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PhiliPamInCoventry
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Wed 25th Apr 2012 11:29am
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PhiliPamInCoventry
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Thu 26th Apr 2012 9:47pm
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LdeMain
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Sat 28th Apr 2012 1:04pm
What lovely words Phillip. I hope Mick had a good send off and that his widow can gather her strength from those who surround her.
I lost my dad when I was 20, he was only 47, leaving my mum a widow at 44. She has become a very strong and independent lady - I recently showed her some of the posts and photos on here and she shared some wonderful memories of her and my dad's courtship and early years living in Coventry. The Locarno was featured in much of it!
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PhiliPamInCoventry
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Sat 28th Apr 2012 5:38pm
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PhiliPamInCoventry
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Wed 18th Jul 2012 10:38am
Hello all,
Once again, our History Site bears sad news (link) of a loss of a life. My Pam received news this morning about another work colleague of her's, who has died after a short battle with cancer. So, it goes on & on.
If ever we needed reminding of how short life is, these sad events are all around for us to see. I could try & offer comfort by telling you, what I believe, however feeble that might be, but what use is that when you might believe something else that is completely different & the person next to you, believes something totally different again. We can comfort one another though, with a bit of understanding as to where they are. Society likes to pretend that we are all the same. Remember the tele' advert from years ago, where babies were travelling down a conveyor belt on a production line. I don't know where I would have fitted in with them, do you? What is the price of showing kindness? Is it expensive? Some people have arrived in our world with a poor start, which is hardly their fault, whether 'third world' or 'third Coventry'. My only real regret in life is that I have not shown the sort kindness that I would have liked to have shown, whilst the people were still alive.
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Wed 18th Jul 2012 11:03am
On 18th Jul 2012 10:38am, PhiliPamInCoventry said:
My only real regret in life is that I have not shown the sort kindness that I would have liked to have shown, whilst the people were still alive.
Knowing you, Sir Philip, and the struggles you have had to cope with through your life, I doubt that your comment above holds any water at all ![]() |
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PhiliPamInCoventry
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Thu 29th Nov 2012 3:50pm
Hi all,
Today, it was my honour to play for the funeral service for Mavis Inglis. She was born in Stockton on Tees, but had lived in Coventry since the age of four. After some time in the employment of Alfred Herbert, she entered nursing where she became a ward sister, serving at the Keresley Hospital. In 1954, she became a district midwife & served as that, travelling around in her little Austin until her retirement. I will always remember her as that 'still small voice of calm', no matter what ever the uproar!
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PhiliPamInCoventry
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Sat 1st Dec 2012 11:01am
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PhiliPamInCoventry
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Sat 1st Dec 2012 12:48pm
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Dreamtime
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Sat 1st Dec 2012 4:33pm
Sorry to hear of your recent sadness Philip. I guess you are doing a lot of reminiscing right now. Dear friends will tell you
that life must go on, a very easy thing to say but very hard to do. All the best to you. |
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PhiliPamInCoventry
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Wed 19th Dec 2012 2:32pm
Hi all.
Another very sad day today, where two funerals have started from the small cul-de-sac that I live in. A former Coventry Councillor & a much, much younger lady. The first time that I have seen a horse drawn hearse in our very small cul-de-sac. If ever there was ever a time or a reminder for us to value our friends & friendships. I do not need much more of a reminder. |
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Tricia
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Wed 19th Dec 2012 9:01pm
What a sad day for you and Pam. You are right we should value our friends and friendship. All my friends are special to me but sometimes I need a reminder to keep touch with them. Comments like the one above, give me the kick up the backside I need. Thank you. ![]() |
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PhiliPamInCoventry
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Thu 20th Dec 2012 11:52am
On 19th Dec 2012 9:01pm, Tricia said:
Comments like the one above, give me the kick up the backside I need. Thank you.
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tythebarn9
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Sun 13th Jan 2013 8:32am
On 29th Nov 2012 3:50pm, PhiliPamInCoventry said:
Hi all,
Today, it was my honour to play for the funeral service for Mavis Inglis. She was born in Stockton on Tees, but had lived in Coventry since the age of four. After some time in the employment of Alfred Herbert, she entered nursing where she became a ward sister, serving at the Keresley Hospital. In 1954, she became a district midwife & served as that, travelling around in her little Austin until her retirement. I will always remember her as that 'still small voice of calm', no matter what ever the uproar!
Hello Philip,
I thought I would write and thank you for bringing Mavis Inglis to my attention - when I noticed your post a few weeks ago I found the lady who delivered me into this world. For me this was very special, because I was eventually adopted and didn't discover the full details of my life until 40years later when I traced my birth family.
My birth mother was Mary Alice Jordan, she was being treated for TB during her pregnancy with me and immediately after my birth I was removed from her for treatment and then went straight to Bramcote Hospital where I was until I was 18months old and then adopted. Mavis is on my birth certificate but I didn't know she was a midwife, I thought she might have been a friend of my mothers. I was born at (Alcock) Keresley Hospital and the address on my birth certificate for Mavis then was 72 Ransom Road Coventry. Whether it was a coincidence or part of my life story, my adopted parents lodged in Ransom Road a few doors away, so maybe Mavis was instrumental in more than my birth.
I was told from the earliest point that my patents had died, I have no idea why I didn't believe the story even at the age of 3/4 when I was told I was adopted. I proved myself right after 37 years of searching in one way or another and even now learning about who Mavis Inglis was and her part in my entry into this world is very special. Please pass on my warmest wishes to her family, I would be very interested to hear more about her she sounds like a lovely lady. I have an old photo of a lady called Mavis which I inherited from my adopted parents, I wondered if it is her.
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PhiliPamInCoventry
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Sun 13th Jan 2013 11:25am
Hi Tythebarn9 & welcome to our Coventry History Forum, ![]() ![]() |
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