LifeStory
The 47th edition of The Living Memory Association's 'Lifestory' podcast sees 85 year old historian Andrew Grant looking back on his working life in the 1960s after he had returned from time spent on the ocean waves. Taking us from the Royal Infirmary to record shops and driving Globe Juice bottles around in search of a daily wage!
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Stuart Roy McIvor
LifeStory
The 46th edition of our Lifestory podcast features the colourful life of Stuart Roy McIvor, who spent 30 years in the Metropolitan Police and 5 years as a City Councillor in Edinburgh for the SNP. At the age of 78 with a great appreciation of the where he is now, Stuart looks back on a life packed to the full with both sunshine and shadow.
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David And Hilary Thomson - 55 Years of Marriage
LifeStory
Episode 45 of The THELMA Lifestory podcast introduces us to David and Hilary Thomson, happily married for 55 years in September 2022. We hear tales of growing up in Portobello and Ratho in the 1950s & 60 and of a romance born on the badminton court! Packed with great stories of a full life, working hard at business and family with a lot of laughter along the way.
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Martin Penny - Growing Up in London in the 50s & 60s
LifeStory
Born in Hackney in 1954, Martin Penny grew up in King’s Lynn and then moved to Enfield. His father was a successful businessman who sold feather dusters then moved into selling packaged butter, taking the family from no central heating into a house with all mod cons, from proper East End to privileged. We follow Martin's journey from throwing objects at passers by from the safety of a silver birch tree in his back garden to a successful career in radio, TV and management consultancy, Martin takes us through a laid back life filled with laughter. With celebrity guest cameo appearances...
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Tommy Carson 5; Eight tips for living a good life.
LifeStory
Our dear friend Tommy Carson sadly passed away in June 2022. He was 99 years old and an absolute force of nature. This is a short podcast where he goes through his eight tips for a good life. All practical suggestions from a man who remained active and living independently right until the end of his life. One thing shines through though, his positivity. A lesson to us all. Also never take life too seriously. Tommy you were a star.
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David Franks: From 1950s Jarrow & Hebburn to Glasgow 2022
LifeStory
Born in 1949, David Franks takes us on a reminiscence journey packed with stories from growing up in Jarrow and Hebburn all the way through to retirement in Glasgow. David's adventures take him from Junior School to Newcastle University, from audit assistant to partner in Price Waterhouse, with many twists, turns and laughs along the way.
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Terry Christie: On The Touchline and In The Classroom
LifeStory
Manager of Meadowbank, Stenhousemuir & Alloa. Head teacher of Ainslie Park & Musselburgh Grammar. Terry Christie has packed a lot into his 78 years. From Ireland to Edinburgh at a young age, Terry's love for football was born in the street with a tennis ball & in going to watch Gordon Smith play for his beloved Hibs. Scouted & signed by Dundee as teaching began. Tales of juggling the classroom & football for 43 years, whilst pulling off countless shocks on a shoestring budget & a great family life.
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May Barbour(and Otto)-remembering Douglas-part two
LifeStory
In the second part of our conversation about living with dementia May talks about the loss of communication with Douglas .May movingly describes how Douglas's death was not so distressing for her, as the man she loved had already disappeared. May feels strongly that families should be helped to understand the diagnosis and its implications, to enable them to be able to support their partner or parent living with dementia.
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May Barbour (and Otto the Labrador)-Remembering Douglas part one
LifeStory
Douglas Barbour who died last year, and his wife May lived with Alzheimer's Dementia for many years .In this podcast May describes noticing early changes in Douglas's memory and how these changes affected their lives .Her primary concern was always to protect him .Living with dementia for so many years affected their health and well being however having a family dog continued to be very important to everyone in the family particularly Douglas and May
info_outlineMay Hoare was born in Malawi on the 24th May 1935.Her Father had an engineering business in Malawi and May lived with her older sister and parents in a house that had been built especially for them. May takes us a tour of the house and the large garden that were maintained by several servants. Holidays were spent on the Zomba plateau or swimming at Lake Nyasa. We hear of the school aeroplane which was the safe way for the sisters to travel to school in Rhodesia. We also hear of the flying boat that took the family from Southampton to Malawi via Italy, the Nile and Lake Victoria.