Margo Grimshaw

East Lancashire

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MARGO GRIMSHAW: Walking to school would solve child obesity

PATRON: Margo Grimshaw becomes patron of Blackburn, Darwen and Rural Civic Voice. Pictured centre, with David Smalley, honarary president, left, and Simon Huggill, honorary secretary, right..

PATRON: Margo Grimshaw becomes patron of Blackburn, Darwen and Rural Civic Voice. Pictured centre, with David Smalley, honarary president, left, and Simon Huggill, honorary secretary, right..

East Lancashire

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MARGO GRIMSHAW: People who say money doesn't matter have never been without

MARGO GRIMSHAW: The Queen is amazing at 92... I salute you ma'am

MARGO GRIMSHAW: The Queen is amazing at 92... I salute you ma'am

MARGO GRIMSHAW: The Queen is amazing at 92... I salute you ma'am

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East Lancashire

MARGO: Spending pocket money at the market was a real treat for us

PATRON: Margo Grimshaw becomes patron of Blackburn, Darwen and Rural Civic Voice. Pictured centre, with David Smalley, honarary president, left, and Simon Huggill, honorary secretary, right..

PATRON: Margo Grimshaw becomes patron of Blackburn, Darwen and Rural Civic Voice. Pictured centre, with David Smalley, honarary president, left, and Simon Huggill, honorary secretary, right..

East Lancashire

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MARGO GRIMSHAW COLUMN: Don't forget, we have it so easy nowadays

Margo Grimshaw: Trips, slips and the Christmas shop – It’s just been one of those weeks...

Margo Grimshaw: Trips, slips and the Christmas shop – It’s just been one of those weeks...

Margo Grimshaw: Trips, slips and the Christmas shop – It’s just been one of those weeks...

I have treasured memories, like the tasty treat machine ...

I have treasured memories, like the tasty treat machine ...

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I have treasured memories, like the tasty treat machine ...

Margo Grimshaw: Our area boasts the most caring people you could ever wish to meet

Margo Grimshaw: Our area boasts the most caring people you could ever wish to meet

Margo Grimshaw: Our area boasts the most caring people you could ever wish to meet

Margo Grimshaw: We certainly do learn from our previous experiences

Margo Grimshaw: We certainly do learn from our previous experiences

Margo Grimshaw: We certainly do learn from our previous experiences

Margo Grimshaw: Cricket is just fine for an afternoon napping in the summer sunshine

Margo Grimshaw: Cricket is just fine for an afternoon napping in the summer sunshine

Margo Grimshaw: Cricket is just fine for an afternoon napping in the summer sunshine

Margo Grimshaw: I am making myself a promise — to take more time over things

Margo Grimshaw: I am making myself a promise — to take more time over things

Margo Grimshaw: I am making myself a promise — to take more time over things

Margo Grimshaw: I wonder about the need that a lot of people have for dogs...

Margo Grimshaw: I wonder about the need that a lot of people have for dogs...

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Margo Grimshaw: I wonder about the need that a lot of people have for dogs...

Margo Grimshaw: If I was just a bit younger then I might be thinking a bit differently

Margo Grimshaw: If I was just a bit younger then I might be thinking a bit differently

Margo Grimshaw: If I was just a bit younger then I might be thinking a bit differently

Margo Grimshaw: The weather is one thing over which no one has control

Margo Grimshaw: The weather is one thing over which no one has control

Margo Grimshaw: The weather is one thing over which no one has control

Margo Grimshaw: Vanity can be a force for good, giving humanity that urge to win

Margo Grimshaw: ‘To think we look back and call them the good old days’

Margo Grimshaw: ‘To think we look back and call them the good old days’

Margo Grimshaw: ‘To think we look back and call them the good old days’

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What happened to long, hot summers?

Grimshaw: We like to think we are impulsive

Grimshaw: We like to think we are impulsive

Grimshaw: We like to think we are impulsive

Margo Grimshaw: New road was going to open up the north for us

Margo Grimshaw: New road was going to open up the north for us

Margo Grimshaw: New road was going to open up the north for us

Margo Grimshaw: I am debating whether to go to New York or South Africa

Margo Grimshaw: I am debating whether to go to New York or South Africa

Margo Grimshaw: I am debating whether to go to New York or South Africa

Those club singing nights were a high note in my life

Those club singing nights were a high note in my life

Those club singing nights were a high note in my life

Margo Grimshaw: Maybe I’ll find the meaning of life in a strange town’s market one day

Margo Grimshaw: I’m sure my friendly garden squirrel has me weighed up

Margo Grimshaw: I’m sure my friendly garden squirrel has me weighed up

Margo Grimshaw: I’m sure my friendly garden squirrel has me weighed up

Margo Grimshaw: If I could choose to live anywhere I would choose warm Lancashire

Margo Grimshaw: If I could choose to live anywhere I would choose warm Lancashire

Margo Grimshaw: If I could choose to live anywhere I would choose warm Lancashire

Margo Grimshaw: Watching antics of a squirrel is fascinating – and time consuming

Margo Grimshaw: Watching antics of a squirrel is fascinating – and time consuming

Margo Grimshaw: Watching antics of a squirrel is fascinating – and time consuming

Margo Grimshaw: Can you think of a better name for our beautiful historical town?

