       
HELP FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE SUFFERING
ABUSE OR BULLYING
Book II
CHILDREN OF THE STARS
& Book III A BUNCH OF WILD FLOWERS
briefly touch upon the sensitive subjects of child physical and
sexual abuse and bullying. If this raises personal issues
for any young person reading my books, I have spoken to the very nice
people at CHILDLINE
and they have told me:
TO CONTACT THEM FOR HELP OR A CHAT.
ChildLine is the UK's free 24-hour helpline for children and
young people in danger or distress, who can call ChildLine on
0800 1111 for help with bullying, abuse or any other problem.
 For more information on CHILDLINE
click on: http://www.childline.org.uk/
  
  
 
 
Whilst I was a serving Police Officer, I was
involved in various child abuse investigations. Therefore Child Protection issues are very close to my
heart. For this reason I have also included the above CHILDLINE
0800 1111
details on the 'Useful Contacts' page at the rear of my books.
For more information on CHILDLINE
click on: http://www.childline.org.uk/
  
Children
should be carefree and happy!
  
"What lies behind us, and what
lies before us, are tiny matters compared to what lies within
us."
(Ralph Waldo Emerson)
 
 
I have been made a Fellow of the Winston Churchill Memorial
Trust.
For readers who may be interested in the opportunities that the
Winston Churchill Memorial Trust provides, they have told me
that you are welcome to peruse their Website:
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www.wcmt.org.uk
I have also been entered on the Outward Bound Trusts Roll of
Honour.
For any reader who may be interested in the challenging outdoor
adventures that the Outward Bound Trust provides, they have told
me that you are welcome to peruse their website:
www.outwardbound.co.uk
I am also a member of The English Speaking Union. Their aims
are:
*To strengthen relations, understanding and trust between
nations through the medium of English as a widely shared
language.
*To encourage mutual respect for heritages, traditions and
aspirations by the interchange of persons, knowledge and ideas.
*To improve the knowledge and use of the English language.
For any reader who may be interested in broadening their
horizons through membership of the ESU (you have to be not less
than sixteen years old) you are welcome to peruse their website:
www.esu.org
I joined the Police Cadets when I was 16 years old, went on to
serve with the Leicestershire Constabulary for 30 years and was
awarded the 'Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal.'
When I retired, it was the first time the 'Tea Fund' went into
profit!
For any reader who may be interested in how the Leicestershire
Constabulary polices the County of Leicestershire, England, or
interested in joining the Police Force, you are welcome to
peruse their website:
www.leics.police.uk
After I had retired from the Police Force I gained a place as a
full-time very mature student at the University of
Leicester. After five years of slogging away over piles of
books (I swore I would never read another book again!
then went on to write three books instead!) I attained a
BA(Hons) in Archaeology, Greek and Roman Literature and
Sociology; a Master's Degree in Social Sciences and the Diploma
in Social Work.
It was fun, but sometimes it could be stressful as well.
If you did not keep on top of the work, deadline dates for
written assignments and dissertations could sometimes creep up
and smack you around the back of the head!:
For any reader
who may be interested in life at the University of Leicester and
what they have to offer, you are welcome to peruse their
website:
www.le.ac.uk
DON'T TAKE LIFE FOR GRANTED!
DON'T TAKE LIFE FOR GRANTED!
 
 
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