A few facts about me edit
| Please be nice and patient with this New Wikipedian. |
I am a full time carer looking after my disabled husband and am just learning the wikiropes but wish to share some of the knowledge I have gained over the years.
Before giving up work I worked for Jobcentre Plus for almost 25 years and have an extensive knowledge of the UK Benefits system.
| This user is interested in their local history. |
 | This user is always fascinated as they search their family history and build a family tree to see what black sheep will turn up next. |
We live in South East London but genealogically speaking have ancestors fron various parts of England, (especially Greater London and Yorkshire) and Scotland.
I also enjoy country music, detective and historical fact and fiction, local and family history, archaeology, cultural heritage. cooking and comedy, am a huge fan of Clive Cussler, Robert Goddard and Laurie R King and any other Holmes book and film paradies, and admit to reading Harry Potter books.
I also have an unhealthy interest in several historical mysteries and conundrums such as the Marie Celeste, the Tichbourne Case, the fate of the Princes in the Tower and the identity of Jack the Ripper.
Articles I would like to write or contribute towards improving or extending from stubs edit
 | This user is a participant in WikiProject Yorkshire. |
Richard Pickersgill
West Tanfield and surrounding area including Thornborough Henge, Thornborough,Nosterfield, Marmion Tower
 | This user participates in WikiProject London. |
Philip John Gardner
Areas of South East London including Elmers End, Anerley, Penge, Beckenham, and Bromley, also the Croydon Canal
Music hall, silent and black and white films and actors including Will Hay, Harold Lloyd, Alistair Sim
Josephina Ray and Sydney Greenstreet who are/were cousins
Korsakoff's Syndrome
Various items about benefits, geneaology, archeaology, disability and heritage issues amoung numerous others which I will add to this list over the next few days or so.
Articles I am working on edit
Richard Pickersgill in progress as per talk page and future reveiew request.
Josephina Ray in progress as per talk page and future reveiw request
Philip John Gardner being researched to extend stub VC article
Charles Thomas Kennedy being researched to extend stub VC article
Nothing else major as yet, I'm still reading the guidance and learning this formatting stuff, but thought I should get my userpage started and kept updated!