Margo Grimshaw: Getting rid of the Christmas clutter just in time for Easter festivities

Margo Grimshaw: Getting rid of the Christmas clutter just in time for Easter festivities

Margo Grimshaw: Getting rid of the Christmas clutter just in time for Easter festivities

Margo Grimshaw: Recalling days of working in Sun, Star and Moon at the town’s mills

Margo Grimshaw: Recalling days of working in Sun, Star and Moon at the town’s mills

Margo Grimshaw: Recalling days of working in Sun, Star and Moon at the town’s mills

Margo Grimshaw: Dogs provide you with absolute certainty – their loyalty and love

Margo Grimshaw: Dogs provide you with absolute certainty – their loyalty and love

Margo Grimshaw: Dogs provide you with absolute certainty – their loyalty and love

Margo Grimshaw: Auctions, flea markets and the like are a version of a treasure hunt

Margo Grimshaw: Auctions, flea markets and the like are a version of a treasure hunt

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Margo Grimshaw: Auctions, flea markets and the like are a version of a treasure hunt

Margo Grimshaw: Those flags do look a little more attractive when they are green

Margo Grimshaw: Those flags do look a little more attractive when they are green

Margo Grimshaw: Those flags do look a little more attractive when they are green

Margo Grimshaw: The ‘him’ varied, and sometimes there were several hims

Margo Grimshaw: The ‘him’ varied, and sometimes there were several hims

Margo Grimshaw: The ‘him’ varied, and sometimes there were several hims

Margo Grimshaw: It certainly brought out the very best of our British spirit.

Margo Grimshaw: It certainly brought out the very best of our British spirit.

Margo Grimshaw: It certainly brought out the very best of our British spirit.

Margo Grimshaw: We are at the end of January; up to now the weather has been very kind

Margo Grimshaw: We are at the end of January; up to now the weather has been very kind

Margo Grimshaw: We are at the end of January; up to now the weather has been very kind

Margo Grimshaw: Holidays are fun – but I have got to thinking is it really worth the effort?

Margo Grimshaw: Holidays are fun – but I have got to thinking is it really worth the effort?

Margo Grimshaw: Holidays are fun – but I have got to thinking is it really worth the effort?

Margo Grimshaw: I will do my best to cross off those items still left on my ‘bucket list’

Margo Grimshaw: He once said to me “Who could ask for anything more?”

Margo Grimshaw: He once said to me “Who could ask for anything more?”

Margo Grimshaw: He once said to me “Who could ask for anything more?”

Margo Grimshaw: A new year means a fresh start...and a time to do better

Margo Grimshaw: A new year means a fresh start...and a time to do better

Margo Grimshaw: A new year means a fresh start...and a time to do better

Margo Grimshaw: The presents are wrapped, and the crackers are waiting...

Margo Grimshaw: The presents are wrapped, and the crackers are waiting...

Margo Grimshaw: The presents are wrapped, and the crackers are waiting...

Fond memories of days gone by

Fond memories of days gone by

Margo Grimshaw: ‘It was working, socialising and pleasure all rolled into one’

Margo Grimshaw: The Christmas countdown has got off to a fine start

Margo Grimshaw: The Christmas countdown has got off to a fine start

Margo Grimshaw: The Christmas countdown has got off to a fine start

Margo Grimshaw: Squirrelling away Christmas gifts is coming in useful for the big event

Margo Grimshaw: Squirrelling away Christmas gifts is coming in useful for the big event

Margo Grimshaw: Squirrelling away Christmas gifts is coming in useful for the big event

Margo Grimshaw: Watching TV can provide folk with companionship as well as viewing

Margo Grimshaw: Watching TV can provide folk with companionship as well as viewing

Margo Grimshaw: Watching TV can provide folk with companionship as well as viewing

Margo Grimshaw: Nostalgic thoughts

Margo Grimshaw: I have been up in the attic rooting amid all the junk

Margo Grimshaw: I have been up in the attic rooting amid all the junk

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Margo Grimshaw: I have been up in the attic rooting amid all the junk

Margo Grimshaw: I think we are apt to take our councillors for granted

Margo Grimshaw: I think we are apt to take our councillors for granted

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Margo Grimshaw: I think we are apt to take our councillors for granted

Margo Grimshaw: A throwback to my childhood when London was a big city

Margo Grimshaw: A throwback to my childhood when London was a big city

Margo Grimshaw: A throwback to my childhood when London was a big city

Margo Grimshaw: It was the time when frozen hadn’t happened

Margo Grimshaw: It was the time when frozen hadn’t happened

Margo Grimshaw: It was the time when frozen hadn’t happened

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Margo Grimshaw: Divorce and separations were a big social stigma

Margo Grimshaw: Out would come the best china and cloth

Margo Grimshaw: Out would come the best china and cloth

Margo Grimshaw: Out would come the best china and cloth

Margo Grimshaw: The solution isn’t war war but jaw jaw

Margo Grimshaw: The solution isn’t war war but jaw jaw

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Margo Grimshaw: The solution isn’t war war but jaw jaw

Margo Grimshaw: The stuff, or junk, has got to go

Margo Grimshaw: The stuff, or junk, has got to go

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Margo Grimshaw: The stuff, or junk, has got to go

Margo Grimshaw: We’ve lost the ability to wait

Margo Grimshaw: We’ve lost the ability to wait

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Margo Grimshaw: We’ve lost the ability to wait

MARGO: At least half of my clothes are unsuitable

MARGO: At least half of my clothes are unsuitable

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MARGO: At least half of my clothes are unsuitable

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