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Lionel Jordan W.I.S.E. (Hons)
Lionel Jordan W.I.S.E. (Hons) (100 years Young) Lionel was born in Gloucester on the 24th October 1921. At school he made a little pocket money running errands for the local butcher but his first real job after leaving school was as at The Carpet Works where he became...
Dame Helen Mirren W.I..S.E. (Hons)
DAME HELEN MIRREN Born 26 July 1945 At 76, Helen is the epitome of poise and confidence. She’s one of the most respected actresses in the business, having won a slew of awards for her work (including an Oscar). Plus, her presence—even while watching on-screen—emits a...
Tom Wilkinson W.I.S.E.
Tom Wilkinson OBE 1948 - 2023 Tom Wilkinson was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, and comes from a long line of urban farmers. He is the son of Marjorie (Percival) and Thomas Wilkinson. Economic hardships forced his family to move to Canada for a few...
Roy Hackett MBE W.I.S.E. (Hons)
Roy Hackett MBE 1929 - 2022 Roy Hackett grew up in Trench Town in Kingston, Jamaica. It was the same 7th Street that was immortalised in the Bob Marley and the Wailers song “Natty Dread.” Despite working as an insurance broker, among other jobs, he had struggled as...
Brian Morris W.I.S.E. (Hons)
Brian Morris Born in Northern Ireland in January 1937. Brian's mother died before his fifth birthday and he now cherishes the single photograph he has of her which he keeps safe in his berth. His father was in the army so he saw little of him after his mother died....
Margaret Hill (Nee Simpson) W.I.S.E.
Margaret Hill (Nee Simpson) - Born 1942 Margaret Simpson was born in the Cathedral City of Lichfield Staffordshire Margaret's father was an aircraft planner and her mother a happy housewife. Margaret had a brother Jimmy who died from a chest illness when he was...
Mohammed Abass Hassan W.I.S.E.
Mohammed Abass Hassan Born in 1935 Mohammed Abass is a proud Afar. He was once a nomad but now due to age is necessarily settled in his small village near Lac Abbe. He has survived an extremely harsh life which due to climate and geological change has become even...
Sylvia Crowe W.I.S.E.
Sylvia Crowe W.I.S.E. Sylvia Crowe was born in London's Lambeth Hospital in 1946. Sylvia freely admits to being born a rebel, however her life only began after a complicated birth on which she makes this comment. "It would appear that I was making absolutely no...
Audrey Simpson W.I.S.E.
The group photograph is a cutting from the Sentinel Newspaper - September 4th 1964 - The girl in the front centre is Winner Audrey Simpson HEADLINE - HOUSEWIFE IS 1964 CHARM GIRL Sentinel editorial - The Lord & Lady Mayoress of Stoke-on-Trent (Alderman and...
David Hunt W.I.S.E. (Hons)
David Hunt NDD ATC Celebrated international landscape artist 1944 - 2024 David Hunt was born in Leek Staffordshire where he was to develop his fascination for the vast and varied moorland landscapes. Davids passion for the great outdoors inspired his original career...