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RICHARD SKIDMORE
a few weeks off work. Sep te mb e r wa s fa st a p p ro a c h i n g , a n d I
k n ew this to be the best ti m e i n t h e c ar p i ng c a l e n d a r to c a tc h
a big’un.
Things were also loo king up o n th e t ra n sp o rt f ro n t . I ’ d p a s s e d
my driving test a few mo n th s ea rl i er an d my g ra n d p a re n t s
h a d been good enough to b uy m e my f i r st ca r – t h e bi g g e s t
s c rap heap on wheels this s i d e o f B a rn s ley, a n o l d E s c o rt va n
I christened Clarissa for o bv i o us re as o n s . Fo r ye a r s d u r i n g
t h e week I would run dow n to th e n e ws ag e n t fo r t h e T i m e s
a n d Mail. Jack Hilton had w r i t te n fo r b o th i n t h o s e d ays, a n d
I didn’t want to miss his a r t i cl e s o r a ny t h i n g o n ca rp f i s h i n g
a t that time. I used to cut a ll t h i n gs ca rpy o u t o f t h e we e k l i e s
a n d pin them on my bedro o m wa ll , a n d by t h e t i m e I wa s 1 7 ,
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