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Monthly Archives: February 2018

‘What shall we do on Valentine’s Day?’

Posted on February 25, 2018 by Michael Mears
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Feb. 14th 2018

The answer to that question for about 40 people in and around the North Yorkshire village of West Burton seemed to be – ‘I know, let’s go and see a play in the local village hall about the treatment of COs in World War One.’

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The Lady with a Pitchfork (who made me change my mind)

Posted on February 21, 2018 by Michael Mears
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Feb. 13th 2018

Snow. Proper snow. North Yorkshire snow. Falling thick and fast and settling.
Not like our weedy London stuff, which when it can muster the strength to appear, invariably swiftly turns to sleet and slush.

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The Coolest Chaplain

Posted on February 15, 2018 by Michael Mears
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Feb 10th, 2018

‘You’re a disgrace to humanity!’

That’s what the chaplain at Winchester Prison said to Bert Brocklesby, conscientious objector and protagonist of my play ‘This Evil Thing’, a hundred years ago. Another CO was told by a different chaplain, ‘Christ would have spat in your face!’
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